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Moth Night

Name: Moth Night
Start: 2023-07-22T20:30:00-04:00
End: 2023-07-22T22:00:00-04:00
Location: Staten Island Museum at Snug Harbor

Saturday, July 22, 2023, 8:30 pm – 10:00 pm

Details

Date:: Saturday, July 22, 2023
Time:: 8:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Cost:: $5 – $10
Event Category:: Youth Programs

Staten Island Museum at Snug Harbor

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: Staten Island Museum

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Special Instructions: Registration recommended

$10 Adults/$5 Children
Registration recommended

Presented in collaboration with the Staten Island Children’s Museum and Freshkills Park Alliance

Stay up late and celebrate National Moth Week! Revel in the beauty and learn about the life cycles and habitats of moths.

Activities include:

Design your own set of moth wings and antennae to buzz around town!
Black Light Bonanza: Face Painting and Moth Making in the Glow Room by the Staten Island Children’s Museum
Cooper Keane and the Mobile Monarch Museum
Freshkills Park After Dark Science Activities: Bat & Moth, Deer Bed, and Midnight Smells
Moth specimens on display from the museum’s collection along with magnifying glasses to look closely
Night Walk to search the skies and see what insects find our light attractor appealing (bring your own flashlight!)

Moth Night is supported in part by Generation Bridge.