Calendar of Events

Visit The Shop to use available tool and materials to create your own version of the popular fidget spinner. Building on a provided bearing and weights (while supplies last), you can use a variety of materials to create a custom-design fidget spinner made to your exacting specifications. 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 use available tool and materials to create your own version of the popular fidget spinner. Building on a provided bearing and weights (while supplies last), you can use a variety of materials to create a custom-design fidget spinner made to your exacting specifications. 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. Generously supported by:

Singing hot or cool jazz, be-bop, boogie, or pop, the Champagne Singers and The Andrews Sisters Act delight you with delicious harmonies and snappy rhythms. The Champagne Singers: Leslie Fudge, Trudy Italiano and Larry Cooper specialize in swing music of the 1930’s and 40’s. The Andrews Sisters Act: Leslie Fudge, Trudy Italiano and Danielle Williams sing WWII favorites in costume! This event is presented as part of Artown.

Take advantage of the afternoon breezes in Northern Nevada with a do-it-yourself mobile you create in The Shop. Using available tools and materials, you can create a mobile that will dance and sway in the wind. 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 our friends from The Smile Shop Pediatric Dentistry for a clever hands-on project just for young artists! During Small Wonder Wednesday, use white glue and glitter to create an artistic impression of 4th of July fireworks! Programming presented by:

Take advantage of the afternoon breezes in Northern Nevada with a do-it-yourself mobile you create in The Shop. Using available tools and materials, you can create a mobile that will dance and sway in the wind. 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.

Combine your artistic ability with your engineering skill in The Shop when you use available tools and materials to create an Artown-inspired sculpture. 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.

Combine your artistic ability with your engineering skill in The Shop when you use available tools and materials to create an Artown-inspired sculpture. 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.

Once again, The Discovery is participating in the annual Reno Midtown Art Walk. Enjoy free admission from 4:00 to 8:00pm and the opportunity to explore the entire museum including the featured exhibition A T. rex Named Sue, on exhibit through January 15, 2018. For complete details on this year’s Midtown Art Walk, please visit renomidtownartwalk.com.  

During The Discovery’s participation in the 2017 Midtown Art Walk, tour a pair of Gypsy Getaway Wagons created by artist Jeff Deming. Gypsy Getaway Wagons was created when Jeff needed a quiet and inspiring place to think of the next stage of his life. For years he had run boutique hotels, guest ranches, and various outdoor-oriented hospitality jobs in amazing scenic locations.

Combine your artistic ability with your engineering skill in The Shop when you use available tools and materials to create an Artown-inspired sculpture. 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.

Get ready for back-to-school with a clever clip-on banner you make in The Shop. Adorn your favorite backpack or book bag with a colorful and artistic tag that makes it distinctly your own. All tool and materials are provided! Best of all, what 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…

Get ready for back-to-school with a clever clip-on banner you make in The Shop. Adorn your favorite backpack or book bag with a colorful and artistic tag that makes it distinctly your own. All tool and materials are provided! Best of all, what 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…

Explore the process of linocut printing in The Shop. Using a variety of tools, you’ll create your own linocut design and use it to create a print with colorful ink. 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.

Explore the process of linocut printing in The Shop. Using a variety of tools, you’ll create your own linocut design and use it to create a print with colorful ink. 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.

Explore the process of linocut printing in The Shop. Using a variety of tools, you’ll create your own linocut design and use it to create a print with colorful ink. 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.

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.

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.

Visit The Shop to decorate a realistic foam cast of a tortoise shell. The shell you decorate 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.