Scientists’ Night 2019

The Steinhardt Museum is celebrating Scientists’ Night 2019 and joining the “Ideas Festival” at Tel Aviv University. During the evening you’ll be exposed to unique perspectives on the fields of science and research at the museum, through a hands-on, multi-sensory and fun experience, involving a unique interaction and close-up encounter with nature that cannot be experienced anywhere else.

In honor of Scientists’ Night visits to the museum will be free of charge with advance booking. The collection managers will present collection items and unique research stories in the museum’s educational galleries. The museum will also host various lectures and we will even offer an origami workshop.

The Steinhardt Museum of Natural History at Tel Aviv University offers the public a glimpse of Israel’s national natural history treasures, selected from a scientific collection including five and a half million items. Thousands of items that were collected over the years are on display in the museum’s exhibitions, in exhibits and rare displays, telling the story of the world of nature around us.

This is an opportunity to meet researchers and curators and enjoy a range of activities in the unique spaces of the museum.

What’s in the program?

Entry to the museum’s exhibitions on Scientists’ Night requires advance booking
At 17:00, 18:30 and 20:00
The number of participants in each session is limited.

Meet with the museum’s collection managers (including entry to the museum’s exhibitions)
Between 17:30 and 20:00 you’ll be able to meet the collection managers and hear surprising details about the different collections.

Erdi Educational Gallery, Level 1, next to the Form and Function exhibition.

For those visiting the museum’s exhibitions; advance booking is not required.

Do Animals Have Ideas? Prof. David Eilam | Lecture; advance registration required
You’re welcome to sign up for Prof. David Eilam’s lecture about intelligence in animals, in the context of intelligence in Homo sapiens (‘wise man’).
The lecture will take place in the Fabian-Cyril Boisson Auditorium at the museum, at 18:00.
Advance registration is required.

To Be an Entrepreneur: the Secrets of Successful Entrepreneurs | TED Lectures by experts in the field; advance registration required
Come to meet the staff of Ramot, the technology transfer company of Tel Aviv University, and receive important tips in the field of entrepreneurship.
The lecture will take place in the Fabian-Cyril Boisson Auditorium at the museum, at 19:00.
Advance registration is required.

Animal Origami Workshop
First session: 17:15; second session: 18:15; third session: 19:30
KKL Educational Gallery, Level 0, next to the Bugs and Beyond exhibition.
Each workshop lasts 30 minutes. The workshops are sold out.