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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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Shop, Save, Explore!
10:00 AM
Enjoy FOUR DAYS of savings in the Museum Store
Audience: Adults, Families
Location: Museum Store
Cost: Free
View Event DetailsShop, Save, Explore!
10:00 AM
Enjoy FOUR DAYS of savings in the Museum Store
Audience: Adults, Families
Location: Museum Store
Cost: Free
View Event DetailsMontshire Business Partnership Employee Appreciation Days
10:00 AM
Visit the Montshire to enjoy free admission and 25% savings on all Museum Store purchases for Montshire Business Partnership employees!
Audience: Adults, Families
Cost: Free
View Event DetailsShop, Save, Explore!
10:00 AM
Enjoy FOUR DAYS of savings in the Museum Store
Audience: Adults, Families
Location: Museum Store
Cost: Free
View Event DetailsMontshire Business Partnership Employee Appreciation Days
10:00 AM
Visit the Montshire to enjoy free admission and 25% savings on all Museum Store purchases for Montshire Business Partnership employees!
Audience: Adults, Families
Cost: Free
View Event DetailsShop, Save, Explore!
10:00 AM
Enjoy FOUR DAYS of savings in the Museum Store
Audience: Adults, Families
Location: Museum Store
Cost: Free
View Event DetailsScience Story Time: Shape of Things
10:30 AM
Explore how shapes, from rectangles to circles, can be transformed into endless combinations in Dayle Ann Dodds’ book The Shape of Things. We’ll practice combining and…
Audience: Children, Families, Science Story TIme
Cost: Free with Museum Admission
View Event DetailsSpace Craft: Virtual Workshop for ages 6-8
10:00 AM
Become an artistic astronaut! Explore outer space through crafting constellations, making moons, and painting planets. Discover where science and art meet.
Audience: Children, Homeschoolers, Virtual Workshop Series
Location: Via Zoom; details to follow after registration
Cost: $90 (members), $105 (non-members)
This Event is Full
View Event DetailsArtful Insects Virtual Workshop for ages 9-12
1:00 PM
Learn about the intricate beauty, anatomy, and adaptations of insects during this three week series as we meet the museum’s live insect collection up close on your screen,…
Audience: Children, Homeschoolers, Virtual Workshop Series
Location: Via Zoom; details to follow after registration
Cost: $90 (members), $105 (non-members)
This Event is Full
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