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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) starting 10/16/2021
Science Story Time: Sort it Out
10:30 AM
We’ll read the book Sort it Out by Barbara Mariconda about a pack rat and his great collection objects to get us ready for our own sorting challenge. Each family will get a…
Audience: Families, Science Story TIme
Cost: Free with Museum Admission
View Event DetailsScience Story Time: Balance
10:30 AM
We’ll read the delightful book Just a Little Bit about friends both large and small on a teeter totter. Young families will then get to practice early math skills as they use…
Audience: Families, Science Story TIme
Cost: Free with Museum Admission
View Event DetailsExperiment, Imagine, Create Virtual Workshop for ages 4-5 with a caregiver
10:00 AM
Each week we will experiment with a different type of force or motion. Then using what we discover to create a fun toy or game for further play.
Audience: Children, Programs for Preschoolers, Virtual Workshop Series
Location: Via Zoom; details to follow after registration
Cost: $70 (members), $85 (non-members)
Pre-Registration Required
Event Notes: Program is canceled
View Event DetailsPinball Wizard Virtual Workshop for ages 9-12
1:00 PM
Audience: Children, Homeschoolers, Virtual Workshop Series
Location: Via Zoom; details to follow after registration
Cost: $120 (members), $140 (non-members)
Pre-Registration Required
View Event DetailsHanover Garden Club: The Curious Person’s Guide to Earth Repair
1:00 PM
Around the world, people are finding that even the most harsh and damaged environments can be restored. In this talk, Judith D. Schwartz will share what she’s learned from…
Audience: Adults, Hanover Garden Club
Cost: Free
Pre-Registration Required
View Event DetailsAmazing Magnets for ages 4-6
10:00 AM
Each week, experiment and use the force of magnets as we examine their attracting and repelling properties. Discover what is magnetic, try fun magnet tricks, and play games with…
Audience: Children, Programs for Preschoolers
Location: On-site at the Montshire
Cost: $75 (members), $90 (non-members)
Pre-Registration Required
Event Notes: Program is canceled
View Event DetailsScience Story Time: Leafcutter Ants
10:30 AM
We’ll read the book Are You an Ant? by Judy Allen to learn all about an ant’s life. Afterwards you’ll have a chance to see the museum’s live colony of leafcutter ants as…
Audience: Families, Science Story TIme
Cost: Free with Museum Admission
View Event DetailsScience 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
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
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