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Check Out These Special Exhibits and Programs!
Explore the science of vibration and the art of making music in our new SoundLab exhibit!
Learn about green design and energy conservation in our DREAM GREEN exhibit!
Learn about our year-long MCCA-funded cultural exchange program with El Salvador, Sharing Biodiversity & Culture.
Visit the FETCH! Lab at The Discovery Museums!
Events by Date
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Create a groundhog stick puppet that can pop out of its hole like Punxsutawney Phil. Will your groundhog see its shadow?
10:00 AM
Sing some songs and sample some stories; we’ll bring the books and you bring your imagination!
11:00 AM
Do fixed or growth attitudes and mindsets affect all aspects of our lives? Participate in a book discussion about Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol S. Dweck, Ph. D. Sponsored by The Discovery Museums and AB PIP. www....
7:00 - 9:00 PM
Explore sound through singing and playing. Move, make music, listen, learn, and get a multi-sensory workout! Music improves your child’s memory, cognitive development, learning skills, and ability to express emotion. Plus, it’s...
10:00 AM
Join us with free admission and explore the museums at night on the first Friday of every month! We will gratefully accept donations for the Acton Food Pantry. Sponsored in part by Acorn Deck House Company and Emerson Hospital...
4:30 - 8:30 PM
Swoop in to meet owls from the Blue Hills Trailside Museum. Discover what makes these fascinating creatures unique hunters and how they fit into the New England ecosystem. For more information about the Blue Hills Trailside Museum,...
11:00 AM - 12 PM
You eat different foods – crunchy, chewy, crisp, and soft. What about birds? Test different shaped and sized bird beaks to discover what it really means to “eat like a bird”! Sponsored by Middlesex Savings Bank, with...
Drop-in 1:00 - 4:00
Use your cheek or hand as a canvas for a colorful painting. What design will you choose?
10:00 AM
Have you ever made glue out of milk or flour? Want to make your own small solar panel from fruit? Join us for a fun-filled afternoon of chemistry! Discover what materials are bad for the environment and what everyday items can be used...
Drop-in 1:00 - 4:00
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Are you curious about what’s inside telephones and computers? Discover resistors and capacitors as you uncover the inner workings of everyday objects. Sponsored by Analog Devices, Inc.
Drop-in 1:30 - 4:30
8
Test different boat designs to see how many DUPLO™ people and animals you can load without sinking the boat. Then try your hand at building your own aluminum foil boat to test. Dive in! Sponsored by Middlesex Savings...
10:00 AM
Sing some songs and sample some stories; we’ll bring the books and you bring your imagination!
11:00 AM
Create a thaumatrope - an optical illusion toy that makes two pictures look like one. Learn about the persistence of vision as you make a fun toy that you can take home with you! Sponsored by Middlesex Savings Bank, with additional support...
Drop-in 1:30 - 4:30
Use a feather as a paintbrush to create a unique work of art.
10:00 AM
Solve mysteries with chemistry! Be a detective as you test mystery liquids, powders, and more in Reaction Stations - model glove boxes. Meet Brandeis University chemist Dr. Christine Thomas and Brandeis ACS students to learn how and why...
4:30 - 8:30 PM
Explore sound through singing and playing. Move, make music, listen, learn, and get a multi-sensory workout! Music improves your child’s memory, cognitive development, learning skills, and ability to express emotion. Plus, it’s...
1:00 PM
Create a Valentine’s Day-themed thaumatrope (wonder turner) – an optical illusion toy that makes two pictures look like one. Sponsored by Middlesex Savings Bank, with additional support from Red Hat, Inc. © 2011...
10:00 AM
Join us as local young magician Rupayan Neogy shares his talents with us! Showcasing a variety of tricks, he will confound and amaze in an interactive performance geared toward family audiences. For more information about Rupayan’s...
Noon
Water and oil don’t mix. But watch what happens when you add the fizz factor! Double, double, toil and trouble. Sponsored by Middlesex Savings Bank, with additional support from Red Hat, Inc. © 2011 WGBH Educational Foundation.
Drop-in 1:00 - 4:00
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You eat different foods – crunchy, chewy, crisp, and soft. What about birds? Test different shaped and sized bird beaks to discover what it really means to “eat like a bird”! Sponsored by Middlesex Savings Bank, with...
