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Past Events
$5 Admission After 4pm
Visit The Discovery after 4:00pm every Wednesday when admission is just $5.00 per visitor! Members and children under age 1 are always free. And best of all, the museum stays open until 8:00pm!
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Bank of America Museums on Us
Bank of America cardholders enjoy one free general admission to The Discovery on the first full weekend of every month with credit or debit card and photo ID. Find out more here. To qualify, simply present your active Bank of America®, Merrill Lynch® or U.S. Trust® credit or debit card along with a photo ID to gain one free general admission to The Discovery. Cardholders only; guests are not eligible for free admission. Excludes special exhibitions, ticketed shows or events,…
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LED Clothespin Mummies
Combine a classic clothespin with a battery, wires, LED lights, and various other crafting materials to create a spooky light-up mummy. Happy Halloween! Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents are encouraged to help young tinkerers use the tools and materials safely in this space.
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Discover Your Way
Sensory-friendly exploration at The Discovery Join us for Discover Your Way, a program that offers exclusive admission for families with children with Autism or those who can benefit from sensory-friendly time at the museum, on the first Sunday of each month from 10:00am to noon. This program creates an opportunity for parents to network while also discovering ways to enjoy the museum outside of Discover Your Way hours. Discover Your Way visitors are welcome to stay and play when the…
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Bank of America Museums on Us
Bank of America cardholders enjoy one free general admission to The Discovery on the first full weekend of every month with credit or debit card and photo ID. Find out more here. To qualify, simply present your active Bank of America®, Merrill Lynch® or U.S. Trust® credit or debit card along with a photo ID to gain one free general admission to The Discovery. Cardholders only; guests are not eligible for free admission. Excludes special exhibitions, ticketed shows or events,…
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LED Clothespin Mummies
Combine a classic clothespin with a battery, wires, LED lights, and various other crafting materials to create a spooky light-up mummy. Happy Halloween! Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents are encouraged to help young tinkerers use the tools and materials safely in this space.
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Fall Break: Open Monday
The Discovery will be open 10:00am to 5:00pm on Monday, October 7, 2019 for Washoe County School District’s fall break. Be sure to check out the calendar of events to find out what’s happening throughout the entire week of fall break!
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LED Clothespin Mummies
Combine a classic clothespin with a battery, wires, LED lights, and various other crafting materials to create a spooky light-up mummy. Happy Halloween! Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents are encouraged to help young tinkerers use the tools and materials safely in this space.
Find out more »
Space Shrinky Dinks
Celebrate advancements in space exploration with a shrinky dink you create in The Shop. Using thermoplastic, you can design your own object to shrink into a keychain, earrings, pendent, or whatever you can imagine. Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents are encouraged to help young tinkerers use the tools and materials safely in this space.
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Small Wonder Wednesday
Visit us every week for stories and more! Make your way to The Discovery every Wednesday for a special morning just for families with children ages 5 and under. Hear stories, climb the clouds, create art, and enjoy the entire museum for a full hour before it opens to everyone! Supported in part by:
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Space Shrinky Dinks
Celebrate advancements in space exploration with a shrinky dink you create in The Shop. Using thermoplastic, you can design your own object to shrink into a keychain, earrings, pendent, or whatever you can imagine. Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents are encouraged to help young tinkerers use the tools and materials safely in this space.
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$5 Admission After 4pm
Visit The Discovery after 4:00pm every Wednesday when admission is just $5.00 per visitor! Members and children under age 1 are always free. And best of all, the museum stays open until 8:00pm!
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Exploration Station: Mars Rover
In this Exploration Station, participants will learn about how scientists and engineers use robotic rovers and other vehicles to explore distant worlds, and experience some of the challenges and teamwork required to navigate a rover across the surface of a planet millions of miles away. Players acting as “Mission Control” and a “Rover” must work together to navigate a large obstacle course. Participants can also design their own rover to overcome the particular challenges of exploring a distant planet.
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Astronomical Society of Nevada
Join our friends from the Astronomical Society of Nevada to view the moon and other planets up close. They’ll be in the museum’s parking lot with a variety of telescopes pointed at the heavens. Stop by to learn about the Society and find out why they are so passionate about looking out into space. Note: The viewing will take place outside The Discovery. Museum admission is not required to participate. About Astronomical Society of Nevada The mission of the Astronomical Society of…
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Exploration Station: Mars Rover 3-D Glasses
Did you know the Curiosity Mars rover takes 3-D photos by using its cameras like left and right eyeballs, snapping photos from two slightly different perspectives. When NASA tints the two images, one red and one blue, and combines them, we can see 3-D views of Mars. In this activity you’ll make your own pair of 3-D glasses you can use to look at stellar scenes from Earth to Mars and beyond.
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Space Shrinky Dinks
Celebrate advancements in space exploration with a shrinky dink you create in The Shop. Using thermoplastic, you can design your own object to shrink into a keychain, earrings, pendent, or whatever you can imagine. Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents are encouraged to help young tinkerers use the tools and materials safely in this space.
Find out more »
Space Shrinky Dinks
Celebrate advancements in space exploration with a shrinky dink you create in The Shop. Using thermoplastic, you can design your own object to shrink into a keychain, earrings, pendent, or whatever you can imagine. Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents are encouraged to help young tinkerers use the tools and materials safely in this space.
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Open Build in The Shop
In The Shop, hands-on gets serious. During Open Build, take your pick from a variety of materials and use real tools to design and build nearly anything you can imagine. Best of all, what you create is yours to keep! Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents are encouraged to help young tinkerers use the tools and materials safely in this space.
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Exploration Station: Mars Rover
In this Exploration Station, participants will learn about how scientists and engineers use robotic rovers and other vehicles to explore distant worlds, and experience some of the challenges and teamwork required to navigate a rover across the surface of a planet millions of miles away. Players acting as “Mission Control” and a “Rover” must work together to navigate a large obstacle course. Participants can also design their own rover to overcome the particular challenges of exploring a distant planet.
Find out more »
Exploration Station: Mars Rover 3-D Glasses
Did you know the Curiosity Mars rover takes 3-D photos by using its cameras like left and right eyeballs, snapping photos from two slightly different perspectives. When NASA tints the two images, one red and one blue, and combines them, we can see 3-D views of Mars. In this activity you’ll make your own pair of 3-D glasses you can use to look at stellar scenes from Earth to Mars and beyond.
Find out more »
Small Wonder Wednesday
Visit us every week for stories and more! Make your way to The Discovery every Wednesday for a special morning just for families with children ages 5 and under. Hear stories, climb the clouds, create art, and enjoy the entire museum for a full hour before it opens to everyone! Supported in part by:
Find out more »
$5 Admission After 4pm
Visit The Discovery after 4:00pm every Wednesday when admission is just $5.00 per visitor! Members and children under age 1 are always free. And best of all, the museum stays open until 8:00pm!
Find out more »
Monster ‘Bots
Visit The Shop to create a creepy, crawly motorized monster just in time for Halloween. Using available materials, batteries and miniature motors, you can create a scary, wiggling robot. Best of all, what you create is yours to keep! Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents are encouraged to help young tinkerers use the tools and materials safely in this space.
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Spooky Straw Rockets
Visit The Shop to use a variety of materials to create your very own Halloween themed straw rocket. What you make is yours to keep! Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents are encouraged to help young tinkerers use the tools and materials safely in this space.
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