November's Top Programs and Events at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science

 

MythBusters: The Explosive Exhibition

Now through January 5, 2014

Can you really huff and puff and blow a house down? Can you swing from a suspended phone book? Don’t try this at home, try it this fall at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, where you will become the MythBuster and test out these theories and bust or confirm others at MythBusters: The Explosive Exhibition! Try a dozen hands-on experiments that will get your heart and mind racing, watch live MythBusting demonstrations, and explore authentic props and gadgets direct from the set of the hit TV series MythBusters. Put your scientific curiosity into action at MythBusters: The Explosive Exhibition. Extended hours available around Thanksgiving and the Christmas/New Year’s holidays.

IMAX

MYSTERIES OF THE UNSEEN WORLD 3D

Opens Friday, November 1

In this visually stunning new film, you will be amazed to see things not visible to the naked eye, thanks to the innovative use of high-speed and time-lapse photography, electron microscopy, and nanotechnology. Delve into a microscopic world once reserved only for scientists and witness a whole new universe of things, events, and creatures. Rooted in cutting-edge research, the setting and story in Mysteries of the Unseen World are pure entertainment but the science is breathtakingly real.

 PLANETARIUM

TO SPACE AND BACK

Opens Friday, November 1

Space exploration, our greatest adventure, is having a big impact on our lives. It is helping us to discover a universe of unimaginable scale and beauty, and it is reaching down into our world and influencing the way in which we live. Produced by The Franklin Institute, together with Sky-Skan, and narrated by Top Gear’s James May, this technologically advanced planetarium show is a story of human ingenuity and incredible engineering, describing how the technology that transports us through space is paving the way for the devices and apps we use every day.

NOVEMBER EVENTS

Night at the Museums

Saturday, November 2, 2013, 5 p.m.-10 p.m., FREE (timed tickets are required for MythBusters and advanced ticket purchase is highly recommended)

As a highlight of Denver Arts Week, the community’s greatest cultural attractions open their doors for FREE on Saturday, November 2 from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Visitors to the Denver Museum of Nature & Science will enjoy extended hours to see MythBusters: The Explosive Exhibition (ticket purchase required), IMAX shows (ticket purchase required), and permanent exhibitions including Expedition Health, Space Odyssey, Prehistoric Journey, and Egyptian Mummies.

Digital Earth: Peru

Monday, November 4, 7 p.m., $8 member, $10 nonmember

Explore the desert coast of Peru with Museum archaeologist Michele Koons and geologist Bob Raynolds and learn how civilizations like the Moche (AD 300–900) left their mark on the landscape. Space scientist Ka Chun Yu will use satellite imagery to move through the present day terrain as you see how societies have manipulated the landscape and how archaeologists reconstruct ancient environments.

MythBusting for Adults

Monday, November 6, 6:30 p.m., $27 member, $33 nonmember

What it is like to be a MythBuster? Come live the life with us during this evening for adults only! First, you’ll tour MythBusters: The Explosive Exhibition with a Museum expert without the kiddies around. Then prepare to get loud and messy as you enjoy specially planned experiments that would make any MythBuster proud.

Meerkats in the Morning

Living Dinosaurs

Wednesday, November 20, 7 p.m., $8 member, $10 nonmember

You often hear that birds are living dinosaurs, but what does that actually mean? Where do birds fit into the tree of life, and what do we know about their deep history? Julia Clarke will present recent research and discoveries scientists are using to paint a vibrant new picture of dinosaurs and the origin of birds. Clarke is associate professor and John A. Wilson Fellow in vertebrate paleontology at the University of Texas at Austin. Presented in partnership with the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory.

 

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