Drop-in 1:30 - 4:30
Marcel Duchamp didn’t believe in conventional art. He used everyday objects to make his art works. He loved the idea that accidents could create great masterpieces. Try your hand at our happy accident string drop, and see how little...
10:00 AM
Sing some songs and sample some stories; we’ll bring the books and you bring your imagination!
11:00 AM
Touch a real dinosaur fossil and pretend to be a paleontologist digging for dinosaur bones in our mock excavation site!
10:00 AM
LEGO building for toddlers! Bring your imagination to build, stack, and sort using our enormous collection of DUPLOS. Construct your own architectural wonder or work together to build a museum-community sculpture.
All Day
Join LEGO lovers of all ages in community building projects. Design structures, spaceships, and more. Add your creation to our community board for display at the Museum.
All Day
LEGO building for toddlers! Bring your imagination to build, stack, and sort using our enormous collection of DUPLOS. Construct your own architectural wonder or work together to build a museum-community sculpture.
All Day
Join LEGO lovers of all ages in community building projects. Design structures, spaceships, and more. Add your creation to our community board for display at the Museum.
All Day
LEGO building for toddlers! Bring your imagination to build, stack, and sort using our enormous collection of DUPLOS. Construct your own architectural wonder or work together to build a museum-community sculpture.
All Day
Celebrate National Engineers Week! Discover how math, geometry, structure, and engineering come together as you help construct a 6-foot dome! Learn about Buckminster Fuller, inventor of the geodesic dome, and see pictures of geodesic...
Drop-in 1:00 - 4:00
Join LEGO lovers of all ages in community building projects. Design structures, spaceships, and more. Add your creation to our community board for display at the Museum.
All Day
LEGO building for toddlers! Bring your imagination to build, stack, and sort using our enormous collection of DUPLOS. Construct your own architectural wonder or work together to build a museum-community sculpture.
All Day
Create a thaumatrope - an optical illusion toy that makes two pictures look like one. Learn about the persistence of vision as you design a fun toy that you can take home with you! Sponsored by Middlesex Savings Bank, with additional...
Drop-in 1:00 - 4:00
LEGO building for toddlers! Bring your imagination to build, stack, and sort using our enormous collection of DUPLOS. Construct your own architectural wonder or work together to build a museum-community sculpture.
All Day
Join LEGO lovers of all ages in community building projects. Design structures, spaceships, and more. Add your creation to our community board for display at the Museum.
All Day
Oops, we're missing the hook we use to rescue baby penguins that swim too far away from their mother. Your challenge is to design a hook, pull the baby penguins from the water, and bring them back home. A preschool-level adaptation of this...
10:00 AM
LEGO building for toddlers! Bring your imagination to build, stack, and sort using our enormous collection of DUPLOS. Construct your own architectural wonder or work together to build a museum-community sculpture.
All Day
Join LEGO lovers of all ages in community building projects. Design structures, spaceships, and more. Add your creation to our community board for display at the Museum.
All Day
Sing some songs and sample some stories; we’ll bring the books and you bring your imagination!
11:00 AM
LEGO building for toddlers! Bring your imagination to build, stack, and sort using our enormous collection of DUPLOS. Construct your own architectural wonder or work together to build a museum-community sculpture.
All Day
Join LEGO lovers of all ages in community building projects. Design structures, spaceships, and more. Add your creation to our community board for display at the Museum.
All Day
LEGO building for toddlers! Bring your imagination to build, stack, and sort using our enormous collection of DUPLOS. Construct your own architectural wonder or work together to build a museum-community sculpture.
All Day
Join LEGO lovers of all ages in community building projects. Design structures, spaceships, and more. Add your creation to our community board for display at the Museum.
All Day
LEGO building for toddlers! Bring your imagination to build, stack, and sort using our enormous collection of DUPLOS. Construct your own architectural wonder or work together to build a museum-community sculpture.
All Day
Join LEGO lovers of all ages in community building projects. Design structures, spaceships, and more. Add your creation to our community board for display at the Museum.
All Day
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Water and oil don’t mix. But watch what happens when you add the fizz factor! Double, double, toil and trouble. Sponsored by Middlesex Savings Bank, with additional support from Red Hat, Inc. © 2011 WGBH Educational Foundation.
Drop-in 1:30 - 4:30
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