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What's the Big Idea About Anthropology?
What does it mean to be human?
Sounds of the Silk Road
Play music that you may have heard along the Silk Road.
Make Your Own Paper
See how you can make your own paper from old scrap paper and other materials.
The Ancient City of Petra
Explore an amazing city carved into the sandstone cliffs.
Mythic Mystery Map
How well do you know mythic creatures around the world?
Piecing It All Together
Decorate, shatter, and piece together your own pottery artifact!
Up Close With a Zapotec Urn
It's not easy being an artifact! Find out why in this urn-est interview.
Meet the OLogist: Laura Kendall
Meet a scientist who studies Korean culture.
Make Your Own Mythic Mask or Puppet
Put on these handmade masks or puppets and tell your own mythic tale.
What's This?
Can you tell the difference between a giraffe's bones and those from a mammoth? Test your knowledge of fossils.
Dress Up a Horse
Have fun with these paper cutouts of riders and horse gear from cultures around the world.
Silk Road Fables
Take a look at some stories that were told along the Silk Road.
Mint Your Own Coin
Make a coin that tells something special about you.
Make Your Own Mythic Creatures Stationery
Send a note to a friend with these mythical letterheads.
Inca Investigation
Examine maps and ancient artifacts. And collect all six Inca chronicles!
What's this?
Have you ever seen a mermaid wearing a cowboy hat? Or an animal other than a unicorn with a long, spiraled tusk? Put your knowledge of mythic creatures to the test.
If Trash Could Talk
Take a look inside your trash can. What clues can you find?
Mythic Creatures Books
Ignite your imagination with these six books.
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Mystery at the Museum: An Accomplice Adventure

Mystery at the Museum: An Accomplice Adventure

thru February 28, 2012

Experience the Museum in a whole new way in this part-game, part-theater adventure.

The African-American Musical Mosaic

The African-American Musical Mosaic

Feb 18th, 2012 thru Feb 18th, 2012

A Night at the Museum Sleepover (February 25)

A Night at the Museum Sleepover (February 25)

Feb 25th, 2012 thru Feb 25th, 2012

Pawkar Raymi Spring Celebration with the Kichwa Nation

Pawkar Raymi Spring Celebration with the Kichwa Nation

Mar 3rd, 2012 thru Mar 3rd, 2012

A Night at the Museum Sleepover (March 9)

A Night at the Museum Sleepover (March 9)

Mar 9th, 2012 thru Mar 9th, 2012

Extremophiles: Life in Extreme Environments

Extremophiles: Life in Extreme Environments

Mar 11th, 2012 thru Mar 11th, 2012

Discovery Room Anniversary Event

Discovery Room Anniversary Event

Mar 19th, 2012 thru Mar 19th, 2012

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Thinking in Symbols

Amazon People Offer Clues to Heart Health

Decoding Human Ancestry

Ancient Musical Instrument Found

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