Put your engineering skills to the test! Families will take on a variety of engineering challenges like constructing a balloon-powered toy car, building a structure with uncooked spaghetti, and more!
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Put your engineering skills to the test! Families will take on a variety of engineering challenges like constructing a balloon-powered toy car, building a structure with uncooked spaghetti, and more!
Join us for special dance performances by Layavinyasa Company! During this program, all ages can experience and enjoy the traditional Indian art forms of Kuchipudi Dance and Carnatic music that embody stories from ancient scriptures. Performances will take place from 11:30 – 12:15 and again from 1:00 – 1:45.
Join us for an interactive, hands-on educational experience designed for children of all ages! Workshops are offered throughout the day for different age groups. Each workshop includes a list of additional resources to encourage further at-home exploration of the workshop themes.
Did you know that Connecticut was once home to the “Hat City of the World”? By the 1850s hatting was the biggest industry in Danbury, CT! Families will go on…
How did people long ago use Connecticut’s landscape and all of its natural resources to provide food, water, clothing, shelter, and transportation? Families will look closely at objects made from…
Have you ever wondered how clothes were made long ago? Families will practice the many skills needed to make clothing, including “sewing,” carding wool, and using drop spindles to make…
What tools do artists need to create their works of art? Families will look closely at artist’s tools from the Museum’s collection and then use a variety of household materials…
The Inspire Center brings history and problem-solving together in a hands-on creative space for visitors of all ages! March’s challenge is to invent a new way to clean! Can you make cleaning fun?
The Inspire Center brings history and problem-solving together in a hands-on creative space for visitors of all ages! February’s challenge is to make something unique and innovative using only paper! What can you create?