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Outer Space Weekend at MCM

Saturday, May 3 @ 9:00 am Sunday, May 4 @ 4:00 pm

May the fourth be with you! Join us as we celebrate the galaxy’s geekiest holiday with a weekend of intergalactic programming and events, including an out-of-this-world display of intricate Star Wars-themed LEGO sculptures courtesy of our creative friends at WisLUG.

        Saturday

  • Star Wars Lego Exhibition, 11 am-4 pm, Celebrations Room. Join the Wisconsin Lego Users Group for a display of intergalactic Lego sculptures
  • Solar System Scavenger Hunt, 9 am-4 pm. Search for scale-model planets as you voyage throughout the museum today.
  • Let’s Move! Space Cadet Training, 10-11:30, Wonderground. Train to be a space cadet in the Wonderground! Join us as we ride rocket ships through space and train to become astronauts.
  • Exploration Station: Rocket Building, 10:30 am-noon, Rooftop Ramble. This STEM program will let you be an engineer as you build a rocket and test it.

    Sunday (May the Fourth Be With You!)

  • Star Wars Lego Exhibition, 10 am-2 pm, Celebrations Room. Join the Wisconsin Lego Users Group for a display of intergalactic Lego sculptures.
  • Solar System Scavenger Hunt, 9 am-4 pm. Search for scale-model planets as you voyage throughout the museum today.
  • Exploration Station: Rocket Building, 10:30 am-noon, Rooftop Ramble. This STEM program will let you be an engineer as you build a rocket and test it.
  • Space Art Adventures, 1-3 pm, Art Studio. Join Lexie for out-of-this-world interstellar crown making!
    This event is free with general museum admission.
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