The Discovery Museums located in Acton, Massachusetts, just west of Boston, is an award-winning educational non-profit organization with an international reputation for high quality children’s discovery and science programs.  We seek to inspire enduring curiosity and love of learning through interactive discovery, hands-on inquiry and scientific investigations. Younger children learn while they play at the Discovery Museum: Children.  Older children explore scientific concepts and hands-on creativity at The Discovery Museum: Science. The Museums have extensive school programs that include museum field trips, group visits, and classroom outreach. The Discovery Museums serves over 140,000 visitors annually through our two age-focused museums and educational programs.

The Children's Branch of The Discovery Museums is a wonder-filled 120-year old Victorian style house with rooms, corridors, and closets creatively transformed into ten hands-on exhibit areas especially for toddlers and pre-school children and their families.  Because of the small spaces in the building, we suggest that you use back pack carriers or Snuglis® in place of strollers.

The Science Branch of The Discovery Museums offers a creative and challenging interactive experience designed especially for school aged children. Filled with innovative theme spaces for hands-on experimenting with the basic sciences and math, The Science Branch of The Discovery Museums helps build on concepts explored in The Children's Branch of The Discovery Museum and fosters an elevated understanding.  All spaces in the building are handicapped accessible with an elevator for your convenience.

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Thank you for thinking of us for your nonprofit organization's fundraiser---we greatly appreciate the opportunity to give back to our community. We are happy to donate complimentary admission passes to eligible nonprofits whose activities enrich the greater community in which we all live.

Given the large number of requests we receive each year, we have now automated our donation request system.  Please click here to be redirected to our request submission system.  We will attempt to get back to you within three weeks.  Thank you!