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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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Science Discovery Lab Activity(s) starting 03/01/2020
Building 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: Children, Families
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: Children, Families, Preteens and Teens
Cost: Free with Museum Admission
View Event DetailsDesign-Less Gardening
1:00 PM
Disregard traditional design rules and adopt a new approach. What clues can you take from your landscape to help you provide the right plant for the right place? Learn to…
Audience: Adults, Hanover Garden Club
Location: Community Room
Cost: Free
View Event DetailsHomeschoolers Series: Microscopes and Biology (Ages 12–15)
10:00 AM
Explore the microscopic worlds living at the Montshire! Use microscopes to investigate the diverse algae growing in our fish tanks and the fungus gardens of our leaf cutter…
Audience: Preteens and Teens, Homeschoolers
Cost: $80 (members), $90 (non-members)
Pre-Registration Required
View Event DetailsScience Story Time: Making Music
11:00 AM
Explore the Montshire’s “Making Music: Science of Musical Instruments” exhibition as we read Play this Book by Jessica Young and Daniel Wiseman. Young children will have…
Audience: Families, Science Story TIme
Cost: Free with Museum Admission
View Event DetailsMontshire Makers: Slotted Sculptures
6:00 PM
Use our laser cutter to make your own slotted sculpture pieces: flat, 2-D materials that slot together to create a 3-D sculpture. Make a moose with four pieces. Make a rocket…
Audience: Preteens and Teens, Montshire Makers
Cost: $8 (members), $10 (non-members)
Pre-Registration Required
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: Children, Families
Cost: Free with Museum Admission
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: Children, Families
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: Children, Families, Preteens and Teens
Cost: Free with Museum Admission
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