Calendar of Events

Let’s talk about sex and the science behind it. From the potent aroma of pheromones, to the chemistry of personal lubricants, science gets hot and heavy when you explore the ins and outs of attraction, sex, and love. Labs, lectures and programming at this Social Science will include: Ooh That Smell Take a smell test and cast your vote for the pheromone-enticing smell you like the best. Lube Luge Understand the chemistry that makes one personal lubricant different from another…

Design, cut and sew a Valentine’s Day plush toy in The Shop. Using a variety of materials and your crafting skills, create a unique Valentine’s inspired plush keepsake to keep or give as a gift. 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.

Design, cut and sew a Valentine’s Day plush toy in The Shop. Using a variety of materials and your crafting skills, create a unique Valentine’s inspired plush keepsake to keep or give as a gift. 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 Discovery on the second Wednesday of every month for Tech!Night, a new program designed to put emerging technology in the hands of museum visitors. Tech!Nights will feature a variety of high-tech tools and techniques, gadgets and games – command a robot, print in 3-D, and even code a new game – happening monthly in Spark!Lab Smithsonian. The World of Drones At this Tech!Night, take to the skies when you learn how drones work, what tasks they can perform,…

Put your architecture and interior design skills to the test in The Shop when you use cardboard and other materials to create and decorate a miniature house. And, the dwelling 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.

Put your architecture and interior design skills to the test in The Shop when you use cardboard and other materials to create and decorate a miniature house. And, the dwelling 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.

Put your architecture and interior design skills to the test in The Shop when you use cardboard and other materials to create and decorate a miniature house. And, the dwelling 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.

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 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! The Discovery’s Wednesday discount admission program is presented by Great Basin Federal Credit Union.    

Visit The Shop to create a playground for light and shadow. Using your ingenuity and a variety of materials, create the stage and characters for a shadow box theater where silhouettes play the starring role. 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 event of a heart attack, every second counts. Join REMSA for hands-on participation in the AHA’s Family & Friends® CPR Course and learn how to save a life. This is a free classroom course intended for anyone who wants to learn CPR and prefers to learn in an instructor-led or facilitated group environment. Family & Friends CPR is ideal for community groups, parents, grandparents, caregivers, schools and students, and others interested in learning CPR. Please note: This course is FREE and…

Visit The Shop to create a playground for light and shadow. Using your ingenuity and a variety of materials, create the stage and characters for a shadow box theater where silhouettes play the starring role. 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 create a playground for light and shadow. Using your ingenuity and a variety of materials, create the stage and characters for a shadow box theater where silhouettes play the starring role. 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.

Take The Discovery’s paint turntable for a spin in The Shop and create your very own piece of centrifugal artwork. 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.

Create an industrial impression of your likeness in The Shop. Using a variety of nuts, bolts, and other assorted hardware, you can create an artistic impression of your image using your tinkering skills. 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.

Create an industrial impression of your likeness in The Shop. Using a variety of nuts, bolts, and other assorted hardware, you can create an artistic impression of your image using your tinkering skills. 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.

Are you faster than a leprechaun? Find out at the 6th Annual Leprechaun Race on Sunday, March 11, 2018. This family-friendly 5K run/walk will take you on a tour through the streets of the Midtown and Wells Avenue neighborhoods. Don’t despair if the leprechaun beats you to the finish. For every runner and walker the leprechaun passes, the pot of gold grows in size. Who will benefit from the increased pot of gold?… The Discovery, Race178’s nonprofit partner in the…

It’s that time of year when the pesky leprechaun starts lurking around. Increase your odds of trapping him or her, with a do-it-yourself leprechaun trap you create in The Shop. Using available tools and materials, you can design and build a foolproof trap to ensnare the tricky leprechaun and grab his pot of gold! 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…

It’s that time of year when the pesky leprechaun starts lurking around. Increase your odds of trapping him or her, with a do-it-yourself leprechaun trap you create in The Shop. Using available tools and materials, you can design and build a foolproof trap to ensnare the tricky leprechaun and grab his pot of gold! 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…

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! The Discovery’s Wednesday discount admission program is presented by Great Basin Federal Credit Union.    

It’s that time of year when the pesky leprechaun starts lurking around. Increase your odds of trapping him or her, with a do-it-yourself leprechaun trap you create in The Shop. Using available tools and materials, you can design and build a foolproof trap to ensnare the tricky leprechaun and grab his pot of gold! 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…

Visit The Shop to create a Guatemalan-inspired worry doll. If your worries are keeping you awake a night, you can tell your worries to your worry dolls and let them do your worrying for you. 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.