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ACTON, MA – Discovery Museum will host “Mask On, Play On,” a free evening event for visitors who are more comfortable in a mask-wearing environment, on Saturday, November 15th, from 5:00pm to 8:00pm. . .

Acton, MA – Discovery Museum announced an ambitious plan to double the size of its Traveling Science Workshops program to serve 120,000 students in their classrooms with hands-on STEM by 2030 and is. . .

ACTON, MA – Discovery Museum will host a free-of-charge pop-up clothing shop, called “Bessie’s Closet,” November 7 through 9, 2025. Donations of new or gently used clean clothing in any size are being. . .

Dear Friend of the Museum, I have been in many conversations this year where someone has used the word "hopeless." It is a big word...a deeply sad word. It connotes not just despair, but giving up. . .

ACTON - Discovery Museum announced today that their popular First Friday Nights Free will return beginning Friday, October 3. Visitors can enjoy the Museum with free admission from 4:30pm to 8:00pm on. . .

Acton, MA – Discovery Museum announced today that from September 16 through 21, 2025, the cost of admission will be $2.50 per person. The annual “Pay and Play Like It’s 1982,” promotion celebrates the. . .

Discovery Museum is at the vanguard. [Its] healthy infusion of STEM, outdoor, and hands-on learning is the future of K-5 and beyond education—or at least it should be. —Representative Simon Cataldo, Nature Play Festival

Acton, MA – Discovery Museum is pleased to welcome Courtney Hanna Renkes to its Board of Directors. Courtney serves on the advisory council of the TraRon Center, a Washington, DC nonprofit that. . .