The Discovery

Prepare for liftoff! Join us in The Shop where you will use a variety of materials to engineer and launch a rocket powered by compressed air. Visitors will build a rocket and can experiment with rocket launch to see how certain factors influence distance and height. Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents/caregivers are encouraged to help young tinkerers use the tools and materials safely in this space.

Prepare for liftoff! Join us in The Shop where you will use a variety of materials to engineer and launch a rocket powered by compressed air. Visitors will build a rocket and can experiment with rocket launch to see how certain factors influence distance and height. Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents/caregivers are encouraged to help young tinkerers use the tools and materials safely in this space.

Prepare for liftoff! Join us in The Shop where you will use a variety of materials to engineer and launch a rocket powered by compressed air. Visitors will build a rocket and can experiment with rocket launch to see how certain factors influence distance and height. Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents/caregivers are encouraged to help young tinkerers use the tools and materials safely in this space.

Join us here at The Discovery every Wednesday for a special morning just for young learners 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! Please note: Admission during Small Wonder Wednesday is limited to families with children ages 5 and under only. Visitors with children age 6 and older can visit the museum beginning at 10:00am.

Visit The Shop to create Pull Toy Float. Choose from a variety of materials and go to work with your choice of woodworking tools to create a Celebratory Float that will fondly follow you wherever you go! 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.

Thanks to the support of EMPOW[HER] Collective members, the impact of the Collective’s first year has been tremendous! Through hands-on experiences and special events, we’ve reached more than 400 aspiring female STEM professionals. Current EMPOW[HER] members and all interested female STEM professionals are invited to join us at this special event to celebrate the accomplishments of the first year and look ahead to what’s planned for the future. Please let us know you plan to attend by registering online. Small…

Visit The Shop to create Pull Toy Float. Choose from a variety of materials and go to work with your choice of woodworking tools to create a Celebratory Float that will fondly follow you wherever you go! 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 Pull Toy Float. Choose from a variety of materials and go to work with your choice of woodworking tools to create a Celebratory Float that will fondly follow you wherever you go! 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.

The Discovery will be open 10:00am to 5:00pm on Monday, October 5 and Monday, October 12, 2026 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!

Be part of the revolution! The Discovery is counting down to World Space Week, an international celebration of science and technology, and their contribution to space exploration. Visit the museum October 5-10 to get hands-on with rockets, satellites, and the future of space exploration through a variety of activities designed to inspire the next generation of astronauts and aerospace engineers!

Be part of the revolution! The Discovery is counting down to World Space Week, an international celebration of science and technology, and their contribution to space exploration. Visit the museum October 5-10 to get hands-on with rockets, satellites, and the future of space exploration through a variety of activities designed to inspire the next generation of astronauts and aerospace engineers!

Join us here at The Discovery every Wednesday for a special morning just for young learners 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! Please note: Admission during Small Wonder Wednesday is limited to families with children ages 5 and under only. Visitors with children age 6 and older can visit the museum beginning at 10:00am.

Be part of the revolution! The Discovery is counting down to World Space Week, an international celebration of science and technology, and their contribution to space exploration. Visit the museum October 5-10 to get hands-on with rockets, satellites, and the future of space exploration through a variety of activities designed to inspire the next generation of astronauts and aerospace engineers!

Join us in The Shop and create you very own Lucha Libre Mask. Lucha Libre has played an important role in Mexican culture since the late 1950s. The mask gave ordinary people the chance to be fearless protagonists in the ring. The mask represented hopes, traditions, fears, and accomplishments. We want our visitors to create their own Lucha masks and use their masks to declare who they are or who they want to be! Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and…

Be part of the revolution! The Discovery is counting down to World Space Week, an international celebration of science and technology, and their contribution to space exploration. Visit the museum October 5-10 to get hands-on with rockets, satellites, and the future of space exploration through a variety of activities designed to inspire the next generation of astronauts and aerospace engineers!

