Opening reception May 13. Artists: Natalie Jeremijenko and xClinic, Mary Miss, Rirkrit Tiravanija, and George Trakas. Co-organized with The Noguchi Museum and curated by Amy Smith-Stewart.

A sacred experience, invoking the liberating and resurrecting power of Pan African Theology Master Teachers.

Cartoons come to life at the New York Hall of Science during Animation, a 6,000-square-foot exhibition featuring characters from the Cartoon Network. The exhibition explores animation from concept to finished product — from storyboarding, character design, and drawing techniques to movement, timing, filming and sound. Larger-than-life graphics of popular Cartoon Network characters provide a colorful backdrop to the exhibition, which also explores the history of animation and features a screening room and a cartoon museum.

Opening Reception: April 22, 5-7 pm. Bollinger made significant waves in the late 1960s, challenging the limits of sculpture and expanding thought regarding concept, materiality, and commodity. His works were made from primarily pre-fabricated industrial supplies, such as sawhorses, oil drums, rubber tubing and cyclone fence. Focusing on the gesture of construction and the physical limits of material, Bollinger’s work addressed ideas of gravity, balance and material nature. According to him his interests lay not ‘in the aesthetics of form but in the fact of form’. He frequently used water for as a material, transforming it into something sculptural with mass and form as it fills a plastic hose or a steel barrel. Bollinger summed up his attitude to the making of his work: ‘It is all very easy to execute, does not exist until it has been executed, ceases to exist when it has been taken down.’

Susan Varo’s tribute to Michael Jackson. Reception June 16 at 2 p.m.

The installation Industry/Cinema is a split-screen work that juxtaposes images from industrial films and popular films made between 1896 and 1991. With specialized dual-channel headphones, visitors are able to toggle between the soundtracks, creating an ever-changing interplay between sound and image as they take an illuminating journey through film history.

Peruse antiques, collectibles , vintage, crafts, and furniture. 8 am–6 pm.

Peruse antiques, collectibles, vintage, crafts, and furniture. 8 am–6 pm.

Animation. a 6,000 square exhibit features characters from the Cartoon Network, including larger than life graphics, animation from concept to finished product, storyboarding, character design and drawing. 10 am–6 pm.

The beautiful early Italian Renaissance alterpiece by Bartolo di Fredi, (1330-1410), will be displayed in its entirety. (Closed 7/4/12.) 10 am–6 pm.

Selections are from the extensive collection of landscape architect Mark K. Morrison Noon–4 pm.

Canine comedy with Johnny Peers and his canine crew. Noon, 2 and 4 pm.

Come sing, clap, dance or just watch. 12:15 pm.

Rudyard Kipling’s charming story, with Mowgli, Kikki and Tikki and Shere Khan, comes to life with puppets, songs, beautiful scenes and costumes. Recommended for children 4 years and older. 12:30 and 2:30 pm.

Craft activities and fun nature games. 1–3 pm.

Explore Manhattan’s street art with Graff Tours. Saturday focuses on the lower East Side; Sunday covers Chelsea. Each tour is limited to twenty visitors; advance purchase required via www.museumtix.org. 2 pm.

Come hear a few stories with a simple craft to go with it. 12:00.

Opening reception May 13. Artists: Natalie Jeremijenko and xClinic, Mary Miss, Rirkrit Tiravanija, and George Trakas. Co-organized with The Noguchi Museum and curated by Amy Smith-Stewart.

Cartoons come to life at the New York Hall of Science during Animation, a 6,000-square-foot exhibition featuring characters from the Cartoon Network. The exhibition explores animation from concept to finished product — from storyboarding, character design, and drawing techniques to movement, timing, filming and sound. Larger-than-life graphics of popular Cartoon Network characters provide a colorful backdrop to the exhibition, which also explores the history of animation and features a screening room and a cartoon museum.

Opening Reception: April 22, 5-7 pm. Bollinger made significant waves in the late 1960s, challenging the limits of sculpture and expanding thought regarding concept, materiality, and commodity. His works were made from primarily pre-fabricated industrial supplies, such as sawhorses, oil drums, rubber tubing and cyclone fence. Focusing on the gesture of construction and the physical limits of material, Bollinger’s work addressed ideas of gravity, balance and material nature. According to him his interests lay not ‘in the aesthetics of form but in the fact of form’. He frequently used water for as a material, transforming it into something sculptural with mass and form as it fills a plastic hose or a steel barrel. Bollinger summed up his attitude to the making of his work: ‘It is all very easy to execute, does not exist until it has been executed, ceases to exist when it has been taken down.’

Susan Varo’s tribute to Michael Jackson. Reception June 16 at 2 p.m.

The installation Industry/Cinema is a split-screen work that juxtaposes images from industrial films and popular films made between 1896 and 1991. With specialized dual-channel headphones, visitors are able to toggle between the soundtracks, creating an ever-changing interplay between sound and image as they take an illuminating journey through film history.

Animation. a 6,000 square exhibit features characters from the Cartoon Network, including larger than life graphics, animation from concept to finished product, storyboarding, character design and drawing. 9:30 am–5 pm.

Based on the nursery rhyme, "Little Miss Muffet", this version tells the story of Molly Muffet, the descendent of the original Miss Muffet. Run time is approximately 50 minutes and is suitable for children 3-9. 10:30 am and noon.

Come hear a few stories with a simple craft to go with it. Noon.

Canine comedy with Johnny Peers and his canine crew. Noon and 3 pm.

Queens Community House hosts group for caregivers in Queens. Counseling, respite, financial and educational services for caregivers also available. 6 pm.

Bring your luck. 6:45 pm.

Budding poets perfect the craft with Bob Trabold and Amanda Konstantine Perlmutter. 7:30 pm.

Opening reception May 13. Artists: Natalie Jeremijenko and xClinic, Mary Miss, Rirkrit Tiravanija, and George Trakas. Co-organized with The Noguchi Museum and curated by Amy Smith-Stewart.