$10 per member and $15 per non-member | Ages 12 & Up Join us for a discussion with Museum of York County curator, Dr. Steve Fields, to learn about the Miocene Epoch, where changes in climate altered the landscape and prompted large–scale adaptation, migration, and extinction of lifeforms. Rhinos, elephant-like gomphotheres, and giant “pigs” were […]
The museum’s alive with the sound of music. Join us this month as we learn all about music. Each week in May will have a different music lesson, culminating in a dance party at the end. This week, we learn about brass and woodwind instruments. Head up to the classroom after to make your own […]
Fun is in bloom. Join us as we plant and pick flowers in the garden and decorate the house with bouquets. Make sure to head upstairs and make your own craft flowers to take home in our classroom. Help your child blossom and play with us today.
On May 28, 1959, monkeys Able and Baker became the first living creatures to return from space to Earth alive. Join us to learn about the history of animals in space, including Able and Baker, the famous Soviet dog Laika, the American chimp Ham, and more!
Join us on our Facebook page, Culture & Heritage Museums’ Youtube channel, or TikTok on the last Tuesday of each month. Tune in to sing some silly songs with the Main Street Children’s Museum educators! May's theme is Musical May.
The museum’s alive with the sound of music. Join us this month as we learn all about music. Each week in May will have a different music lesson, culminating in a dance party at the end. This week, put on your dancing shoes as we celebrate with instruments upstairs and a dance party downstairs. Make […]
Instead of a Saturday morning cartoon, tune in to learn about a plant or animal from the Carolinas and beyond. Join us on Facebook, Culture &Heritage Museums’ Youtube Channel, or TikTok on the last Saturday of each month.
Send us your photos for a chance to win! This month’s Citizen Science Photo Contest theme is insects. The best photos of the month may be featured in a virtual […]
For Ages 6 – 9 We live in a forest: but did you know grasslands were common in the piedmont many years ago? Exciting changes came about during the Miocene […]
Messy Maestros will occur every 30 minutes during our morning session. Join us on Thursdays this summer as we create messy masterpieces. Messy Maestros is our summer art program where […]
How can you be a hero? Come find out! Go through The National Children’s Museum Climate Action Heroes exhibit, following the lines to see what type of hero you are. […]
Join us for this Living History Saturday as we demonstrate the historic and cultural importance of traditional arts and skilled trades. This Saturday, we are focusing on the arts that enslaved and free Black individuals practiced historically, which you can see and touch. On-Going Activities: Natural Dyeing Corn Husk Dolls Timed Activities: Animal Feeding (10:30 […]