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  • 11/15 Day Trip: American Museum of Natural History, NYC

    The Connecticut State Museum of Natural History’s day trip to the American Museum of Natural History in New York City will take place on Saturday, November 15. The bus will leave Storrs at 8 am and have a second pick-up in Cromwell at 8:45 am. The bus will depart AMNH for Connecticut at 4 pm.

    Explore the world's largest natural history museum, the American Museum of Natural History. It is one of the world's preeminent institutions for scientific research and education, with collections of more than 32 million specimens. Special temporary exhibits include Pterosaurs: Flight in the Age of Dinosaurs, IMAX: Great White Shark, and Spiders Alive! The spectacular permanent exhibits feature dinosaurs, world cultures, gems, minerals, animals of the world, biodiversity, and the Hayden Planetarium.

    The bus fee is $50, $40 for Museum members. Open to adults and children. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Advance registration for the bus is required. For bus registration information please visit
    www.cac.uconn.edu/mnhcurrentcalendar or call (860) 486-4460. Admission to the American Museum of Natural History is not included and should be paid at the door or online. For a preview, and prices for admission packages, visit the AMNH website at www.amnh.org.

    The Connecticut State Museum of Natural History is part of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at UConn.

    For more information, contact: Natural History Museum at 860.486.4460