Montshire Museum of Science
@montshire.org
Forging and empowering lifelong learners through engagement with science. 150+ exhibits, programs, hiking trails and more! Vermont, USA
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This Saturday, 10/11/25, is Cardboard Costumes at the Montshire. Come for an all-day extravaganza of #upcycling and creative #reuse. We have brand-new Chompshop tabletop cardboard cutters, Makedo tools, cardboard screws, hot glue guns and more!
October 10, 2025 at 1:35 PM
This Saturday, 10/11/25, is Cardboard Costumes at the Montshire. Come for an all-day extravaganza of #upcycling and creative #reuse. We have brand-new Chompshop tabletop cardboard cutters, Makedo tools, cardboard screws, hot glue guns and more!
Thank you so much to @vermontpublic.org! It is a pleasure to welcome those new to the outdoors, and always wonderful to create spaces and experiences that engage all visitors in new ways. montshire.org/exhibit/exhi...
“An awful lot of people don't think of themselves as hikers. They don't identify with going out on trails in the woods,” said former Montshire Museum director David Goudy.
“Montshire creates trails that are inviting to people that don't really quite yet feel comfortable doing that.”
“Montshire creates trails that are inviting to people that don't really quite yet feel comfortable doing that.”
A science museum is using its 100-acre forest to support mental health
The Montshire Museum in Norwich has exhibits throughout its trails geared towards being present in the natural world and to process grief.
www.vermontpublic.org
August 13, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Thank you so much to @vermontpublic.org! It is a pleasure to welcome those new to the outdoors, and always wonderful to create spaces and experiences that engage all visitors in new ways. montshire.org/exhibit/exhi...
It’s a great day to come together and talk climate action and planetary health strategies with Rose Hendricks, Executive Director of the ASTC’s Seeding Action initiative. With Earth Day just around the corner it’s inspiring to hear of the great work happening at science museums across the country!
April 18, 2025 at 6:44 PM
It’s a great day to come together and talk climate action and planetary health strategies with Rose Hendricks, Executive Director of the ASTC’s Seeding Action initiative. With Earth Day just around the corner it’s inspiring to hear of the great work happening at science museums across the country!
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Mud season has begun in Vermont, but soil isn’t the only thing that’s thawing. So, too, are the amphibians.
A sign of spring: Officials warn motorists to mind the migration of frogs and salamanders - VTDigger
In what has become a seasonal tradition for some, amphibian enthusiasts are heading into the rain to save migrating critters from cars.
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April 2, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Mud season has begun in Vermont, but soil isn’t the only thing that’s thawing. So, too, are the amphibians.
Museums around the country rely on IMLS for funding, support and partnerships. Friday’s Executive Order will have devastating impacts on the entire museum field.
Please contact your federal elected officials and ask them to protect IMLS.
Use this template: congressweb.com/aam/95/
#IMLS #museums
Please contact your federal elected officials and ask them to protect IMLS.
Use this template: congressweb.com/aam/95/
#IMLS #museums
March 17, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Museums around the country rely on IMLS for funding, support and partnerships. Friday’s Executive Order will have devastating impacts on the entire museum field.
Please contact your federal elected officials and ask them to protect IMLS.
Use this template: congressweb.com/aam/95/
#IMLS #museums
Please contact your federal elected officials and ask them to protect IMLS.
Use this template: congressweb.com/aam/95/
#IMLS #museums
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Don’t miss this rare cosmic event! 🌕
On March 13 into March 14, the first total lunar eclipse since 2022 will transform the Moon into a glowing Blood Moon — but why red?
On March 13 into March 14, the first total lunar eclipse since 2022 will transform the Moon into a glowing Blood Moon — but why red?
March 13, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Don’t miss this rare cosmic event! 🌕
On March 13 into March 14, the first total lunar eclipse since 2022 will transform the Moon into a glowing Blood Moon — but why red?
On March 13 into March 14, the first total lunar eclipse since 2022 will transform the Moon into a glowing Blood Moon — but why red?
March 7, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Science museums #StandUpForScience every day!
Join us this Friday (3/7) as we offer FREE ADMISSION to those who visit and declare “I am here to stand up for science!”
#StandUpForScience2025
#ScienceNotSilence
#ScienceForAll
Join us this Friday (3/7) as we offer FREE ADMISSION to those who visit and declare “I am here to stand up for science!”
#StandUpForScience2025
#ScienceNotSilence
#ScienceForAll
March 4, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Science museums #StandUpForScience every day!
Join us this Friday (3/7) as we offer FREE ADMISSION to those who visit and declare “I am here to stand up for science!”
#StandUpForScience2025
#ScienceNotSilence
#ScienceForAll
Join us this Friday (3/7) as we offer FREE ADMISSION to those who visit and declare “I am here to stand up for science!”
#StandUpForScience2025
#ScienceNotSilence
#ScienceForAll
February 27, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Montshire is on Capitol Hill today to meet with members of Congress for #MuseumsAdvocacy2025
With overwhelming public support for museums across the country, lawmakers have a responsibility to invest in these vital institutions.
With overwhelming public support for museums across the country, lawmakers have a responsibility to invest in these vital institutions.
February 25, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Montshire is on Capitol Hill today to meet with members of Congress for #MuseumsAdvocacy2025
With overwhelming public support for museums across the country, lawmakers have a responsibility to invest in these vital institutions.
With overwhelming public support for museums across the country, lawmakers have a responsibility to invest in these vital institutions.
Hear Conservation Science @dlnarango.bsky.social on Cultivating Pollinator and Songbird Conservation with Native Plants at the Montshire this coming Tuesday, 2/25. #vermont Free and open to all. montshire.org/programs/for...
February 20, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Hear Conservation Science @dlnarango.bsky.social on Cultivating Pollinator and Songbird Conservation with Native Plants at the Montshire this coming Tuesday, 2/25. #vermont Free and open to all. montshire.org/programs/for...
Glow big or glow home. We're opening an interactive dark space full of glowing neon fun!
January 24, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Glow big or glow home. We're opening an interactive dark space full of glowing neon fun!
Happy Exhibit Changeover Season to all of the museums celebrating!
January 14, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Happy Exhibit Changeover Season to all of the museums celebrating!
Mocha Moose, color of the year 2025. #mochamousse #coloroftheyear
December 9, 2024 at 1:23 PM
Mocha Moose, color of the year 2025. #mochamousse #coloroftheyear
Join us for an evening of learning and conversation around changes in climate and weather and what can be done to make our region more resilient in a future of increasingly common extreme natural phenomena.
Thursday, December 19th #vermont #newhampshire
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Thursday, December 19th #vermont #newhampshire
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A New Approach to a Changing Watershed - Montshire Museum of Science
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December 2, 2024 at 8:44 PM
Join us for an evening of learning and conversation around changes in climate and weather and what can be done to make our region more resilient in a future of increasingly common extreme natural phenomena.
Thursday, December 19th #vermont #newhampshire
montshire.org/programs/for...
Thursday, December 19th #vermont #newhampshire
montshire.org/programs/for...