It's grown-up time at Discovery Museum! Come hang out and play in our outdoor and indoor spaces and enjoy a fun evening with live music, food, drinks, and friends. Advance tickets required; walk-ins will not be guaranteed entrance. All attendees must be 21+ years of age. Ticket includes: Admission to Discovery Museum, including Discovery Woods […]
Things are getting chilly at the Discovery Museum! Experiment with different types of salt as you explore the unique characteristics of a 300-pound block of ice. Add in some liquid watercolors and discover just how cool science can be. Inclement weather may result in changes to the program, or cancellation.
We’ll be painting al fresco today like impressionist artist Claude Monet. View printed examples of Monet’s famous paintings then set off to find your personal outdoor inspiration and create a piece of artwork of your own. Inclement weather may result in changes to the program, or cancellation.
Thursday, June 29, 10am to 2pm & Friday, June 30, 12pm to 3pm and 4:30pm to 7:30pm Join us for a special visit from The Caterpillar Lab! Come see a variety of New England caterpillar species showcased on open-air displays of local plants. Get up close to enormous giant silk moth caterpillars, fierce-looking snake-mimicking caterpillars, […]
Thursday, June 29, 10am to 2pm & Friday, June 30, 12pm to 3pm and 4:30pm to 7:30pm Join us for a special visit from The Caterpillar Lab! Come see a variety of New England caterpillar species showcased on open-air displays of local plants. Get up close to enormous giant silk moth caterpillars, fierce-looking snake-mimicking caterpillars, […]
A dash of this and a sprinkle of that. A pinch of that and a smidge of this. Try your hand at a few simple experiments to uncover the special color changing properties of some common household ingredients.
Learn what plants need to grow and help us take care of the Discovery Woods Garden. We will water our plants, check for weeds, and see how our plants are growing. Be on the lookout for insects that help our plants to grow!
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
