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Backyard and Beyond: Winter Survival Workshop with PrimiTim

Discovery Museum Discovery Museum, 177 Main St, Acton, MA, United States

This class offers tools and techniques you can use if you ever find yourself cold, hungry, and alone in the wilderness. Our expert survivalist, Tim “PrimiTim” Swanson, will cover basic shelter building, wild edibles, water gathering, fire starting, tracking, and ways to get rescued by using natural and manufactured survival tools! This program may involve […]

$15.50
Men of Steel, Women of Wonder

Men of Steel, Women of Wonder

Superman and Wonder Woman are two of the most beloved icons in American pop culture. Created in times of economic adversity and war, these characters quickly emerged as beacons of American morality, representing the ideals of truth, justice, and the American way. Men of Steel, Women of Wonder examines art world responses to Superman and Wonder […]

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Men of Steel, Women of Wonder

Men of Steel, Women of Wonder

Superman and Wonder Woman are two of the most beloved icons in American pop culture. Created in times of economic adversity and war, these characters quickly emerged as beacons of American morality, representing the ideals of truth, justice, and the American way. Men of Steel, Women of Wonder examines art world responses to Superman and Wonder […]

Free

Especially for Me! Free Sensory-Friendly Afternoons

Discovery Museum Discovery Museum, 177 Main St, Acton, MA, United States

Come explore the accessible Discovery Museum and Discovery Woods. Sensory-Friendly Afternoons are all about inclusion. During these events, the museum is open to the general public, but group visits and birthday parties are not scheduled, to avoid crowding and support access to exhibits. Resources available to prepare for your visit include Story Guides to the […]

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Backyard and Beyond: Winter Scavenger Hunt

Discovery Museum Discovery Museum, 177 Main St, Acton, MA, United States

Discovery Woods is full of natural materials to excite your sense of sight and touch. Look closely and experiment with some of the most interesting textures found in Discovery Woods. Explore this wintery-wonderland… can you find something frosty or frozen, fuzzy, scratchy, smooth, and rough? You never know what you might discover! This program is […]

$15.50

Toys: The Inside Story

Discovery Museum Discovery Museum, 177 Main St, Acton, MA, United States

Did you ever want to open an Etch-a-Sketch® to see how it works? Wonder what makes Elmo® dance? Want to see what triggers the buzzer in Operation®? Explore the inside world of toys and the pulleys, cams, gears, circuits, and linkages that make them work. Toys: The Inside Story will be located in the Middlesex […]

$15.50
Tinkering with Toys: Build-a-Track

Tinkering with Toys: Build-a-Track

Discovery Museum Discovery Museum, 177 Main St, Acton, MA, United States

Race, vroom, and whiz on toy tracks of your own design! Build and test out roads and raceways using recycled and repurposed materials. We’ll have a plethora of toy vehicles for you to use or visit our car creation station to engineer your own. Tinkering With Toys programs are inspired by the Discovery Museum’s new […]

$15.50

Scribble Bots

Discovery Museum Discovery Museum, 177 Main St, Acton, MA, United States

Come create dynamic drawings using simple DIY robotic contraptions made of spinning and wiggling motors, markers, tape, pipe cleaners and a variety of recycled and repurposed materials. Set your machine in motion and watch it leave a trail of unexpected patterns.

$15.50

Talon Club Comedy Series: Carolyn Riley

Tsongas Center Tsongas Center, 300 Arcand Dr, Lowell, MA, United States

EVENTS GROUP SALES CENTER INFORMATION RIVER HAWKS BUY TICKETS Tell friends you're going! Talon Club Comedy Series: Carolyn Riley A hilarious stand-up comedy show featuring Boston's best comedians LIVE in the Talon Club located inside the Tsongas Center with your headliner: Carolyn Riley! Riley is a Boston-based comedian has established herself as a smart, stand-out […]

$15

Groundhog Day: Seeing Shadows

Discovery Museum Discovery Museum, 177 Main St, Acton, MA, United States

We’re celebrating a day early! Whether Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow tomorrow or not, we will have plenty of shadows to experiment with here at the Museum! Can you make a shadow grow and shrink? Can you make it dance? Can shadows be colorful? What more can you discover about shadows?

$15.50

Especially for Me! Free Evening for Families with Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or KODA Children

Discovery Museum Discovery Museum, 177 Main St, Acton, MA, United States

Join us during this special free evening especially for families with Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or KODA children. In our ADA-compliant building you can play and explore when the museum is closed to the general public. ASL Interpreters will be available. Dinner, including a gluten-free option, will be provided. Pre-registration required at http://bit.ly/DHHFeb2020 as space […]

Tinkering with Toys: Toy Take Aparts

Discovery Museum Discovery Museum, 177 Main St, Acton, MA, United States

Are you curious about what’s inside everyday toys? We’ll be taking apart various toys including mechanical toys with moving parts, remote controlled toys, toy vehicles with movable parts, electronic or music toys. Tinkering With Toys programs are inspired by the Discovery Museum’s new exhibit Toys: The Inside Story, open January 18 – May 10, 2020.

$15.50