2024-2025 Theme
A collection of topics of scientific, artistic, cultural, and historic importance.
A different topic each week, inspired by the characters in the Night at the Museum movies.
Component I: The World is Born
Celebration:
September 6
Welcome to the Museum
Week 1:
September 9-13
Natural History Museum
American Museum of Natural History
Week 2:
September 16-20
Scales of the Universe
Constellations
Week 3:
September 23-27
Our Planet
Rocks and Minerals Gallery
Week 4:
September 30 – October 4
Traces of Life
Rexy
Week 5:
October 7-11
Ocean Life
Blue Whale, Giant Octopus
Week 6:
October 14-18
Rookeries
Dexter
Celebration:
October 18
Celebration of the Natural World
Component II: Old Worlds
Week 7:
October 28-November 1
Pharaohs
Ahkmenrah
Week 8:
November 4-8
Egyptian Artifacts
Mummy, Tablet
Week 9:
November 11-15
Ancient Greece
Greek Artifacts
Week 10:
November 18-22
Roman Empire
Octavius
Week 11:
December 2-6
Lost City
Pompeii
Week 12:
December 9-13
Asian Lore
Xiangliu, Garuda
Celebration:
December 13
Ancient Festivals Celebration
Component III: Expanding Worlds
Week 13:
January 6-10
Legends of England
Sir Lancelot
Week 14:
January 13-17
Asian Invaders
Attila the Hun
Week 15:
January 20-27
Conqueror
Ivan the Terrible
Week 16:
January 27-31
Explorers
Easter Island Head
Week 17:
February 3-7
Colonizers
Christopher Columbus
Week 18:
February 10-14
Emperor
Napoleon Bonaparte
Celebration:
February 14
Revolutionary Celebration
Component IV: Our World
Week 19:
February 24-28
American Expedition
Sacajawea, Lewis & Clark
Week 20:
March 3-7
Brother Vs. Brother
Custer, Civil War Soldiers
Week 21:
March 10-14
Great Emancipator
Abraham Lincoln
Bonus Celebration:
March 14
Pi Day and Einstein’s Birthday
Week 22:
March 17-21
Whispers from the West
Jedediah
Week 23:
March 24-28
Renaissance Man
Teddy Roosevelt
Week 24:
March 31 – April 4
World at War
Tuskegee Airmen
Celebration:
April 4
Celebration of Peace
Component V: Worlds of Art and Science
Week 25:
April 14-18
World Art
Various Artwork
Week 26:
April 21-25
American Art
Various Artwork
Week 27:
April 28 – April 2
Acting
Hugh Jackman and Alice Eve
Week 28:
May 5-9
Pop Culture
Darth Vader, Oscar the Grouch
Week 29:
May 12-16
Reach for the Sky
Amelia Earhart, Wright Brothers
Week 30:
May 19-23
Reach for the Stars
Able
Celebration:
May 22
Closing Celebration