The Museum's calendar is loaded with events that are fun and educational at the same time. Please see the Event Calendar for details on each event.

Ueno

Lecture title	Description
	Date and time	Remarks
Museum Exploration Classroom	In the Museum Exploration Classroom, children learn about the building-blocks of natural science by sight and touch, observing, experimenting and making things. Located in the Exploration Corner (Global Gallery, 2F).
	Tuesday to Sunday, 1:00 to 3:00 PM
Discovery Talks	Discovery Talks are gallery talks in which Museum researchers discuss their own research projects or scientific topics of interest in the world around us, illustrated with related Museum exhibits.
	Twice a day on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays
Nature Observation Tours	In nature observation tours, children go outdoors to observe things in the natural world, including plants, animals, minerals and fossils. An introduction to basic observation and specimen preparation techniques is also provided.
Nighttime Astronomical Observation	Children observe the stars visible in each season through the Museum's astronomical telescopes. Offered only on clear nights.
	Ueno District: First and third Friday Tsukuba District: Second Saturday
	Fixed times at Ueno District only April to August: 7:30 PM September to March: 6:30 PM
Fun Science Labs	Science and its relation to things we observe in everyday life provide the material for this fun and lively series of experiments. Children learn for themselves as they work on experiments, accompanied by specialist researchers.
	Saturdays (about eight times a year)
The Wonders of Nature: Physics Lab	Incredible natural phenomena are going on all around us. In this course, children deepen their appreciation of these phenomena through experiments.
	Saturdays (about five times a year)
Sound Lab	Children perform experiments in acoustics, guided by a specialist researcher.
	No fixed schedule (once a year in the autumn)
Sumer-holiday Science Square	During the summer holiday period, children experience the fun of science at first hand, through a wide range of activities centered on experimentation, observation and building.
	About three weeks during the summer holiday
New Year Science Square	During the New Year holiday period, children encounter and become familiar with science through a wide range of activities centered on experimentation, observation and building.
	About one week during the winter (New Year) holiday
Special Programs by Education Volunteers	Educational volunteers provide programs based on their own knowledge, experience and aptitude. Children can join these activities, centered on experimentation, observation and building, as they like.
	Mostly on Saturdays and Sundays
Museum Masters: The Noyori Science Award	The Museum Master's Certificate is bestowed on children and youth in grades 1-9 who make at least 10 visits to museums anywhere in Japan (including science museums, science halls, zoos, aquariums, planetariums and similar facilities) and submit study records or essays about their visits. Those who submit both study records and a brief essay are eligible for the Noyori Science Award (category: children and youth in grades 1-9).
	Submissions for the Museum Master's Certificate are accepted at any time. Submissions for the Noyori Science Award must be received by December 31 of each year.

Tsukuba Botanical Garden

Lecture title	Description
	Date and time	Remarks
Botanical Garden Exciting Explorer's Quiz	The Botanical Garden offers a full roster of entertaining events to deepen children's understanding about plants, including an "explorer's quiz" and quiz competition.
	Green Day, Children's Day and Culture Day
Botanical Garden "All About" Seminars	The "All About" Seminars are a comprehensive study course in which: (1) The seasonal changes in native trees are observed year-round, and (2) Discussions are held on plants native to the untamed slopes of Mt. Tsukuba.
	One theme is covered each year (two themes in AY2008). In AY2008, 12 consecutive lectures will be offered on theme (1) above, and 6 observation sessions on theme (2).
Nighttime Astronomical Observation	Children observe the stars visible in each season through the Tsukuba District's astronomical telescope. Offered only on clear nights.
	Second and fourth Saturday

Institute for Nature Study

Lecture title	Description
	Date and time	Remarks
Sunday Observation Tours	Children study the miraculous workings of nature through a discussion and guided tour of the flora and fauna living at the Institute for Nature Study and the changes that occur in nature.
	First and third Sunday
Special Activities	Models of seeds are created on Children's Day as a special event.
	Children's Day
Easy Bird Study	Museum researchers provide children with engaging and accessible discussions of birds and their lives, drawing on the latest ornithological research.
	Sunday (Ten times a year)