Museum Calendar and Events in New York City - City Limits Magazine

Tue May
28

American Museum of Natural History Presents: Astronomical Phenomena Revealed with Jackie Faherty

Presented by American Museum of Natural History

What types of astronomical phenomena are observable from Earth? In this program, Museum research scientist Jackie Faherty uses the power of the Dome’s Zeiss IX Projector and the Museum’s Digital Universe Atlas to simulate numerous exciting celestial phenomena. From transits of the inner planets, to partial and total solar and lunar eclipses, she will simulate events you should expect and when you can expect to see them.
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Wed Jun
5

4:30p - 8::00p

Calculated Deceptions: The Art, Math and Science of Fooling the Senses

Presented by National Museum of Mathematics

A Discussion With Specular Holographic Artist & Inventor Matthew Brand
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Fri Jun
7

7:00p - 9:00p

Metropolitan Museum Artists in Concert—Tenth Anniversary Season

Presented by Concerts & Lectures

Since its debut in 2003, the Metropolitan Museum Artists in Concert have garnered rave reviews for their vibrant performances and imaginative programs. "What makes this group's concerts the most consistently satisfying chamber-music series in New York is the zeal with which the musicians go about their work," said Steve Smith in the New York Times in 2008. Colin Jacobsen, violin Nicholas Cords, viola Edward Arron, cello Biber—Passacaglia in G Minor for Solo Violin Bach—Goldberg Variations, BWV 988, arranged for String Trio by Dmitri Sitkovetsky This series is generously supported by the Brodsky Family Foundation.
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Fri Jun
21

9:30p - 10:30p

DJ Spooky—iPad Mixing Piece

Presented by Concerts & Lectures

Paul D. Miller invites the audience to bring their iPhones and iPads and collectively mix the soundtrack for a listening party using his iPhone/iPad app in the Museum's Great Hall. This event is one of several comprising The Met Reframed, an unprecedented, multilayered, artistic partnership with Paul D. Miller (a.k.a. DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid), a composer, multimedia artist, writer, and DJ. His recorded output includes remixes of music ranging from Wu-Tang Clan, Metallica, and Bob Marley to classical/new music legends Steve Reich and the Kronos Quartet, and he has performed as a DJ at major festivals, including Bonnaroo and Power to the Peaceful. His work as a media artist has been featured at the Whitney Biennial, Venice Biennial, and Miami/Art Basel; and his first collection of essays, Rhythm Science, was released by MIT Press in 2004, followed by Sound Unbound, an anthology of writings on electronic music and digital media (MIT Press, 2008). "For me, it's such an honor to work with the Met from the viewpoint of sampling," says Paul D. Miller. "I want to make a vibrant reflection of this incredible collection of materials from all over the world. My residency will be a fun festival of ideas: from the South Pacific to Asia, from the Civil War to 3D photography, from Antarctica to environmental activism. I want to show that music and art are always in dialog."
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Wed May
22

9:30 a.m. till 5:30 p.m.