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Gallery Walks are informal presentations by museum curators, usually accompanied by a gallery tour led by the curator. The presentations are designed to be enjoyed by all ages. Each talk starts at 2:00 p.m. and each is free with museum admission.

2010

• None scheduled at this time

Staff Lectures are illustrated presentations by museum curators and professional staff discussing current research and new discoveries. The presentations are best enjoyed by school-age children and adults. Each lecture starts at 2:00 p.m. and each is free with museum admission.

2010 - 2011

• Aug. 15, 2010: Life to Death to Discovery by J. Chris Sagebiel, 2 p.m.
• Sept. 11, 2010: the Great California Shakeout by Kathleen Springer, 2 p.m.
• Oct. 13, 2010: National Fossil Day at the Museum by Curator of Geology J. Chris Sagebiel, 10 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.
• Nov. 6, 2010: Why are Museum Collections Important? by Robert McKernan, 2 p.m.
• Nov. 14, 2010: Meteorites or Meteoriwrongs by J. Chris Sagebiel, 2 p.m.
• Jan. 9, 2011: Dinosaurs in our Backyard by Eric Scott, 2 p.m.
• Feb 13, 2011: Fossils in Transition: Darwin’s “missing links” by Eric Scott, 2 p.m.
• Mar. 19, 2011: Plate Tectonics by Kathleen Springer, 2 p.m.
• Apr. 10, 2011: End of an (Ice) Age by Eric Scott, 2 p.m.
• May 15, 2011: All that Sparkles Isn’t Gold by J. Chris Sagebiel, 2 p.m.
• May 21, 2011: A Bird Nest Tells Many Stories by Robert McKernan, 2 p.m.