Tinytropolis

Tinytropolis

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

Come visit the mini city with a big future! Join us as we design, build, and explore a mini city constructed completely out of cardboard and creativity. This changing and evolving temporary space will be put together by staff and visitors over the course of 6 days.

Free with admission
Tinytropolis

Tinytropolis

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

Come visit the mini city with a big future! Join us as we design, build, and explore a mini city constructed completely out of cardboard and creativity. This changing and evolving temporary space will be put together by staff and visitors over the course of 6 days.

Free with admission
Tinytropolis

Tinytropolis

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

Come visit the mini city with a big future! Join us as we design, build, and explore a mini city constructed completely out of cardboard and creativity. This changing and evolving temporary space will be put together by staff and visitors over the course of 6 days.

Free with admission
Tinytropolis

Tinytropolis

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

Come visit the mini city with a big future! Join us as we design, build, and explore a mini city constructed completely out of cardboard and creativity. This changing and evolving temporary space will be put together by staff and visitors over the course of 6 days.

Free with admission

Play Testing with MIT’s Toy Product Design Students, Part 2

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

Are you interested in toys? Come talk to MIT students who want your feedback on their ideas for new toys! Students from MIT's Toy Product Design class will have test versions of toys that were developed based on feedback they received from our visitors in an earlier program. Play with the prototyped toys and let […]

Free with admission

Fun Family Outdoor Yoga

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

Join us with your family to move your body in healthy ways and connect with nature while doing outdoor yoga! Yoga improves physical and mental strength and can also improve self-awareness and mental focus. Kelly Western, professional yoga instructor, will lead this caregiver & child yoga class that incorporates balance, strength, stretching, and mindfulness in […]

Free with admission

Black Women in Science: Genetics and Congenital Heart Disease

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

Join us for an exciting new program series that honors the contributions of Black women in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math. In this program, meet Tarsha Ward, Ph.D and learn about her work studying genetics and heart disease. From 1:00pm to 1:30pm, hear Dr. Tarsha Ward share her personal journey as a […]

Free with admission

Storytime with Maynard Public Library

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

Join us for a Storytime with Mark Malcolm, Children’s Librarian at Maynard Public Library! We will enjoy some stories, sing a few songs, and get our bodies moving.

Free with admission

Nature Explorers

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

Join our outdoor educator for a series of outdoor explorations. Each week we will venture onto the conservation land next to the Museum and practice our science and naturalism skills together. Identify trees, search for bugs and slugs, and slow down to notice the rhythm of forest life. Our learning and exploration will build across […]

$3 – $30

Sewn Circuits

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

Join us for an exciting new program for kids and their caregivers to explore hand sewing and simple circuitry to engineer unique wearable creations with working lights! In this 90-minute session we’ll investigate how circuits work using wires, small LED lights, and batteries. Then, we’ll experiment with ways to make fabric creations – like felt […]

$10

A Family Revealed: From Slavery to Hope

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

Discovery Museum Speaker Series Speaker: Wallis Wickham Raemer, educator, and Reggie Harris, folk singer and social activist Location: This event will be live and in-person at Nashoba Brooks School 200 Strawberry Hill Road, Concord, MA Cost: Free with pre-registration; $5 suggested donation appreciated In an evening of engaging music and conversation with the audience, two […]

$5

Fun Family Outdoor Yoga

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

Join us with your family to move your body in healthy ways and connect with nature while doing outdoor yoga! Yoga improves physical and mental strength and can also improve self-awareness and mental focus. Kelly Western, professional yoga instructor, will lead this caregiver & child yoga class that incorporates balance, strength, stretching, and mindfulness in […]

Free with admission