Summer Nights at the Museum: Island of the Great White Shark July 17, 2008

The Harvard Museum of Natural History will open its doors half- price during two Thursday evenings in July. Join us for a summer night of after-hours gallery exploration, along with a special nature documentary screening and discussion with a local scientist.

On July 17, the Museum will screen Island of the Great White Shark (RTSea Productions, 43 minutes), a new movie that captures the white sharks off the island of Guadalupe, Mexico, and the ongoing scientific research and conservation efforts taking place there.

The screening will be followed by a discussion with Dr. John Mandelman, resident shark biologist/research scientist from the New England Aquarium’s Research Department.

Mandelman will discuss the conservation of sharks (both in New England waters and in general), and his personal experiences working with these amazing creatures.

Explore the galleries until 8 p.m. Find the sharks among the hundreds of animals from all over the world in the museum's 19th century galleries, or check out the live scorpions and giant millipedes in the new Arthropods: Creatures That Rule Gallery.

$4.50 for adults; $3.50 for students and seniors $3.50; $3 for children; free for children under 3 and Harvard ID holders and one guest

Official Website: http://www.hmnh.harvard.edu