Upcoming Events
Open Today + Math Happens
Math Happens - Drop in Activity
Play games and solve puzzles in the Shape Room with MathHappens!
11am-3pm
MathHappens Foundation supports informal, playful, and creative math learning opportunities for people of all ages. We emphasize hands-on, screen-free activities that are easy to get started with, and that reward persistence with beauty, wonder, and insight.
Math Happens activities are included with the price of admission!
Open Today + Math Happens
Math Happens - Drop in Activity
Play games and solve puzzles in the Shape Room with MathHappens!
11am-3pm
MathHappens Foundation supports informal, playful, and creative math learning opportunities for people of all ages. We emphasize hands-on, screen-free activities that are easy to get started with, and that reward persistence with beauty, wonder, and insight.
Math Happens activities are included with the price of admission!
Open Today + Math Happens
Math Happens - Drop in Activity
Play games and solve puzzles in the Shape Room with MathHappens!
11am-3pm
MathHappens Foundation supports informal, playful, and creative math learning opportunities for people of all ages. We emphasize hands-on, screen-free activities that are easy to get started with, and that reward persistence with beauty, wonder, and insight.
Math Happens activities are included with the price of admission!
Open Today + Winter Break Camp
Cardboard Creations: Winter Village
9:00 am – 4:00 pm | $125 reg price, $112.50 members
Use cardboard connecting methods to create a model of a village. Wire an electrical circuit to light up your town.
Open Today + Winter Break Camp
LEGO Toy Factory
9:00 am – 4:00 pm | $125 reg price, $112.50 members
Join our team of LEGO engineering enthusiasts as we complete challenges and solve problems in an imaginary toy factory. Create a conveyor belt to move items through your factory, test your structure building skills, and design a LEGO sorting tool that you get to take home!
Open Today + Winter Break Camp
LEGO City of the Future
9:00 am – 4:00 pm | $125 reg price, $112.50 members
Create a future city. Flying cars? Rockets? Bring your imagination and make it a LEGO reality.
Open Today + Winter Break Camp
Roller Coasters & Marble Games
9:00 am – 4:00 pm | $125 reg price, $112.50 members
Engineer roller coasters for balls and marbles. Construct a marble maze game to take home.
Open Today + Winter Break Camp
LEDgendary Design Studio
9:00 am – 4:00 pm | $125 reg price, $112.50 members
Ignite your imagination in this illuminating camp! Explore the science and art of light as you build a spinning light-up toy, craft a glowing origami lamp, and design vibrant LED artwork.
Open Today + Math Happens
Math Happens - Drop in Activity
Play games and solve puzzles in the Shape Room with MathHappens!
11am-3pm
MathHappens Foundation supports informal, playful, and creative math learning opportunities for people of all ages. We emphasize hands-on, screen-free activities that are easy to get started with, and that reward persistence with beauty, wonder, and insight.
Math Happens activities are included with the price of admission!
Open Today + Homeschool Workshop
Feel the Noise
10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Start with vibrations and the science of sound. Explore patterns and relationships of sound created by different materials. Construct an ear harp to take home.
Open Today + Math Happens
Math Happens - Drop in Activity
Play games and solve puzzles in the Shape Room with MathHappens!
11am-3pm
MathHappens Foundation supports informal, playful, and creative math learning opportunities for people of all ages. We emphasize hands-on, screen-free activities that are easy to get started with, and that reward persistence with beauty, wonder, and insight.
Math Happens activities are included with the price of admission!
Open Today + MLK Day Camp
LEGO to the Rescue
9:00 am – 4:00 pm | $125 reg price, $112.50 members
Engineer creative rescue tools like ziplines, catapults, and air-powered systems to save LEGO minifigs from perilous situations. Team up and become a hero in this thrilling one-day camp!
Open Today + Homeschool Workshop
Float your Boat
10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Explore buoyancy with different materials, then build your own boat. Evaluate and improve your design, just like a real engineer!
Open Today + Math Happens
Math Happens - Drop in Activity
Play games and solve puzzles in the Shape Room with MathHappens!
11am-3pm
MathHappens Foundation supports informal, playful, and creative math learning opportunities for people of all ages. We emphasize hands-on, screen-free activities that are easy to get started with, and that reward persistence with beauty, wonder, and insight.