Be part of the revolution! The Discovery is counting down to World Space Week, an international celebration of science and technology, and their contribution to space exploration. Visit the museum October 5-10 to get hands-on with rockets, satellites, and the future of space exploration through a variety of activities designed to inspire the next generation of astronauts and aerospace engineers!

Be part of the revolution! The Discovery is counting down to World Space Week, an international celebration of science and technology, and their contribution to space exploration. Visit the museum October 5-10 to get hands-on with rockets, satellites, and the future of space exploration through a variety of activities designed to inspire the next generation of astronauts and aerospace engineers!

Join us in The Shop and create you very own Lucha Libre Mask. Lucha Libre has played an important role in Mexican culture since the late 1950s. The mask gave ordinary people the chance to be fearless protagonists in the ring. The mask represented hopes, traditions, fears, and accomplishments. We want our visitors to create their own Lucha masks and use their masks to declare who they are or who they want to be! Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and…

Join us in The Shop and create you very own Lucha Libre Mask. Lucha Libre has played an important role in Mexican culture since the late 1950s. The mask gave ordinary people the chance to be fearless protagonists in the ring. The mask represented hopes, traditions, fears, and accomplishments. We want our visitors to create their own Lucha masks and use their masks to declare who they are or who they want to be! Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and…

The Discovery will be open 10:00am to 5:00pm on Monday, October 5 and Monday, October 12, 2026 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!

Join us here at The Discovery every Wednesday for a special morning just for young learners 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! Please note: Admission during Small Wonder Wednesday is limited to families with children ages 5 and under only. Visitors with children age 6 and older can visit the museum beginning at 10:00am.

Join us in The Shop and create you very own Lucha Libre Mask. Lucha Libre has played an important role in Mexican culture since the late 1950s. The mask gave ordinary people the chance to be fearless protagonists in the ring. The mask represented hopes, traditions, fears, and accomplishments. We want our visitors to create their own Lucha masks and use their masks to declare who they are or who they want to be! Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and…

With America’s power coming from an increasingly diverse collection of sources, the need for expertise in these fields continues to grow. Through a variety of hands-on activities lead by experts in the field, this intensive STEM Lab will help aspiring female energy professionals explore energy careers from solar and wind, to hydro and geothermal. Find a geothermal vein, create a hydro-powered machine, cook in a solar oven, and build a vehicle powered by the sun. No matter the source, this…

Join us in The Shop and create you very own Lucha Libre Mask. Lucha Libre has played an important role in Mexican culture since the late 1950s. The mask gave ordinary people the chance to be fearless protagonists in the ring. The mask represented hopes, traditions, fears, and accomplishments. We want our visitors to create their own Lucha masks and use their masks to declare who they are or who they want to be! Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and…

Join us in The Shop and create you very own Lucha Libre Mask. Lucha Libre has played an important role in Mexican culture since the late 1950s. The mask gave ordinary people the chance to be fearless protagonists in the ring. The mask represented hopes, traditions, fears, and accomplishments. We want our visitors to create their own Lucha masks and use their masks to declare who they are or who they want to be! Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and…

Join us here at The Discovery every Wednesday for a special morning just for young learners 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! Please note: Admission during Small Wonder Wednesday is limited to families with children ages 5 and under only. Visitors with children age 6 and older can visit the museum beginning at 10:00am.

Get ready for a hauntingly good time at The Discovery’s 15th annual Halloween Trick or Treat. Visit the museum in costume and trick-or-treat from gallery to gallery. There’ll be spooky decorations and delicious treats for all the friendly or scary ghosts, ghouls and goblins who dare to attend. A note about costumes: For the safety of all visitors, costumes with weapons of any kind are not allowed. Purchase Tickets Avoid the line, buy your tickets online! Advance tickets are suggested,…

Join us here at The Discovery every Wednesday for a special morning just for young learners 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! Please note: Admission during Small Wonder Wednesday is limited to families with children ages 5 and under only. Visitors with children age 6 and older can visit the museum beginning at 10:00am.

