Every second Friday of the month from 11am-12pm
Owls, snakes, mice, skunks, opposums, and more! Meet David Sparks, wildlife rehabilitator, and learn about our Maine animal friends.
Wednesdays 11am & 2pm
Sundays 2:30-3:30pm
Join the fun with three rotating art programs every week. Big Messy Art allows you to get your hands dirty and create art your parents won't let you do at home. Create cool works of art from recycled material during Imagination Station. Experience art from around the globe at Cultural Creations. Call for specific project topics.
Third Tuesday of the month at 11am
Third Friday of the month at 3pm
Calling all cooks! Learn to make a scrumptious treat that you can fix at home.
Daily (weather permitting). Call for specific times.
Visit one of the best-kept secrets in Portland. Our Camera Obscura is one of only three of its kind in the United States. Explore light and optics and be wowed by "magical" technology behind it.
First Sunday at 1pm
First Tuesday at 11am
Cook up treats from around the world!
First & third Thursdays at 3:30pm
Saturdays at 11am
Learn cool facts about magnets, mammals, meteors, microgravity and more during Cool Science. Learn how science impacts your daily life and have tons of fun! It's a hands-on experience that you don't want to miss.
Programs are free with Museum admission, unless specified. Call 828-1234, ext. 227 for program topics and information.
Wednesdays, 10:30am
Join us for rotating preschool programs for ages 3-5 each week. Learn to bake at KinderCooks. Explore science and nature in Silly Science. Learn about cultures around world with KinderTravel.
Thursdays, 10am-12pm (September through June)
Here's a special morning just for toddlers and preschoolers. Art studio, music and movement, sing-a-longs and more delight and teach children ages 1-5.
Every third Saturday each month at 1:30pm
Meet some of your favorite pets and learn what it takes to have a animal in your life. Sponsored by the Animal Welfare Society.
Second Saturday in January, March, May, July, September, November at 1 & 2pm
Roger Richmond travels around the globe and to his own backyard to create a show that lets you see the smallest details of plants, animals, and insects. You will be awed by these special images created by a 3-D macro camera. Get a bug's eye view of a bee visiting a flower, weevils chewing on a rotting log or the first flakes of snow.
Monthly. Call for day and time.
Become a puppeteer! You can join the fun backstage and put on a play. Program fee: $1 member child; $2 non-member child.
Daily. Call for specific times.
Every second & fourth Saturday at 3pm
Get on stage and get creative in our Dress-Up Theater.
Daily. Call for specific times.
Explore the stars and master the constellations. Hear Native American, Chinese and Greek tales as you learn the facts and stories that surround the night sky.
Daily. Call for specific times.
Hold a sea star. Feel the tickle of a crab's legs. Meet the Museum's saltwater aquarium residents up-close and learn about their amazing adaptations to life in the intertidal zone.