18 Jan 2018

Get your creativity on through our Dream Big: Design Challenges!

By Putnam Museum & Science Center
Did you know engineering is one of the fastest growing industries in the world?  Get your future engineers ready for a fun experience that will give them the tools to build and solve problems like a real engineer.
Saturday, Feb. 3 bring your Explorers (2nd through 5th grade) or your Jr. Explorers (Pre-K through 1st grade) to the Putnam to participate in design challenges that will spark their interest to engineer our world!
08 Jan 2018

Expand your horizons in 2018 — at the Putnam!

By Putnam Museum & Science Center
Start your year with hands-on learning during our next Explorers!
What impact do you have on the ocean? You might be surprised to find out! Explore the relationship between humans and creatures of the deep by diving into their underwater ecosystem on Jan. 6.
Meet the Putnam’s resident hermit crabs, learn about light and pressure in the ocean and find out how to protect aquatic life!
27 Dec 2017

Last call to board the Polar Express at the Putnam!

By Putnam Museum & Science Center
Don't miss your last chance to board the Polar Express!
No holiday season is complete without a trip to the North Pole!
Time is running out for you and your family to experience the Polar Express 3D on the Putnam's GIANT Screen. This visually stunning holiday classic leaves the station on Tuesday.
Showtimes
Dec. 28 - 12:30 p.m. Dec. 30 - 3 p.m. Dec. 31 - 12:30 p.m.
20 Dec 2017

Start your holiday weekend on a high note with this unique concert

By Putnam Museum & Science Center
Celebrate the season with friends at the Putnam's GIANT Screen, and take a virtual trip around the world to watch as The Three Tenors perform the holiday classics. Don't miss this ONE-TIME-ONLY screening of this pre-recorded Christmas concert at the Konzerthaus in Vienna on Friday at 6 p.m.
 
14 Dec 2017

Sing Christmas classics, enjoy a 3D holiday movie & shop local all at the Putnam!

By Putnam Museum & Science Center
Surround yourself in the sounds of the season!
 
Capture the joy and spirit of the holiday season with The Three Tenors Christmas pre-recording of their live show at the Konzerthaus in Vienna. Don't miss this ONE-TIME-ONLY screening on the Putnam GIANT Screen on Dec. 22 at 6 p.m.

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01 Dec 2017

Rockn' around the holiday deals with the Putnam!

By Putnam Museum & Science Center
Missing this event would be a total MALFUNCTION!
Robotics REALLY rock! No, we’re not talking about gold records and guitar riffs…but how the world of robotics is SUPER AWESOME! Learning more about technology helps kids understand the world around them and prepares them for cool careers!
Come meet our programmable robots Dot and Dash and see exactly why robotics REALLY rock.
15 Sep 2017

Fossil fun for the ENTIRE family at Family Fun Night Friday, September 15!

By Putnam Museum & Science Center

Did you know that it's been 65 million years since dinosaurs roamed the Earth? Travel back in time with us as we journey to the land of the dinosaurs during our first Family Fun Night of the season! Spend some time in our Dino Dig, create a fossil of your own and explore the fossils from the Putnam collection!

08 Sep 2017

Opening TODAY - Explore the Wildest Continent on Earth in Wild Africa 3D!

By Putnam Museum & Science Center

Have you experienced the 100 meter drop off the Victoria falls? Have you traveled with elephants make a daring 30-mile trek for water?

NOW YOU CAN!

01 Sep 2017

Lions, zebras, gazelles oh my! Wild Africa 3D opens September 8!

By Putnam Museum & Science Center

Opening in just 10 DAYS - Explore the Wildest Continent on Earth in Wild Africa 3D!

24 Aug 2017

Explorers & Explorers Jr. Workshops are BACK! Register your Child for the Fall Season Today!

By Putnam Museum & Science Center

Ever wonder how paleontologists learn about dinosaurs? Come and discover the joy of digging, explore the Putnam’s fossil collection, and make your own fossils in the first "Fantastic Fossils" Explorers workshop of the season!

Putnam Explorers (grades 2-5) & Explorers Jr. (pre-k* – 1st grade) workshops are a way for children to examine, investigate, create and invent while exploring different themed areas of the museum.

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