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Special Exhibition Opens! Leonardo da Vinci: Machines in Motion
Leonardo da Vinci: Machines in Motion is a unique interactive experience with full-size machines, constructed after an in-depth study of da Vinci’s designs by a group of scientists and skilled craftsmen. The materials used to create these machine replicas are the same items available during the Renaissance and the ones proposed by da Vinci himself.
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Special Event(s) starting 10/21/2020
Virtual 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
View Event DetailsA Big Move Event, featuring Dancer Emmanuèle Phuon with Ecologist Tom Wessels, Session 1
3:00 PM
Organized in partnership with the Hopkins Center for the Arts, join us for an immersive forest experience that interweaves a terrestrial ecology tour with nature-inspired…
Audience: Adults, Preteens and Teens
Location: The Ridge Trail at the Montshire
Cost: Free
Pre-Registration Required
View Event DetailsA Big Move Event, featuring Dancer Emmanuèle Phuon with Ecologist Tom Wessels, Session 2
5:30 PM
Organized in partnership with the Hopkins Center for the Arts, join us for an immersive forest experience that interweaves a terrestrial ecology tour with nature-inspired…
Audience: Adults, Preteens and Teens
Location: The Ridge Trail at the Montshire
Cost: Free
Pre-Registration Required
View Event DetailsDino Drive-In, featuring Jurassic Park
7:30 PM
Join us for a screening of Jurassic Park at the Fairlee Drive-in in Fairlee, Vermont. Enjoy a classic dinosaur movie with your family and friends, all under the summer night sky.
Audience: Adults, Families, Preteens and Teens
Location: Fairlee Drive-In Theater, 1809 US Route 5 N, Fairlee, Vermont
Pre-Registration Required
View Event DetailsSensory Friendly Hours (Morning)
9:00 AM
Come enjoy a fun and interactive learning experience in a comfortable and welcoming environment!
Audience: Adults, Children, Families, Preteens and Teens, Sensory Friendly Hours
Cost: Free
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