Calendar of Events

Stop by this quick, hands-on activity to explore how DNA works as a blueprint for life and how your human DNA relates so closely to that of a Tyrannosaurus rex like “Sue!” Activity available 12:30 to 2:30pm.

Visit The Shop to create the perfect decoration for fall. Using hammers and nails, you can create a autumn-inspired shape to trace with festive fall yarn. Best of all, what you make is yours to take home! 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.

Stop by this quick, hands-on activity to explore how DNA works as a blueprint for life and how your human DNA relates so closely to that of a Tyrannosaurus rex like “Sue!” Activity available 11:30am to 1:30pm.

Stop by this quick, hands-on activity to explore how DNA works as a blueprint for life and how your human DNA relates so closely to that of a Tyrannosaurus rex like “Sue!” Activity available 4:30 to 6:30pm.

Stop by this quick, hands-on activity to explore how DNA works as a blueprint for life and how your human DNA relates so closely to that of a Tyrannosaurus rex like “Sue!” Activity available 11:30am to 1:30pm.

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, whatever you create is yours to take home! 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.

With LED eyes peering through the darkness of night, these Halloween-inspired light up decorations are sure to be a hit. Using construction paper and light emitting diodes (LEDs) you can create a spooky decoration with eyes that light up in the dark! 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.

Welcome, prospective volunteers! The Discovery offers a variety of rewarding volunteer opportunities, from greeting visitors, to helping present science demonstrations, to working behind the scenes. Volunteering is a great way to get involved with northern Nevada’s world-class, hands-on science center. As a volunteer at The Discovery, you’ll gain new skills and experience, meet interesting people, and enjoy a fun, collaborative atmosphere. All volunteers must be age 16 or older and will be asked to pass a background check and attend…

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. Specimen Examination During this Tech!Night activity inspired by Mexican-American biologist Lydia Villa-Komaroff, visitors will examine a variety of specimens using a microscope.…

With LED eyes peering through the darkness of night, these Halloween-inspired light up decorations are sure to be a hit. Using construction paper and light emitting diodes (LEDs) you can create a spooky decoration with eyes that light up in the dark! 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.

With LED eyes peering through the darkness of night, these Halloween-inspired light up decorations are sure to be a hit. Using construction paper and light emitting diodes (LEDs) you can create a spooky decoration with eyes that light up in the dark! 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, whatever you create is yours to take home! 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.

Just in time for Halloween, visit The Shop to create a tail using a no-sew technique. Choose from a variety of materials to create almost any tail you can imaging—horse, rooster, peacock, even a T. rex! 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.

Just in time for Halloween, visit The Shop to create a tail using a no-sew technique. Choose from a variety of materials to create almost any tail you can imaging—horse, rooster, peacock, even a T. rex! 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 the finishing touches on your Halloween costume in The Shop here at The Discovery. Tap into The Shop‘s library of real tools and materials to create a custom costume only 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.

Join Visiting Artist, Elizabeth Cadigan for a hands-on concert with a Northern Nevada theme. Audience members will be entertained as they learn about the wildlife, ecosystems and history found within the Black Rock-High Rock Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area and surrounding regions. Throughout the concert, you’ll be invited to participate in various demonstrations designed to further your understanding of “what lives and takes place within our great state.” Elizabeth Cadigan receives support for her concert series through a grant from…

Put the finishing touches on your Halloween costume in The Shop here at The Discovery. Tap into The Shop‘s library of real tools and materials to create a custom costume only 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.

Stop by this quick, hands-on activity to explore a variety of fossils and understand how the fossilization process works as it did with A T. rex Named Sue. Activity available 11:30am to 1:30pm.

Put the finishing touches on your Halloween costume in The Shop here at The Discovery. Tap into The Shop‘s library of real tools and materials to create a custom costume only 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.

Head to The Discovery for a hauntingly good time at the 7th annual Halloween Trick-or-Treat. Visit the museum in costume and trick-or-treat from gallery to gallery. There’ll be spooky science demos and delicious treats for all of the little ghosts, ghouls and goblins who attend. Note: For the safety of all visitors, please no costumes with weapons of any kind. Generously sponsored by: