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Featured Upcoming Event on April 7 at 10:00 am
Solar Eclipse Activity Days!
Sunday, April 7th, 2024
Enjoy a day at the Montshire and learn about the total solar eclipse with hands-on activities and timed StarLab* sessions throughout the day! Purchase eclipse glasses in the Montshire Museum Store.
Monday, April 8th, 2024
10:30am-1:30pm:
Make pinhole viewers and other activities, timed StarLab* sessions.
2-4:30pm:
Outdoor viewing of the solar eclipse.
*StarLab is the Montshire’s inflatable portable planetarium. Tickets will be available for purchase at the Front Desk. In this immersive experience, you will learn about the eclipse, stars, constellations, and planets! Limited spaces available for timed sessions. First come, first served, $3 extra per person with admission or membership (no advanced sales). Please note that StarLab takes place in a dark, enclosed space, with seating on the floor. The program lasts approximately 20 minutes.
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Special Event(s) for starting 12/01/2019
Montshire Reopens!
10:00 AM
This summer, join us for a rich outdoor experience for all ages.
Audience: Adults, Families
Pre-Registration Required
View Event DetailsTwelfth Night Theater Production by Hanover High Footlighters
11:00 AM
The Montshire is pleased to host Twelfth Night, a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare, presented by the Hanover High School Footlighters. The show will take place outdoors,…
Audience: Adults, Children, Families, Preteens and Teens, Teachers
Location: Hughes Pavillion
Cost: Free (members), $10.00 (non-members)
Pre-Registration Required
View Event DetailsTwelfth Night Theater Production by Hanover High Footlighters
2:00 PM
The Montshire is pleased to host Twelfth Night, a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare, presented by the Hanover High School Footlighters. The show will take place outdoors,…
Audience: Adults, Children, Families, Preteens and Teens, Teachers
Location: Hughes Pavillion
Cost: Free (members), $10.00 (non-members)
Pre-Registration Required
View Event DetailsTwelfth Night Theater Production by Hanover High Footlighters
2:00 PM
The Montshire is pleased to host Twelfth Night, a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare, presented by the Hanover High School Footlighters. The show will take place outdoors,…
Audience: Adults, Children, Families, Preteens and Teens, Teachers
Location: Hughes Pavillion
Cost: Free (members), $10.00 (non-members)
Pre-Registration Required
View Event DetailsVirtual Author Talk with David Macaulay
4:00 PM
Join us for a virtual conversation with award-winning author and illustrator David Macaulay. Signed copies of his new book, Mammoth Science: The Big Ideas That Explain Our…
Audience: Adults, Families
Cost: Free
Pre-Registration Required
Event Notes: Registration is now closed
View Event DetailsA Day of Air Play
10:00 AM
Toss parachutes from our balcony, launch rockets, and build a variety of flying, gliding, and floating projects as you explore the Montshire’s Air Works exhibition. It’s…
Audience: Children, Families
Cost: Free with Museum Admission
View Event DetailsBeautiful Bugs
10:00 AM
Explore the wonderful world of bugs! Meet a variety of live insects that can even inpire you as you create your own beautiful artwork to take home.
Audience: Children, Families
Cost: Free with Museum Admission
View Event DetailsAuthor Talk: First Steps
7:00 PM
First Steps explores the unusual and extraordinary nature of walking on two legs. A seven-million-year journey to the very origins of the human lineage, First Steps shows how…
Audience: Adults
Location: via Zoom; information to follow after registration
Cost: Free
Pre-Registration Required
View Event DetailsFiddlehead Fling Reimagined: A Virtual Event
7:00 PM
This fresh take on the Montshire’s annual benefit event relocates from the museum galleries to the Zoom room. This virtual evening event includes a gift box of culinary…
Audience: Adults
Location: Via Crowdcast
Pre-Registration Required
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