Press Release

Newly Appointed President and CEO Gary Siddall announced spring break eclipse programs, plans for Museum and Tifft Nature Preserve  BUFFALO, NY– At a press conference held today at the Buffalo Museum of Science (BMS), the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences (BSNS) Board of Managers formally introduced Gary Siddall as its…

– Today, the Buffalo Museum of Science (BMS) is making its third and final shipment of eclipse viewing glasses to branches of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library system (B&ECPLS). This is the last batch of glasses earmarked for the B&ECPLS from the original 300,000 pairs purchased by the BMS with $100,000…

– More eclipse viewing glasses are on their way to all 37 branches of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library system (B&ECPLS) courtesy of Erie County. Beginning on Friday, December 22, residents will again be able to visit their nearest library branch during normal business hours to request their…

Gary Siddall BUFFALO, NY– The Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences (BSNS) board of managers today announced the appointment of Gary Siddall as president and chief executive officer. Siddall, who is currently president and CEO of Aquarium of Niagara, will assume his new role in leading the Buffalo Museum of Science…

Marisa Wigglesworth BUFFALO, NY– The Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences (BSNS) Board of Managers today announced that the Society’s President and CEO, Marisa Wigglesworth, is leaving the organization to take on a new role with the U. S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum in Colorado Springs, CO. For nearly seven years,…

Buffalo, NY – The Buffalo Museum of Science (BMS) is preparing to salvage 2,000 historical images thanks to funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). By digitizing the nitrate negatives, the BMS will secure their content and transform a currently unstable and inaccessible collection of images into an…

BUFFALO, NY  – Today at its 161st annual meeting, the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences (BSNS), which governs both the Buffalo Museum of Science and Tifft Nature Preserve, announced the appointment of three members to its Board of Managers. Voting members elected Kathy E. Cauley, Ben Pearson, and Sarah E.…

Special two-month-long exhibit features paintings by local artist Alberto Rey BUFFALO, NY – The Buffalo Museum of Science (BMS) is looking inward with the presentation of a new special exhibit this fall. Lost Beauty II: The Art of Museum Stories, presented by Aleron Group (Aleron), opens October 16, 2021, and all…

BUFFALO, NY  – Today at its 160th annual meeting, the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences (BSNS), which governs both the Buffalo Museum of Science and Tifft Nature Preserve, announced the appointment of six members to its Board of Managers for three-year terms and reelected two current members. Voting members elected…

Tickets on sale now for Medieval To Metal: The Art & Evolution Of The GUITAR BUFFALO, NY  – The Buffalo Museum of Science today announced that it will welcome a new traveling exhibit, Medieval To Metal: The Art & Evolution Of The GUITAR. Developed by The National GUITAR Museum (NGM),…