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Featured Upcoming Event on May 28 at 10:00 am
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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starting 04/01/2021
Optical Illusions Virtual Workshop Session 2 for ages 9-12
3:30 PM
Trick your eyes and brain! Each week we’ll try and then make our own optical illusions. From thaumatropes to afterimages, we will discover the science behind each optical…
Audience: Children, Homeschoolers, Virtual Workshop Series
Cost: $110 (members), $135 (non-members)
Pre-Registration Required
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 DetailsScience Story Time
10:30 AM
Join us for June’s Science Story Time on June 9th and June 12th, as we explore bubbles! Play in the exhibition “Bubbles: Science in Soap” and join us as we read the silly…
Audience: Families, Programs for Preschoolers, Science Story TIme
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Cost: Free with Museum Admission
View Event DetailsAirplay: Virtual Workshop, Session 1 (for ages 6-8)
10:00 AM
It floats, it falls, it flies, it glides! We’ll build and experiment with them all as we make everything from parachutes to rockets to helicopters, to test and play with again…
Audience: Children, Homeschoolers, Virtual Workshop Series
Location: Via Zoom; details to follow after registration
Cost: $110 (members), $135 (non-members)
This Event is Full
View Event DetailsAirplay: Virtual Workshop, Session 2 (for ages 6-8)
3:30 PM
It floats, it falls, it flies, it glides! We’ll build and experiment with them all as we make everything from parachutes to rockets to helicopters, to test and play with again…
Audience: Children, Homeschoolers, Virtual Workshop Series
Location: Via Zoom; details to follow after registration
Cost: $110 (members), $135 (non-members)
Pre-Registration Required
View Event DetailsScience Story Time
10:30 AM
Join us for June’s Science Story Time on June 9th and June 12th, as we explore bubbles! Play in the exhibition “Bubbles: Science in Soap” and join us as we read the silly…
Audience: Families, Programs for Preschoolers, Science Story TIme
Location:
Cost: Free with Museum Admission
View Event DetailsFamily Programming (Afternoon)
1:30 PM
Join us for science activities outdoors at the Science Discovery Lab or Push Cart Science. Engage in intensive hands-on activities for the entire family.
Audience: Families
Location: Science Discovery Lab
Cost: Free with Museum Admission
View Event DetailsFamily Programing (Morning)
10:30 AM
Join us for science activities outdoors at the Science Discovery Lab or Push Cart Science. Engage in intensive hands-on activities for the entire family.
Audience: Adults, Children, Families
Location: Science Discovery Lab
Cost: Free with Museum Admission
View Event DetailsFamily Programming (Afternoon)
1:30 PM
Join us for science activities outdoors at the Science Discovery Lab or Push Cart Science. Engage in intensive hands-on activities for the entire family.
Audience: Families
Location: Science Discovery Lab
Cost: Free with Museum Admission
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