The original Children’s Discovery Museum will close permanently when the new museum opens. exhibit design by Paul Orselli Workshop Inc. The new museum was designed by Cambridge Seven Associates landscape architecture by Lemon | Brooke Landscape Architects general contracting by JM Coull, Inc. The new Discovery Museum will inspire every child to find his or her most creative and curious self, and to discover the wonder and truth of science and the joy and importance of the natural world.” “The most important thing we can do is to prepare kids to tackle the challenges of a rapidly changing, complex world. “With this great new museum we will reach many more families and will serve as an example for making great STEAM learning experiences available to all kids demonstrating ways to get kids back outdoors to play and, advocating for play as the basis for children’s growth and development,” said CEO Neil Gordon. In keeping with museum pedagogy, all exhibits are hands-on, low-tech, open-ended, and interactive, to encourage play, exploration, and experimentation by all. It also includes reimagined visitor favorites from the original buildings including a Diner, Train Room, and Ship Room, along with other beloved exhibit components such as a giant amethyst and radar magnet. The expanded and completely renovated museum has twice the exhibit space of the original museum and includes significant new galleries for STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) experiences including water air tinkering, design, and engineering early brain development math light and color and sound. Children 12 and under will be free all weekend as a Thank You to the community.

New logo files available for download here Ĭelebration Weekend March 3 and 4 children admitted freeĪcton, MA – After 35 years of operation, more than 4.6 million children and families served, tens of thousands of family memories made, and millions of hands-on STEAM-based A-HA! moments enjoyed, the expanded, completely renovated, fully accessible, and now single-building Discovery Museum will open its doors to the New England community for a celebration weekend March 3 and 4, 2018, 9:00am to 4:30pm each day. Raising $8.8M to Surpass $8.4M Campaign GoalĪDA-compliant building and accessible exhibits will welcome and accommodate visitors of all abilities

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