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Membership Matters
October 2024
Museum & Foundation Highlights
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Cretaceous Couture is Saturday, October 19 | |
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Join us at Cretaceous Couture, our most fashionable fundraiser of the year. Tickets are on sale now!
Don’t miss your chance to mingle with fellow fashion enthusiasts, enjoy the glitz and glamour of the runway fashion show, snack on delectable bites, and bid on fabulous auction items—all while helping to preserve the rich heritage of our natural history.
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Thanks for the Fun at TyRUN! | |
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Thank you to all the race participants who joined us on Sunday, September 15 for our TyRUNnosaurus 5K and Family Run/Walk. We had a blast, and we hope you did, too! We hope to see you again next year!
Thank you to our presenting sponsor Lovelace Medical Center, and to RunFit, the race organizer, and to all the other sponsors and volunteers who helped make this FUNdraiser a success!
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Now Showing at the Verus Research DynaTheater | |
STEAM Trek Virtual Field Trips Now Available! | |
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Registration is now open statewide for free virtual field trips.
STEAM Trek virtual field trips are a great way to get your class excited about natural history and science, and are free thanks to the generosity of our sponsors.
Each trip includes a 40-minute film with teacher notes and classroom activities, plus a classroom Discovery Box with logo gifts and Verus Research DynaTheater tickets for each child.
Register for a trip for your class today!
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Presented by Sandia National Laboratories | |
Public Lecture: Conserving America's Wildlands | |
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Thursday, October 24
4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Join us on Thursday, October 24 at the special exhibit Conserving America's Wildlands for a lecture by Museum Executive Director Anthony Fiorillo, Ph.D., and Curator of Exhibits Matt Celeskey, with guest speaker Jonathan Hayden, Executive Director of the New Mexico Land Conservancy, who will discuss the conservation easement on the Armendariz Ranch in New Mexico.
This public lecture is free with Museum admission, but reservations are required: RSVP to ernaaz@naturalhistoryfoundation.org
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Spooky and Ooky October at NatureWorks | |
Are you a fan of everything creepy, crawly, spooky, and weird? NatureWorks has some great October items to fulfill your Halloween-y needs, including kids' costumes! Purchases are always tax-free, and Museum members also receive a 10% discount. | |
Save the Date for Chocolate Fantasy: March 8 | |
Lights, camera, action! We're rolling out the red carpet on March 8, 2025 for a Chocolate Fantasy fit for the stars. Save the date: March 8, 2025 from 6:00 p.m. to Midnight at Sandia Resort & Casino. More details coming soon! | |
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First Friday Fractals
Friday, October 4, and Friday, November 1
Showings at 6 p.m., 7 p.m., 8 p.m., and 9 p.m.
$10 for adults, $8 for seniors (60+), $5 for kids 3-12 yrs.
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Mesmerica Showing at the Planetarium | |
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Mesmerica is a visual music journey that brings the mesmerizing music of Grammy-nominated composer and percussionist James Hood together with visually-hypnotic, 3D animated art curated from artists around the world, creating an immersive experience designed to transcend time, relax, soothe, and stimulate your mind and senses.
Showing now at the Planetarium at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science!
Tickets are only available online. Use this code for a 15% discount:
MESdcaMEMBERS
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Use Smith's Rewards to Support the Museum | |
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Link your Smith's rewards card to the New Mexico Museum of Natural History Foundation for 0.5% of every eligible purchase to be donated in support of the Museum.
Donating to the Foundation is easy when you shop at Smith's and swipe your linked rewards card!
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