Math Happens activities are included with the price of admission!
Open Today + Presidents’ Day Camp
Wizard Worlds
9:00 am – 4:00 pm | $125 reg price, $112.50 members
Unleash your inner science wizard and create some STEM magic! Use electrical circuits to build your own light-up wand, mix up “potions” and experiment using dry ice, then learn to cast floating “spells” with static electricity and magnets.
Open Today + Tech Fest
Saturday, February 20, 2027 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Presale tickets $15 per person, $17 day of event, Members FREE!
Open Today + Math Happens
Math Happens - Drop in Activity
Play games and solve puzzles in the Shape Room with MathHappens!
11am-3pm
MathHappens Foundation supports informal, playful, and creative math learning opportunities for people of all ages. We emphasize hands-on, screen-free activities that are easy to get started with, and that reward persistence with beauty, wonder, and insight.
Math Happens activities are included with the price of admission!
Open Today + Homeschool Workshop
Environmental Engineering
10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Discover how engineers work to reduce erosion in the environment. Build a hillside out of dirt, then design an erosion mitigation plan using rocks, fabrics, wood, sand, and other materials. Test your design in a rain shower, then see if you can improve it.
Open Today + Math Happens
Math Happens - Drop in Activity
Play games and solve puzzles in the Shape Room with MathHappens!
11am-3pm
MathHappens Foundation supports informal, playful, and creative math learning opportunities for people of all ages. We emphasize hands-on, screen-free activities that are easy to get started with, and that reward persistence with beauty, wonder, and insight.
Math Happens activities are included with the price of admission!
Open Today + MEA Break Camp
Wizard Worlds
9:00 am – 4:00 pm | $125 reg price, $112.50 members
Unleash your inner science wizard and create some STEM magic! Use electrical circuits to build your own light-up wand, mix up “potions” and experiment using dry ice, then learn to cast floating “spells” with static electricity and magnets.
Open Today + MEA Break Camp
Cardboard Creations: Haunted House
9:00 am – 4:00 pm | $125 reg price, $112.50 members
Build a model house out of cardboard, then make it spookier (or not so spooky) by adding electronic lights and motors for a cool effect. You get to be the designer, the architect, and the engineer all rolled into one!
Open Today + MEA Break Camp
Eek! Engineering
9:00 am – 4:00 pm | $125 reg price, $112.50 members
Spend the day making silly, spooky, or startling creations. Concoct your own glow-in-the-dark slime, design light-up eyes to hide in a quiet corner and surprise your family, and use electricity to create a wiggling, dancing monster.
Open Today + Homeschool Workshop
Homeschool Workshop - Circuit Explore
10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Learn about the flow of electricity and hook up different circuits to create a light to take home.
Open Today + Math Happens
Math Happens - Drop in Activity
Play games and solve puzzles in the Shape Room with MathHappens!
11am-3pm
MathHappens Foundation supports informal, playful, and creative math learning opportunities for people of all ages. We emphasize hands-on, screen-free activities that are easy to get started with, and that reward persistence with beauty, wonder, and insight.
Math Happens activities are included with the price of admission!
She Engineers
Join us for our She Engineers family event on Saturday, September 19, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Families can explore at their own pace while tackling hands-on engineering challenges, meeting inspiring STEM role models, and building confidence as they discover that engineering is everywhere - and everyone engineers. Our annual She Engineers event is part of our ongoing effort to increase the participation of girls and gender-expansive youth in STEM and welcomes participants of all genders to join the fun!
How to participate:
Event admission is $15 in advance and $17 at the door. Museum members attend for free, and scholarships are available through our Gateway program.
NEW! Purchase a She Engineers breakfast + event ticket. Read more about this new event HERE
Open Today + Book Reading
Book Reading - The Chicken Tender
Join us at the museum for a reading of the children’s book, “The Chicken Tender” by local author Kelsey Dilly, accompanied by hands-on activities for kids and families. The book is about Max, who is a hard working “chicken tender” who lives on a farm and spends his days caring for his lively flock with the help of his dog, Sully.
Saturday September 12, 2026 | 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Readings taking place at 10:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.
Price: Included in price of museum admission
Book name: The Chicken Tender