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Venue Type
Museum / Planetarium
Hours
Science Discovery Museum: Monday: Closed / Tuesday - Friday & Sunday: 1:00 - 4:30pm / Saturday: 10:00am - 4:30pm /// Children's Discovery Museum: Monday: Closed / Tuesday - Saturday: 9:00am - 3:00pm / Sunday: 9:00am - 1:00pm
Accessibility
Accessible to persons with disabilities.
The Discovery Museums
177 Main St.,(Route 27),
Acton,
MA,
01720
(978) 264-4200
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Location & Nearby Info
Show nearby:
0.8
mi
1
Goward Playground
1.2
mi
2
School St. Field
1.2
mi
3
Great Hill Field
1.4
mi
4
Acton Arboretum
2.1
mi
5
Maple Brook Park
3.1
mi
7
Half Moon Meadow Brook
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| 05/28 | 10:00 am | Beautiful Butterflies |
| 1:30 pm | FETCH!™ Motion Picture | |
| 05/30 | 1:30 pm | May Flowers |
| 06/02 | 1:00 pm | Magic Show with Rupayan Neogy |
| 06/07 | 10:00 am | Music and Movement with Miss Carolyn |
| 4:30 pm | First Friday Nights Free! | |
| 06/08 | 1:00 pm | Write Your Own iPhone/iPad App |
| 06/11 | 1:30 pm | Marble Runs |
| 06/13 | 10:00 am | Painting Like Pollack |
| 06/15 | 10:00 am | Discovery Day: Dirtopia! |
| 06/20 | 10:00 am | PEEP Science Adventures: Building a Castle |
| 1:30 pm | Take Aparts | |
| 06/21 | 4:30 pm | Free Friday Night Fun! |
Neil H. Gordon recently took the reins of one of the state’s most visited children’s attractions, the Discovery Museums in Acton, but his goals for the hands-on educational institution include plans that target an unexpected constituency: parents.
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