Discover the world of underwater robotics with the Andover SeaPerch Team! Learn how engineers design and build remotely operated underwater vehicles (ROVs) through hands-on experience. You’ll assemble, experiment, test, and iterate on your own ROV, all while exploring the basic physics and engineering principles that make underwater robots work.
Where: 177 Main Street, Acton, MA When: Mon, Feb 16 – Fri, Feb 20; Plus related events Feb 14–22 Regular Hours: 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM daily during vacation week. What’s Happening: Daily STEAM Play & Exhibits: Open-ended hands-on activities — science, nature, art, and interactive learning included with admission. Lunar New Year Celebration — […]
Lunar New Year is a celebration observed by numerous cultures to mark the beginning of a calendar year whose months are based on moon cycles. In today’s program, we will be joined by a Discovery Museum staff member as she shares her personal experience and her family’s traditions for the holiday. Play some traditional Korean […]
How do I write my name in Japanese? Do Japanese children play with the same toys as me? Join visiting student teachers from Showa University in Tokyo to explore classic Japanese children’s toys and games. We'll learn some simple Japanese words as we play together!
How do I write my name in Japanese? Do Japanese children play with the same toys as me? Join visiting student teachers from Showa University in Tokyo to explore classic Japanese children’s toys and games. We'll learn some simple Japanese words as we play together!
Look behind the curtain of Open Door Theater's newest show, HONK!, a musical telling of “The Ugly Duckling” story. HONK! is a heartwarming celebration of being different that is sure to delight audiences of all ages. Ugly looks quite a bit different from his siblings, and others are quick to notice and point this out. […]
Squish and sculpt as you explore some simple circuitry. We’ll discover the conductive properties of a childhood favorite, as we sink our hands into playdough to make LEDs light up and buzzers buzz!
Join us as we learn about women who have made important contributions throughout history to the fields of science, math, and art. Chemist Rosalind Franklin made great discoveries and contributions to what we know about DNA. We’ll honor Franklin’s work and learn about other women who use what she discovered in their own research by […]
Get ready to sign and dance! The Discovery Museum welcomes the DEAFinitely Crew for a performance that combines American Sign Language, hip hop and breakdancing. As a Boston based non-profit, DEAFinitely represents a wide diversity of Deaf, DeafBlind, DeafDisabled and hard of hearing youth. Crew members between the ages of 8-18 years old come together […]
Are you curious about what’s inside telephones, computers, radios and more? Grab a screwdriver and discover resistors, capacitors, and circuit boards as you uncover the inner workings of everyday electronics.
Join Discovery Museum as we celebrate Leonardo da Vinci’s birthday. Born on April 15, 1452, Leonardo da Vinci was an inventor, artist, engineer, and mathematician who spent his lifetime following his curiosity and exploring a wide variety of interests. Be inspired by da Vinci’s passion for flight as you build paper helicopters at our Wind […]
Join us this April school vacation week to celebrate and connect with nature! All week we will be exploring our connection to the Earth through science, art, and play. Special Earth Week programs run daily from 10:00am - 12:00pm & 1:00pm - 3:00pm. See daily schedule for details.
