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Buffalo Museum of Science The Buffalo Museum of Science is located at Martin Luther King Jr. Park in Buffalo, New York.
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Rooted in the belief that science creates opportunities and shapes our world, the Buffalo Museum of Science is a non-profit educational institution dedicated to providing relevant science programming to learners of all ages in the Buffalo Niagara region. Through interactive science studios and exhibits designed for multi-generational learning, the Museum showcases its extensive collection of more than 700,000 specimens and artifacts representing all facets of the natural world with an emphasis on Western New York. With a focus on raising the science literacy in the Buffalo Niagara area and beyond, the Museum offers hands-on workshops, camps, panel discussions, guided tours and enhance learning opportunities for its guests and community. The programs of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences are supported in part by public funds from the County of Erie; City of Buffalo; New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation; and our members and friends.

From the Vault: Scenes from the Annual Science Congress in May 1940. The Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences teamed up w...
10/22/2026

From the Vault:

Scenes from the Annual Science Congress in May 1940. The Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences teamed up with local educators and community leaders to host student members of science clubs at the Museum in what was a major regional competitive science forum.

The success of the Science Congress here laid the groundwork for the Western New York Science Congress (WNYSC), which still hosts annual science fairs and research competitions for students in WNY.

These photos were recently preserved and processed by our collections team in partnership with Chicago Albumen Works, thanks to funding from a Historical Access and Innovation Grant awarded to the Museum by the Western New York Library Resources Council - WNYLRC.

Bummed there's no Bills game this weekend? We've got you covered! Shoot your shot in the On Target experience in Science...
10/21/2026

Bummed there's no Bills game this weekend? We've got you covered!

Shoot your shot in the On Target experience in Science Stadium... You may learn a little bit about the physics behind your shot while you're here. 😉Tickets & info here: https://www.sciencebuff.org/exhibits/science-stadium/

Alright, field trippers. What did we learn tonight?✔ Cow eyeballs are kinda cool.✔ Butterflies are dodgeball baddies.✔ H...
10/17/2026

Alright, field trippers. What did we learn tonight?
✔ Cow eyeballs are kinda cool.
✔ Butterflies are dodgeball baddies.
✔ Hot dogs have pretty impressive reaction time.
✔ If you want to win a costume contest, create the sickest Toy Box getup complete with lighting.
✔ Don't trust a crash test dummy.
✔ Science Museums aren't just for kids.
✔ The Science Stadium exhibit is AWESOME (ok, well, we already knew that)

Thank you to everyone who came out (and dressed up!) for our Science After Hours: Spooky Night at the Museum! We had SO much fun and want to thank all our guests, volunteers, and staff for making it an amazing sold-out night!

Stay tuned for details on our next adult night in 2027! (We think you're gonna like the theme 😉)

"Tonight is the night, and we only have tonight." - John Mulaney (Even though you've said that science museums aren't yo...
10/16/2026

"Tonight is the night, and we only have tonight." - John Mulaney (Even though you've said that science museums aren't your thing. Clearly you didn't visit US when you were in Buffalo, JOHN, but we digress.)

Tonight is indeed our last Science After Hours of 2026! Adults get to have all the fun at Science After Hours: Adult Night at the Museum Spooky Edition, complete with cash bar, specialty blood bag cocktails and mocktails, activities throughout the museum exhibits, access to our new Science Stadium exhibit, optional dissections, and other spooky science adult fun!

Costumes encouraged, but please leave your aesthetic weaponry at home!

If weather conditions don't permit for the rooftop experiences, all who registered for this add-on will receive credit towards food and refreshments!

Tickets are available while they last, JOHN: https://www.sciencebuff.org/event/adult-night-at-the-museum-spooky-edition/

From the Vault: Did you know that New York state has some of the highest numbers of mastodon fossil discoveries in the U...
10/15/2026

From the Vault:

Did you know that New York state has some of the highest numbers of mastodon fossil discoveries in the United States, second only to Michigan?

A 13-year-old named Paul Tullar found this mastodon jaw south of Chaffee, N.Y. in 1939! He donated it to the Buffalo Museum of Science and it's still in our collection today.

This photo is one of over 1,200 that our collections team recently processed and preserved in partnership with Chicago Albumen Works, thanks to funding from a Historic Access and Innovation Grant awarded to the Museum by the Western New York Library Resources Council - WNYLRC.

We need your help, WNY! The Museum now has two new Albertosaurus friends, and they need names before they make their deb...
10/13/2026

We need your help, WNY! The Museum now has two new Albertosaurus friends, and they need names before they make their debut at DinoFEST! Here's how you can help:

🦖Head to our website: https://www.sciencebuff.org/help-us-name-our-new-dinosaurs/
🦖Submit your name ideas by 5 p.m. on Thursday, October 22
🦖Vote on the top names
🦖Meet them in person at DinoFEST on November 7 & 8

Things you can test in Science Stadium:Your reaction time ✅Your throwing and kicking accuracy ✅Your sports medicine know...
10/12/2026

Things you can test in Science Stadium:
Your reaction time ✅
Your throwing and kicking accuracy ✅
Your sports medicine knowledge ✅
Your loudest cheer ✅

Tons of fun included! Thanks for the SHOUT-out, Step Out Buffalo!!!

10/09/2026

🧟‍♀️The zombies will soon be having fun...
🧛‍♂️Our guests will include Wolf-Man, Dracula, and his son (or daughter)...

And you can (Museum) Monster Mash!
It'll be a graveyard smash!
Tickets will be gone in a flash! (It's FREE for members!)

🕙Tomorrow and Sunday from 10 to 2...
Get your tickets in the link or our WEBsite, too! ⤵️
https://www.sciencebuff.org/event/monster-mash-3/

Get your tickets for our Museum Monster Mash on our website - they'll be gone in a flash!
10/08/2026

Get your tickets for our Museum Monster Mash on our website - they'll be gone in a flash!

Address

1020 Humboldt Pkwy
Buffalo, NY
14211

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 4pm
Tuesday 10am - 4pm
Wednesday 10am - 4pm
Thursday 10am - 4pm
Friday 10am - 4pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 10am - 5pm

Telephone

+17168965200

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