sept 7 | first Sunday and Free Admission Every Day at the Bruce

Free Admission Every Day! Now through September 19 Please note that the Bruce Museum is offering free admission every day while we are installing our Northern Baroque Splendor exhibition, which will be displayed across multiple galleries beginning Saturday, September 20.  So from now through the 19th, come on in and bring your friends for free! Into The Deep Sea in the Science Gallery and Roz Chast in the Lecture Gallery are available for your enjoyment, as well as our permanent exhibitions and, of course, our Museum store. Also please note that the Museum is now open on Sundays beginning at 10 am. First Sunday Science at the Seaside Center Passenger Pigeons Sunday, September 7   Centennial of an Extinction: Remembering the Passenger Pigeon   Sunday, September 7 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm   Commemorate the 100th anniversary of the passing of Martha, the last Passenger Pigeon.    Dr. Daniel Ksepka, Bruce Museum Curator of Science, will talk about the passenger pigeon and other recently extinct bird species.  The program is for all ages and is held at the Bruce Museum Seaside Center at Greenwich Point Park, Old Greenwich. Additional activities include making an origami passenger pigeon and scanning the skies to learn about the wild birds at Greenwich Point. The program is free. No reservations, but Beach pass is required for Park entry. See Town of Greenwich website for Beach pass information. For information, call 203-413-6756 weekdays or email Cynthia.    Meet Bruce Museum Curator of Science Dr. Daniel Ksepka Tuesday, September 9 Dr. Daniel Ksepka, Curator of Science at the Bruce Museum in Greenwich, CT, studies the skull of Pelagornis sandersi, World's Largest-Ever Flying Bird. Next Tuesday evening at the Bruce Museum, Dr. Daniel Ksepka, our new Curator of Science, will be discussing his ground-breaking research on the fossilized remains of an extinct giant bird with the largest wingspan of any bird ever to have lived.  In case you missed it, this was very big news in the science world, covered by almost every major news source worldwide earlier this summer.  See The Wall Street Journal for the story, or watch their video, which features Dr. Ksepka. Lecture. Fossils Take Flight: Reconstructing the World's Largest Bird Tuesday, September 9, 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Doors Open at 6:30 for Cocktails and Mingling   Museum members are free, non-members are $15.  Reservations are strongly suggested.  Please call 203-413-6744 or email us.  Look and See: Into the Deep A Program for Children Ages 3 -5 Years  Wednesday, September 10 This squid in the genus Grimpoteuthis was videotaped by Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute's (MBARI) remotely operated vehicle at a depth of about 360 meters in Monterey Canyon. Photo by MBARI ©1999 MBARI Look and See: Into the Deep Wednesday, September 10 12:30 pm - 1:15 pm   A program especially designed for children ages 3-5 years and their adult caregivers, who will explore the Museum's exhibition through hands-on experiences and stories, and then make their own deep sea creature!    Members $5, non-members $7 per child, per class.  Parents/guardians are free.  Please make reservations by calling the Museum at 203-413-6744 or email us. Click to Find Out What Else Is New and On View at the Bruce Museum

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