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Especially for Me! Free Autism-Friendly Evening

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

Join us during this special free evening especially for families with members on the autism spectrum. In our ADA-compliant building you can play, explore, and learn while the museum is closed to the general public. Dinner, including a gluten-free option, will be provided. Pre-registration required at as space is limited. Tonight’s Program: Harmonize! Jam with […]

Free

Celebrate National Take a Hike Day: Walking Sticks

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

Hop out onto the Great Hill conservation land adjacent to Discovery Woods to find the perfect walking stick, then bring it back to Discovery Woods and decorate it. We’ll provide the art supplies, you bring your imagination! Once you’ve created the perfect walking stick, take it on a test drive on the conservation land or […]

Included with Museum admission

Art 400 Exhibition Opening Reception

Join the Phillips Academy students from Art 400: Visual Culture: Discovering the Addison Collection for a gallery talk and reception celebrating the opening of the exhibition that they curated.

Free

Art 400 Exhibition Opening Reception

Join the Phillips Academy students from Art 400: Visual Culture: Discovering the Addison Collection for a gallery talk and reception celebrating the opening of the exhibition that they curated.

Free

Thanksgiving at The Inn at Hastings Park

The Inn at Hastings Park 2027 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington, MA, United States

A family-style dinner is a wonderful way to celebrate a holiday traditionally spent with family and loved ones. Take pleasure in a feast crafted by the Inn at Hastings Park culinary team and indulge in a selection of traditional favorites and creative favorites. Seating is available at 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m., or 3:30 p.m.$74.00/adult, $37/Child […]

LEGO (R) Zone

LEGO (R) Zone

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

You bring your imagination and we’ll supply the LEGOs. Try your hand at some fun LEGO challenges and games, or just dig-in to our huge collection of LEGO bricks and build to your heart’s content. How do you LEGO?

Included with Museum admission

Backyard and Beyond: Winter Tracking with PrimiTim

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

Signs of animals are all around us, if we know where to look! Join primitive-skills expert, Tim “PrimiTim” Swanson, to learn and practice the ancient skill of tracking. He’ll take us on an adventure looking for signs of the animals that live all around us. Depending on weather, this program may involve a walk in […]

$14.50

Gallery Tour: The Art of Ambition in the Colonial Northeast

In collaboration with Andover’s Memorial Hall Library, Addison curator Gordon Wilkins will lead a tour of The Art of Ambition in the Colonial Northeast​, offering a discussion of the works and themes presented. The tour is free, but space is limited. Please register online at www.mhl.org/events​ or call 978.623.8430. 

Free

Gallery Tour: The Art of Ambition in the Colonial Northeast

In collaboration with Andover’s Memorial Hall Library, Addison curator Gordon Wilkins will lead a tour of The Art of Ambition in the Colonial Northeast​, offering a discussion of the works and themes presented. The tour is free, but space is limited. Please register online at www.mhl.org/events​ or call 978.623.8430. 

Free

Meet the Scientists!

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

What’s it like to be a scientist or engineer? Find out in this special program where you can talk to real scientists and engineers and do the hands-on activities they’ve developed to showcase their work. Discover why they find STEM cool and exciting while learning about their research and interests. Check our website before the […]

Free

Brunch with Santa at The Inn at Hastings Park

The Inn at Hastings Park 2027 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington, MA, United States

Santa Visits will be at 10:00 am- 2:00 pm Santa will visit families and will be available for photos during a wonderful Brunch in Town Meeting Bistro at The Inn at Hastings Park. $64.00/Adult (with Sparkling Wine), $56.00/Adult (without Sparkling Wine), $24/Children, (Plus tax and gratuity). Children 3 and under are complimentary. Call 781-301-6655 or visit […]

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 […]

Free