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Sensory Friendly Hours (Morning)
Come enjoy a fun and interactive learning experience in a comfortable and welcoming environment!
During these hours, the Montshire will offer:
- Less crowded environment
- Reduced sound from select exhibits
- Quiet, respite space with sensory materials
- Pre-visit information, including social narratives, a sensory map, and a checklist
Sensory Friendly Hours will take place on:
- Saturday, February 8, 2020: 9-10am (Visitors are welcome to stay for the day. However, the galleries will open to the general public at 10am, so some accommodations will not be available after 10.)
- Thursday, April 2, 2020: 5:30-7pm
During these Sensory Friendly Hours—and every day—visitors can check out sensory supplies at the admissions desk. We offer noise cancelling headphones, a weighted lap pad, manipulative fidgets, stuffies, timers, and therapy balls.
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Montshire Makers: Paper Circuits
6:00 PM
Learn to make electrical circuits on a piece of paper—send a friend a card that lights up!
Audience: Preteens and Teens, Montshire Makers
Location: Classroom
Cost: $8 (members), $10 (non-members)
Pre-Registration Required
View Event DetailsBuilding and Engineering
11:00 AM
Build, problem solve, and test your own contraptions – from parachutes to gliders, string telephones to aluminum boats. Build a different project each time – a family…
Audience: Families, Children
Cost: Free with Museum Admission
View Event DetailsLab Coat Investigations
3:00 PM
Each Lab Coat Investigation explores a different topic—from making batteries to using microscopes, extracting DNA to modeling glaciers. For adults and kids 9 and up at the…
Audience: Families, Children, Preteens and Teens
Cost: Free with Museum Admission
View Event DetailsExperiment!
11:00 AM
Try your hand at experimenting with anything from electricity to chemistry, magnetism to colors. Experiment with a different topic each time - a family activity for all ages at…
Audience: Families, Children
Cost: Free with Museum Admission
View Event DetailsLife Sciences Explorations
3:00 PM
Use scientific tools to examine anything from skulls to seeds, anatomy to animal tracking. Explore a different topic each time - a family activity for all ages.
Audience: Families, Children
Cost: Free with Museum Admission
View Event DetailsBooks and Beyond: Science for Preschoolers
10:30 AM
Discover an exciting new tale and learn the science behind the story through fun, hands-on experiments.
Audience: Families, Books and Beyond: Science for Preschoolers
Location: Classroom
Cost: Free with Museum Admission
View Event DetailsBooks and Beyond: Science for Preschoolers
11:30 AM
Discover an exciting new tale and learn the science behind the story through fun, hands-on experiments.
Audience: Families, Books and Beyond: Science for Preschoolers
Location: Classroom
Cost: Free with Museum Admission
View Event DetailsThe Art of the Shade Garden
1:00 PM
Sarah and Gary Milek will share information on their methods for gardening in the shade at Cider Hill Gardens & Gallery. Gary’s wonderful paintings will thrill you and…
Audience: Adults, Hanover Garden Club
Location: Community Room
Cost: Free
View Event DetailsMontshire Unleashed
6:30 PM
Unleash your curiosity at the Montshire’s evenings for adults. Experience the joy of discovery that comes with a trip to the Museum—at night!
Audience: Adults, Montshire Unleashed
Cost: Free (members), $7/$8/$10 (non-members)
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