Montshire Museum of Science

10/24/2026

What fun!! The Upper Valley came to play on our spookiest night of the year! It was an absolutely beautiful night for our new Jack-O-Lantern trail, with fantastic costumes and good vibes all around. ⭐️ 🎃 ⭐️

10/21/2026

Spooky Science is this Friday (10/23) at the Montshire!
• costume contest
• over a hundred carved 🎃
• eyeball dissection demos
• spooky story time
• glow room, potion mixing, creepy crawlies... and there's 🍬!

See details: https://montshire.org/programs/for-children-families/spooky-science-2026/

10/15/2026

Spooky Science is Friday, October 23 and it's full of hands-on spooky, but not too scary, science fun! It's the perfect Upper Valley event for families with young children and tickets are available now:
https://montshire.org/programs/for-children-families/spooky-science-2026/

10/08/2026

You’ve got the ideas and the Montshire has the cardboard, tabletop cutters, glue and more! Come to the Montshire this Saturday and Sunday for Cardboard Costumes and walk away ready to wow your trunk-or-treat, workplace costume contest, and neighborhood on the night!

10/08/2026

You've got the ideas, and the Montshire's got the cardboard, table-top cutters, glue, and more! Come to the Montshire this Saturday and Sunday for Cardboard Costumes and walk away ready to wow your trunk-or-treat, workplace costume contest, and neighborhood on the night!

https://montshire.org/programs/cardboard-costumes/

10/07/2026

Put your hands up! The Montshire was just named "Best Museum" in The Times Argus Best of the Best reader poll! What better way to celebrate than with a spin in our newest exhibit, Momentum?

Thank you to all readers of The Times Argus 🙏

10/06/2026

The only walk I need. 🍃🦋🏞️🌳

10/05/2026

Did you know that Montshire Members can visit Squam Lakes Natural Science Center for free this month? Get Nearer to Nature with a trip to Squam and say hi to the otters from us! 🦦🦦🦦

🔔 Membership Benefits Alert! 🔔

For the month of October, Science Center members receive free admission for up to 4 people at the Montshire Museum of Science and the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center!

Just present your current membership card and fall into exploration! To learn more about Science Center membership benefits, visit https://nhnature.org/support/membership/!

08/30/2026

Every week, Justin Deprisco turns buckets of food scraps into rich Montshire-made compost! Take a look at his work building Compost Plaza, educating visitors and staff, and using this invaluable resource to keep the Museum grounds healthy and beautiful.

You can read more about Justin's work here in this post from the Vermont Recycling & Composting Initiative : https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1065874399013640&set=a.572883751646043