AMNH SciCafe: Mysteries of the Congo: Exploring the World's Deepest River

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Mysteries of the Congo: Exploring the World's Deepest River

FEATURING Ichthyologist Melanie Stiassny

WHAT SciCafe presents Mysteries of the Congo: Exploring the World's Deepest River, featuring Museum Ichthyologist Melanie Stiassny.

What strange new species lurk beneath? Join Museum Curator Melanie Stiassny, an ichthyologist who has been featured on The Colbert Report, as she answers this question and discusses her team's adventures and amazing discoveries in Africa's Congo River, the deepest in the world.

Surrounded by magnificent geological specimens in the Gottesman Hall of Planet Earth, enjoy the Museum after hours with music, drinks, and thought-provoking conversation at the next installment of the popular new SciCafe series at the American Museum of Natural History. SciCafe features cutting-edge science, cocktails, and conversation and takes place on the first Wednesday of every month.

WHEN Wednesday, January 6, 7 pm

WHERE Gottesman Hall of Planet Earth

American Museum of Natural History

Enter at the 81st Street/Rose Center

ADMISSION Free admission with cash bar; must be 21+ with ID.

URL www.amnh.org/programs/scicafe/