Join us here at The Discovery every Wednesday for a special morning just for young learners 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! Please note: Admission during Small Wonder Wednesday is limited to families with children ages 5 and under only. Visitors with children age 6 and older can visit the museum beginning at 10:00am.

Join us here at The Discovery every Wednesday for a special morning just for young learners 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! Please note: Admission during Small Wonder Wednesday is limited to families with children ages 5 and under only. Visitors with children age 6 and older can visit the museum beginning at 10:00am.

Join The Discovery and partner organizations from throughout our region to celebrate The Discovery’s Recycle Round-up. We’re uniting our community to explore how recycling helps us reduce waste, save energy, and conserve precious resources. Learn, get inspired, and take action to help keep materials out of landfills, save natural resources, and reduce pollution. Find out how we can all pitch in to recycle more and waste less!

Join us here at The Discovery every Wednesday for a special morning just for young learners 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! Please note: Admission during Small Wonder Wednesday is limited to families with children ages 5 and under only. Visitors with children age 6 and older can visit the museum beginning at 10:00am.

Explore the beauty and importance of dark skies and what they reveal about distant galaxies at Science Distilled. Join us to learn from a photographer who captures stunning images of the cosmos, an astrophysicist who studies the origins and evolution of distant galaxies, and a planetarium director poised to introduce cutting-edge technology designed to bring the wonders of space right here to Northern Nevada. Location: The Discovery, 490 S. Center Street, Downtown Reno Times: Doors open at 6:30pm, presentation begins…

Join us here at The Discovery every Wednesday for a special morning just for young learners 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! Please note: Admission during Small Wonder Wednesday is limited to families with children ages 5 and under only. Visitors with children age 6 and older can visit the museum beginning at 10:00am.

Join us here at The Discovery every Wednesday for a special morning just for young learners 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! Please note: Admission during Small Wonder Wednesday is limited to families with children ages 5 and under only. Visitors with children age 6 and older can visit the museum beginning at 10:00am.

Join us here at The Discovery every Wednesday for a special morning just for young learners 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! Please note: Admission during Small Wonder Wednesday is limited to families with children ages 5 and under only. Visitors with children age 6 and older can visit the museum beginning at 10:00am.

Join us here at The Discovery every Wednesday for a special morning just for young learners 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! Please note: Admission during Small Wonder Wednesday is limited to families with children ages 5 and under only. Visitors with children age 6 and older can visit the museum beginning at 10:00am.

Join us here at The Discovery every Wednesday for a special morning just for young learners 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! Please note: Admission during Small Wonder Wednesday is limited to families with children ages 5 and under only. Visitors with children age 6 and older can visit the museum beginning at 10:00am.

Join us here at The Discovery every Wednesday for a special morning just for young learners 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! Please note: Admission during Small Wonder Wednesday is limited to families with children ages 5 and under only. Visitors with children age 6 and older can visit the museum beginning at 10:00am.

Register for a LEGO® Robot Rumble session and you’ll learn how to build and code the ultimate autonomous, fighting robot using using LEGO® Mindstorms. Then, test your bot’s capabilities when you pit it against your fellow participants in a head-to-head battle. Your objective? Push your competitor’s bot out of the ring to declare victory!

Register for a LEGO® Robot Rumble session and you’ll learn how to build and code the ultimate autonomous, fighting robot using using LEGO® Mindstorms. Then, test your bot’s capabilities when you pit it against your fellow participants in a head-to-head battle. Your objective? Push your competitor’s bot out of the ring to declare victory!

Register for a LEGO® Robot Rumble session and you’ll learn how to build and code the ultimate autonomous, fighting robot using using LEGO® Mindstorms. Then, test your bot’s capabilities when you pit it against your fellow participants in a head-to-head battle. Your objective? Push your competitor’s bot out of the ring to declare victory!