Citizen Science Photo Contest: Fall Lichens & Mushrooms
Send us your photos for a chance to win! This month’s Citizen Science Photo Contest theme is fall lichens & mushrooms. Send your photos to citizenscience@chmuseums.org. Include the name of […]
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Sensory Saturday
We invite families with children, teens, adults, and seniors who have sensory processing needs to come to the Museum before it opens to the general public to explore our exhibits and experience a special planetarium shows! The Museum will have light and sound reduction, fewer guests, and a social narrative will be provided ahead of […]
Pretty, Pretty Pumpkins
Fall is in full swing. Put on your painter’s clothes and join us for a fun fall-themed activity, painting pumpkins! Guests are invited to come, sit, and listen to a fun pumpkin-themed story before being given a small pumpkin of their own to primp, paint, and decorate as they see fit. Pretty, Pretty Pumpkins will […]
Harvest on the Homestead
Come celebrate fall with us! Learn about the Carolina Piedmont’s agricultural heritage with activities people historically did during the harvest season. Each weekend in October will highlight one harvest-specific theme. This weekend we will be focusing on apples. Activities include: • 18th Century cooking: Apple Dumplings and Carolina Snowballs • Natural dyeing • 19th century […]
Spooky Saturdays
Join us select Saturdays in October to learn about spooky science topics! Explore the worlds of parasites, insects, arachnids, and fungi with exciting activities and spine-chilling specimens.