FEATURED EVENTS

Each month, we travel around the world to explore past and current artists, their works, and unique styles. Our special program this month is Joseph De Matteo of Ossining, NY. Joseph appreciates the therapeutic value of creating artwork and runs workshops for people who are in recovery, people who have mental illness, and for anyone who finds the creative process to be stimulating, fun, and calming. Joseph will be demonstrating his signature sponge painting technique and kids can follow along at home with their own materials.

On Friday, August 7, at 6 pm Pacific, meet a few of CuriOdyssey's animals and learn about them from a professional animal keeper and enjoy music by children's music performer Renee Padgett.

The Perseid Meteor Shower can produce 50-100 meteors per hour, making it one of the most spectacular events of the summer! Bring a chair or blanket and enjoy the shooting stars. For information and registration call (716) 549-1050.

The latest in virtual theater, live and in your home. What happens when the leader of a nation divides the country and then renounces political responsibility, but not personal power?

Once a month, our special Au-Some Evenings give children with autism spectrum disorder and sensory processing disorder, their friends and family an opportunity to play and learn together in an understanding and supportive environment. Families will have access to the museum space and play zones, including our cafe. Featured activities include a music center, therapy dogs, art projects and gross motor activities. Explore & More will also have a social narrative about the new museum and its play zones, quiet kits, as well as calming sensory friendly spaces in the museum.

We are pleased to announce a new offering called 'Family Open Class' that will temporarily replace Family & Kids Open Play sessions. Classes will be capped at 30 participants and coaches will be on the floor to help with tips and techniques as needed. NOTE: This class does NOT follow the ninja band curriculum, which offers more hands-on instruction and skills training. No membership is required, but Ultimate Members can reserve slots at no cost ahead of time. Non-members can participate in the 60-minute class for $15 and the 90-minute class for $20, so this is a great program for you to invite friends to!

Join us for a 90-minute narrated Buffalo River history tour! Hear the story of the Erie Canal, Buffalo’s history as the largest grain port in the world, and experience the nation’s largest collection of standing grain elevators from just a few feet away. Come travel along the waterway that made Buffalo one of the biggest and richest cities in the world while you gaze up at the magnificent structures that drove its growth. Hear the stories of Buffalo’s scoopers — residents and immigrants alike — who worked the docks and mills, feeding the nation and the city’s Gilded economy. Tours will have a maximum capacity of 40 guests. All customers will be required to follow social distancing guidelines and wear a face mask throughout the tour.

Golden Mummies of Egypt examines hopes and fears about the afterlife when Egypt was part of the Greek and Roman worlds (c. 300 BC-200 AD). The exhibition consists of over 100 key objects from the Manchester Museum’s world-class collection, including eight mummies, as well as masks, coffins, jewelry and sculpture. Blending Egyptian, Roman and Greek imagery, the strikingly lifelike painted mummy portraits are among the most haunting images from the Ancient World. Using interactive CT scan technology, Golden Mummies of Egypt reveals stories hidden beneath the wrappings, but also questions why we are fascinated by mummies and what they might tell us about ourselves.