Calendar of Events

Visit The Shop to create a do-it-yourself version of the classic ring toss game. Using PVC pipe and other available materials, you can design and build your own ring toss game to challenge yourself and your friends. 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.

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.

Use your imagination to cut, fold, bend, roll or curl brightly colored paper into a three-dimensional work of art. This activity is presented as part of Artown, Reno’s month-long summer arts festival that features about 500 events produced by more than 100 organizations and businesses in nearly 100 locations citywide.

Join Visiting Scientist Alan Gubanich for a look at a variety birds (taxidermy) and bird-related artifacts from around Northern Nevada. Visitors will learn about the habits of these birds and their diets. About Alan Gubanich Alan volunteers with the Lahontan Audubon Society, where he helps to preserve and improve the remaining habitat of birds and other wildlife, restores historical habitat, and educate the public, with emphasis on children, providing vision to all about our unique Nevada environments.

Celebrate Curiosity Carnival, The Discovery current featured exhibition, by creating a miniature version of the well-known Plinko game in The Shop. Using available tools and materials, you can create a tabletop version of this exciting game that explores the wonders of probability. 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.

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.

Visit The Shop to build a Jacob’s Ladder, the popular kinetic illusion toy. Using a variety of tools and materials, you can create your own version of this popular folk toy that is rumored to have been found in King Tut’s tomb! 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.

Join Visiting Artist Angie Terrell from Fish Flower Press, for a hands-on exploration of the letterpress printing process. Using her vintage presses, you’ll create your own letterpress print and learn about the history of letterpress printing which dates back to the mid-15th century. About Angie Terrell Angie Terrell is a printmaker and letterpress conservationist. She is currently working on a series focused on fortune telling. She spends summers at art events using her homemade presses to teach people of all…

On Monday, August 6, 2018, Little Discoveries will be closed for maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience. The remainder of the museum will be open and unaffected by this temporary closure.

Step right up and design your own version of a miniature golf hole in The Shop. Using available tools and materials, you can design and build a hole that will test the putting skills of even the most confident mini golf champion. 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.

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.

Two-day technology camp for students age 10-16 Do you have what it takes to be a geek? Geek Squad Academy from Best Buy provides an opportunity for students to develop tech skills, spark creativity, build self-confidence, and discover how technology can benefit them in their educational pursuits and in future careers. During the two-day Academy, students will get intensive hands-on experience with some of the newest and coolest technologies: • Coding • Digital photography • 3D design • Digital music…

Visit The Shop to create a clever journal to log what you see and experience in nature. Using available tools and materials, you can create a journal inspired by nature and designed to capture notes and sketches of what you see, hear and touch. 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.

Discover how the human body works from the inside out by taking a hands-on, walk-through journey through an over-sized, inflatable replica. The MEGA Body, a scientifically accurate 50-foot-long, 12-foot-tall inflatable replica of the human body will be on display at The Discovery from Friday, August 31 through Sunday, September 2 only. Don’t miss it! MEGA Body exhibit presented by:

Discover how the human body works from the inside out by taking a hands-on, walk-through journey through an over-sized, inflatable replica. The MEGA Body, a scientifically accurate 50-foot-long, 12-foot-tall inflatable replica of the human body will be on display at The Discovery from Friday, August 31 through Sunday, September 2 only. Don’t miss it! MEGA Body exhibit presented by:

Discover how the human body works from the inside out by taking a hands-on, walk-through journey through an over-sized, inflatable replica. The MEGA Body, a scientifically accurate 50-foot-long, 12-foot-tall inflatable replica of the human body will be on display at The Discovery on Saturday, September 1 and Sunday, September 2 only. Don’t miss it! MEGA Body exhibit presented by: