Skip to main content
Navigation

Calendar

What's Happening at the Montshire

Celebrate the 2024 Solar Eclipse with two days at the Montshire!

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.

View Details

Plus (click or tap to expand) + Filter Events Click to access filters

Filter by Audience Type

Program(s) starting 11/07/2020

Nov
07
Program

Science Story Time: Falling Leaves

10:30 AM

Celebrate the end of fall as we play and get creative with leaves. To get inspired, we’ll read about the adventures of Leaf Man in Lois Ehlert’s colorful book of leaf collages.

Audience: Children, Families, Science Story TIme

Cost: Free with Museum Admission

Add to Calendar

View Event Details
Nov
18
Program

Science Story Time: Air Play

10:30 AM

We’ll read the playful book Windblown by Edouard Manceau, then explore shapes and air as we build paper contraptions to blow in the wind.

Audience: Children, Families, Science Story TIme

Cost: Free with Museum Admission

Add to Calendar

View Event Details
Nov
18
Program

Health Research Live! Vaccine Research and Initiatives

12:00 PM

The COVID-19 pandemic has shone a spotlight on vaccinations in the larger conversation of public health. Elizabeth Talbot (New Hampshire’s Deputy State Epidemiologist) and…

Audience: Adults, Health Research Live!

Location: via Zoom; details to follow after registration

Cost: Free

Add to Calendar

Pre-Registration Required

Register Here

View Event Details
Nov
21
Program

Science Story Time: Air Play

10:30 AM

We’ll read the playful book Windblown by Edouard Manceau, then explore shapes and air as we build paper contraptions to blow in the wind.

Audience: Children, Families, Science Story TIme

Cost: Free with Museum Admission

Add to Calendar

View Event Details
Nov
28
Program

Science Story Time: Float Your Boat

10:30 AM

Build, test, and sink your own boat as we learn about balance and weight (along with the silly antics of some cute critters) in Pamela Allen’s Who Sank the Boat?

Audience: Families, Science Story TIme

Cost: Free with Museum Admission

Add to Calendar

View Event Details
Nov
30
Program

Mini Makers Virtual Workshop: Light and Mirrors

9:00 AM

Join us in our Mini-Makers program all about the science of light and shadows, mirrors and reflections. This three-part virtual program is for children ages 4-5 and an adult to…

Audience: Children, Families, Programs for Preschoolers, Virtual Workshop Series

Cost: $75 (members), $85 (non-members)

Add to Calendar

This Event is Full

View Event Details
Dec
01
Program

Playful Patterns Virtual Workshop (for ages 6-8)

10:00 AM

From stripes on a crosswalk to stripes on a zebra, we live in a world of patterns. In this three-part maker-based series, we will explore the science, beauty and utility of…

Audience: Children, Homeschoolers, Virtual Workshop Series

Cost: $75 (members), $85 (non-members)

Add to Calendar

This Event is Full

View Event Details
Dec
01
Program

Balancing Act Virtual Workshop (for ages 9–12)

1:00 PM

Feel the force and uncover the cool math and patterns of STEM toys as we explore balance through engineering! Using playground science, simple machines, and a variety of unique…

Audience: Children, Preteens and Teens, Homeschoolers, Virtual Workshop Series

Cost: $75 (members), $85 (non-members)

Add to Calendar

This Event is Full

View Event Details
Dec
02
Program

Superhero Science Virtual Workshop (for ages 6-8)

10:00 AM

Up, Up, and engineer your way through a variety of challenges! Explore the science behind your favorite superhero or super-shero, build your own superhero action figures, and…

Audience: Children, Homeschoolers, Virtual Workshop Series

Cost: $75 (members), $85 (non-members)

Add to Calendar

This Event is Full

View Event Details