You and 5 friends will get an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of the dinosaur fossil collections held by the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) and the special exhibit T.rex: the Ultimate Predator with Bolortsetseg Minjin, PhD. Dr. Bolortsetseg is a Mongolian paleontologist, AMNH Research Associate, National Geographic Emerging Explorer, and WINGS WorldQuest Fellow.

Dr. Bolortsetseg will share her experiences working with AMNH expeditions to Mongolia and the fossils they collected. During your visit of the special exhibit T.rex: the Ultimate Predator, you will learn about the latest discoveries concerning T. rex as well as its close relative from Mongolia, Tarbosaurus bataar.

Your tour will last approximately 2 hours and will be scheduled at a mutually convenient time on a Thursday or Friday from October 2019 through April 2020. Tours cannot be scheduled on holidays.

Dr. Bolortsetseg is the founder of the Institute for the Study of Mongolian Dinosaurs, which has launched expeditions that have discovered numerous fossil species, has sponsored and trained Mongolian graduate students, and has inspired children in the remote Gobi Desert through on-site educational programs.

In 2012 she played a pivotal role in stopping the sale of an illegally collected skeleton of Tyrannosaur baatar from Mongolia, and coordinated the repatriation and shipment of this unique specimen. This eventually led to the discovery of vast network of fossil poaching in Mongolia and the recovery of many more specimens.

In 2012 she returned to Mongolia to help establish the Central Museum of Mongolian Dinosaurs where the Tyrannosaurus baatar specimen was displayed and welcomed home with great excitement. In 2013, she was awarded a Polar Star by the Mongolian Government for her efforts to protect the fossil heritage of Mongolia.

Eleanor Sterling, PhD, Chief Conservation Scientist at the Center for Biodiversity and Conservation at the American Museum of Natural History and recipient of the 2018 Women of Discovery Humanity Award, will take your group of up to 10 people on a private tour of the Hall of Biodiversity and Hall of Ocean Life at AMNH, with an insider's view and perspective of how the exhibits were developed and designed.

After your tour, you and your guests can explore the museum and all special exhibitions, as well as see the Space Show and Giant-Screen film.

You can schedule your tour for a mutually agreeable date and time on any Tuesday through Thursday during the museum's regular hours. No holidays.

Dr. Sterling has interdisciplinary training in biological and social sciences and over 30 years of field research and community outreach experience with direct application to biodiversity conservation in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Oceania.

You and a guest will enjoy a wine tasting flight in the Barrel Room and winery tour for two at City Winery, 155 Varick Street in Tribeca.

As the only fully-functional urban winery and live music venue in Manhattan, City Winery New York offers a refined, cultivated experience through their intimate concerts, fine dining, food & wine classes, and private events. City Winery has an award-winning wine list and 20 in-house produced wines.