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Flex your fine motor skills with the art of paper folding! Celebrate Leap Day by making your very own origami jumping frog. This event is free with general museum admission. Image credit: Peter Saydak
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Create your own one-of-a-kind bookmark with dried blooms from the museum's rooftop garden. This event is free with the price of general admission. |
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Create your own one-of-a-kind bookmark with dried blooms from the museum's rooftop garden. This event is free with the price of general admission. |
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Come along for a free night of exploration at MCM, from our own insides to the wide-open cosmos! Join our friends from the UW Neuroscience Outreach and the UW Astronomy Club and handle real neurological specimens at our Braaains! event, and discover objects in the night sky at our rooftop Stargazing program. Keep an eye […]
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Join our friends from UW Neuroscience for brain-building activities and interact with REAL neurological specimens. Come learn how we think!
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Join the UW Astronomy Club on the Rooftop Ramble to view the night sky! The Club will operate several telescopes viewing various nighttime objects like planets, nebulae, and other beautiful sights. This event will help visitors identify these sights and foster curiosity about the wonders of the universe. |
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Decorate a mask to look like your favorite animal! This event is free with the price of general admission. Image credit: Sarah Lee |
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Create colorful, organic art with yarn-wrapped sticks. This tactile activity is a perfect for little ones practicing fine motor control and hand-eye coordination! This event is free with general museum admission. Image credit: Ana Ziengel |
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Celebrate St. Patrick's Day by decorating your own magic clover wand. This event is free with the price of general admission. Image credit: Jamie Bare
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Madison's St. Patrick's Day Parade returns to Capitol Square! Stop by MCM before the parade to create a festive button, flag, or hat to adorn yourself. The parade begins just outside the museum at 1:30pm. This event is free with the price of general admission. |
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Decorate a paper bird and watch it soar, propelled by your breath! Image credit: Uzol Dyan Heffner |
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Explore the art and history of printmaking with Charlotte Cummins, art educator and MCM's Director of Community Partnerships. This event is free with the price of general admission. |
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Create seed balls using a native pollinator seed mix grown on the museum's Rooftop Ramble! Find out what it takes to plant pollinator gardens, and gain a better understanding of plants' life cycle from seed to flower. This event is free with the price of general admission. Image credit: Chicago Community Gardeners Association |
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Celebrate "Something on a Stick" Day by making popsicle stick puppets of your favorite animals! Image credit: Jamie Bare |
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Help staff inoculate mycelium into wooden logs to grow shiitake mushrooms, and learn how to plant edible fungi at home! Please note, this activity may include supervised and closely guided use of a hammer. This event is free with general museum admission. Image credit: Distant Hill Farms |
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Foster your creativity and decorate a golden egg with vibrant colors. This event is free with the price of general admission. |
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Decorate a paper cup and plant seeds inside from the Rooftop Ramble. Take your plant home and watch it grow! |
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Join our friends from UW's student chapter of the Conservation Biology Society and find new ways to explore your environment. Dive into the hidden world of teeny tiny microorganisms that thrive in our local lakes, and plant seeds so our summertime gardens can flourish. This event is free with general museum admission. |
