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Check Out These Special Exhibits and Programs!
Meet Peep on May 18th! 
Explore the science of vibration and the art of making music in our new SoundLab exhibit!
Learn about green design and energy conservation in our DREAM GREEN exhibit!
Learn about our year-long MCCA-funded cultural exchange program with El Salvador, Sharing Biodiversity & Culture.
Visit the FETCH! Lab at The Discovery Museums!
Events by Date
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Join us for our weekly story time. We’ll bring the books; you bring your imagination!
11 AM
Kaleid-O-Mania! See Ruff like you’ve never seen him before- look at his picture with special kaleidoscopes and make your own FETCH! kaleidoscope to create unique designs at home! Sponsored by Middlesex Savings Bank, with additional...
Drop-in 1:30 - 4:30
Use your fingers and our collection of tools, to roll, shape, and cut dough into fun, creative sculptures!
10 AM
Join us with free admission and explore the museums at night on the first Friday of every month! We will gratefully accept donations for the Acton Food Pantry. Sponsored in part by Acorn Deck House Company and Emerson Hospital....
4:30 - 8:30
Let your silly side run wild as we share some stories that are sure to tickle your funny bone!
10 AM
Join us as local young magician Rupayan Neogy shares his talents with us! Showcasing a variety of tricks, he will confound and amaze in an interactive performance geared toward family audiences. For more information about Rupayan’s...
12 PM
Pennies become dull when their surface is exposed to oxygen. See if you can make a penny sparkle with ketchup, baking soda, or cola. Explore whether acids or bases work better at restoring a penny’s shine. Sponsored by Middlesex...
Drop-in 1:00 - 4:00
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Challenge yourself to build a kite that’s different from one that you’ve ever seen before. What changes can you make so that it flies even better? Up, up, and away! Sponsored by Middlesex Savings Bank, with additional support...
Drop-in 1:30 - 4:30
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Touch a real dinosaur fossil and pretend to be a paleontologist digging for dinosaur bones in our mock excavation site!
10 AM
Join us for our weekly story time. We’ll bring the books; you bring your imagination!
11 AM
Come meet Mercedes and her handler Christine Macdonald from the Pets & People Foundation. Learn about people therapy through pets and all about Mercedes’ role in the organization. Mercedes is a standard poodle and she’s...
10 AM
Explore sound through singing and playing. Move, make music, listen, learn, and get a multi-sensory workout! Music improves your child’s memory, cognitive development, learning skills, and ability to express emotion. Plus, it’s...
1 PM
Even large ships weighing hundreds of thousands of tons stay afloat. But how? Investigate floating by building tinfoil boats and loading them with pennies until they sink. Discover how a boat’s size and shape make a difference in how...
Drop-in 1:00 - 4:00
Create a beautiful necklace out of colorful pasta to give to your mother in celebration of Mother’s Day.
10 AM
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Are you ready for a challenge? Ruff Ruffman begs you to build a two-story structure strong enough to hold his jumbo dog biscuit! Can you do it with just index cards? Sharpen your engineering and design skills with this fun FETCH! activity...
Drop-in 1:30 - 4:30
Plenty of soap bubbles and sponges will be on hand to ensure our favorite dinosaur gets nice and clean. Don’t forget in between her toes!
10 AM
Join us for our weekly story time. We’ll bring the books; you bring your imagination!
11 AM
Join us as we kick off our new bi-weekly PEEP™ Science Adventures for preschoolers program with a visit from that very special chicken himself! Peep, star of the WGBH animated series, PEEP and the Big Wide World®, will be...
10 & 11 AM
Come meet Bessie, the dinosaur mascot of The Discovery Museums. She’s loves to give high-fives and hugs! *Bessie is a costumed museum staff member.
10 & 11 AM
Explore sound through singing and playing. Move, make music, listen, learn, and get a multi-sensory workout! Music improves your child’s memory, cognitive development, learning skills, and ability to express emotion. Plus, it’s...
1 PM
Come join in all the fun during this special free evening for families with children on the autism spectrum. Pre-registration required. Visit http://tinyurl.com/EspeciallyforMe2012-4 to register. Funding provided by CVS, Nypro, DCU for...
5:30 - 8:30 PM
Do you have a rock or mineral that you can’t identify? Let geologist Alan Bourgault help you decipher what it is! Join us to learn about when and where dinosaurs roamed Massachusetts plus pictures and stories from a dinosaur dig he...
Drop-in 2:00 - 4:30
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Imagine yourself a chemist and use real laboratory tools to do experiments. Try your hand at doing wet chemistry in a model glove box and learn why some chemists use glove boxes and hoods. Reaction Station is funded by The Camille &...
Drop-in 2:00 - 4:30
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Join us for our weekly story time. We’ll bring the books; you bring your imagination!
11 AM
Join us as we take a look back in time and learn about two of history’s most famous female artists: Berthe Morisot and Mary Cassatt. Experiment with different painting textures. Will you be able to guess the materials mixed in with...
10 AM
Pennies become dull when their surface is exposed to oxygen. See if you can make a penny sparkle with ketchup, baking soda, or cola. Explore whether acids or bases work better at restoring a penny’s shine. Sponsored by Middlesex...
Drop-in 1:30 - 4:30
Touch a real dinosaur fossil and pretend to be a paleontologist digging for dinosaur bones in our mock excavation site!
10 AM
Challenge yourself to build a kite that’s different from one that you’ve ever seen before. What changes can you make so that it flies even better? Up, up, and away! Sponsored by Middlesex Savings Bank, with additional support...
Drop-in 1:00 - 4:00
Come meet Bessie, the dinosaur mascot of The Discovery Museums. She’s loves to give high-fives and hugs! *Bessie is a costumed museum staff member.
10 & 11 AM
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Even large ships weighing hundreds of thousands of tons stay afloat. But how? Investigate floating by building tinfoil boats and loading them with pennies until they sink. Discover how a boat’s size and shape make a difference in how...
Drop-in 1:30 - 4:30
LEGO building for toddlers! Bring your imagination to build, stack, and sort using our enormous collection of DUPLOS. Construct your own architectural wonder or work together to build a museum-community sculpture.
10 AM
Join us for our weekly story time. We’ll bring the books; you bring your imagination!
11 AM
Are you curious about what’s inside telephones and computers? Discover resistors and capacitors as you uncover the inner workings of everyday objects. Sponsored by Analog Devices, Inc.
Drop-in 1:30 - 4:30
