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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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Program(s) for starting 11/07/2020
Science Story Time: Toppling Towers
10:30 AM
Iggy Peck Architect by Andrea Beaty features a kid that can never stop building and building! We’ll make our own towers with 100’s of cups and other oddities as we reach for…
Audience: Children, Families, Science Story TIme
Cost: Free with Museum Admission
View Event DetailsMessy Mixtures Virtual Program (for ages 4-5 with a caregiver)
9:00 AM
In this virtual program for children ages 4-5 and an adult, we will mix, experiment and get messy with science. Each week we will focus on a different experiment, use a variety…
Audience: Children, Families, Programs for Preschoolers, Virtual Workshop Series
Location: Via Zoom; details to follow after registration
Cost: $100 (members), $125 (non-members)
This Event is Full
View Event DetailsElectricity Virtual Workshop (for ages 9-12)
10:00 AM
Grow your understanding of circuits and make electricity work for you as we create switches, capacitors, and more! Design challenges will guide our investigations and develop…
Audience: Children, Homeschoolers, Virtual Workshop Series
Location: Via Zoom; details to follow after registration
Cost: $100 (members), $125 (non-members)
This Event is Full
View Event DetailsHanover Garden Club: Designing with Proven Winners (2021 Selections)
1:00 PM
Join a discussion with Russ Knowles, the regional retail account manager at Proven Winners. Proven Winners operates out of Pleasant View Garden and serves multiple large,…
Audience: Adults, Hanover Garden Club
Location: Via Zoom; details to follow after registration
Cost: Free
Pre-Registration Required
Event Notes: This program will be conducted on Zoom. Once you have registered, a link will be sent to you the day before the program.
View Event DetailsLight and Mirrors Virtual Workshop (for ages 6-8)
3:30 PM
Use mirrors as a fun science tool to experiment with reflections, angles and symmetry. Together, we’ll create everything from kaleidoscopes to periscopes. In the dark we’ll…
Audience: Children, Homeschoolers, Virtual Workshop Series
Location: Via Zoom; details to follow after registration
Cost: $100 (members), $125 (non-members)
This Event is Full
View Event DetailsScience Story Time: Books Rock
10:30 AM
Explore the museum’s volcanic rock collection after reading the beautiful book A Rock is Lively by Diane Hutts Aston.
Audience: Children, Families, Science Story TIme
Cost: Free with Museum Admission
View Event DetailsNature Photography Virtual Workshop (for ages 11-14)
1:00 PM
Become a better observer of the natural world, using photography as your tool! Explore how changing your perspective and framing can alter what you notice and what you are able…
Audience: Children, Preteens and Teens, Homeschoolers, Virtual Workshop Series
Location: Via Zoom; details to follow after registration
Cost: $100 (members), $125 (non-members)
Pre-Registration Required
View Event DetailsElectricity Virtual Workshop (for ages 6-8)
10:00 AM
Explore circuits and uncover the basics of electricity through hands-on engineering. We’ll build simple-to-complex electrical components as we play with the power of the…
Audience: Children, Homeschoolers, Virtual Workshop Series
Location: Via Zoom; details to follow after registration
Cost: $100 (members), $125 (non-members)
This Event is Full
View Event DetailsLight and Mirrors Virtual Workshop (for ages 9-12)
3:30 PM
Use mirrors as a fun science tool to experiment with reflections, angles and symmetry. Together, we’ll create everything from kaleidoscopes to periscopes. In the dark we’ll…
Audience: Children, Homeschoolers, Virtual Workshop Series
Location: Via Zoom; details to follow after registration
Cost: $100 (members), $125 (non-members)
This Event is Full
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