EcoTarium

In the Budding Scientists program, curious little explorers conduct simple, safe, science and nature explorations. You bring the curiosity, we’ll provide the science fun. This is hands-on active and interactive science designed for children ages 4 to 6. Included with cost of admission. Please request a ticket at the Tickets and Information Desk when you arrive at the museum. Limited to 25 adult-child pairs. Get Tickets

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Discover our resident animals! Are you curious about what our otters eat, how fast our snakes slither, or what our birds do in the winter? Get up close with one of our many live critters, and learn how we care for them at our zookeeper-led Animal Discovery Programs. Included with the cost of admission. Get Tickets (opens in new tab)

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Embrace your inner astronomer! Discover the wonders beyond Earth’s atmosphere in the only public planetarium in central Massachusetts. Join an educator for an interactive tour of the night sky, the Solar System, and beyond! Make sure to bring your questions: The universe is at your fingertips! Topics change daily. Details about the day’s programs are available at the Information Desk. Audience: All Ages Length: Approximately 30 minutes Please note that planetarium tickets are not included with g

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Embrace your inner astronomer! Discover the wonders beyond Earth’s atmosphere in the only public planetarium in central Massachusetts. Armed with archival audio and video, celebrate the Apollo program’s incredible achievements and learn what it took to land a person on the Moon. Then, look forward into the future of space exploration. Audience: Ages 10+ Length: Approximately 30 minutes Please note that planetarium tickets are not included with general admission, and EcoTarium admission is requir

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Explore our private collection! The EcoTarium has thousands of specimens – fossils, gems, birds, weird things in jars – behind the scenes in our scientific collection . Come see something that isn’t on display every day! Included with the cost of admission. Get Tickets

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Find amazing places revealed for the first time by cutting-edge telescopes around the world and out in space. Discover a whole universe hidden beyond our senses! Audience : Ages 10+ Length : Approximately 25 minutes Please note that planetarium tickets are not included with general admission, and EcoTarium admission is required to attend a planetarium show. Get Admission Tickets

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Want more interactive science? Catch our free, daily, educator-led Science Discovery programs. You might engineer a tower, meet an animal, concoct a potion, find a hidden rainbow, crack a code, examine mysterious bones, or put your senses to the test! Included with the cost of admission. Get Tickets

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Embrace your inner astronomer! Discover the wonders beyond Earth’s atmosphere in the only public planetarium in central Massachusetts. Join an educator for an interactive tour of the night sky, the Solar System, and beyond! Make sure to bring your questions: The universe is at your fingertips! Topics change daily. Details about the day’s programs are available at the Information Desk. Audience: All Ages Length: Approximately 30 minutes Please note that planetarium tickets are not included with g

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Embrace your inner astronomer! Discover the wonders beyond Earth’s atmosphere in the only public planetarium in central Massachusetts. Armed with archival audio and video, celebrate the Apollo program’s incredible achievements and learn what it took to land a person on the Moon. Then, look forward into the future of space exploration. Audience: Ages 10+ Length: Approximately 30 minutes Please note that planetarium tickets are not included with general admission, and EcoTarium admission is requir

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Explore our private collection! The EcoTarium has thousands of specimens – fossils, gems, birds, weird things in jars – behind the scenes in our scientific collection . Come see something that isn’t on display every day! Included with the cost of admission. Get Tickets

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Find amazing places revealed for the first time by cutting-edge telescopes around the world and out in space. Discover a whole universe hidden beyond our senses! Audience : Ages 10+ Length : Approximately 25 minutes Please note that planetarium tickets are not included with general admission, and EcoTarium admission is required to attend a planetarium show. Get Admission Tickets

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Date: Saturday, October 17, 2026 Time: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm We’re talking to an astronaut! After we speak to space earlier in the week (date TBD), come celebrate our International Space Station chat with special programs, an opportunity to learn about ham radio, and a full replay of the cosmic conversation. All day, we’ll explore and experiment with the radio technology that is enabling students to speak with an astronaut in outer space from the EcoTarium. Get Tickets Program

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Want more interactive science? Catch our free, daily, educator-led Science Discovery programs. You might engineer a tower, meet an animal, concoct a potion, find a hidden rainbow, crack a code, examine mysterious bones, or put your senses to the test! Included with the cost of admission. Get Tickets

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Embrace your inner astronomer! Discover the wonders beyond Earth’s atmosphere in the only public planetarium in central Massachusetts. Take a roller coaster ride from the Moon, through the Solar System, out into the rest of the galaxy, and back. Visit some of the most amazing sites in the universe! Narrated by Nancy Cartwright of The Simpsons. Audience: Ages 4–8 Length: Approximately 20 minutes Please note that planetarium tickets are not included with general admission, and EcoTarium admission

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Embrace your inner astronomer! Discover the wonders beyond Earth’s atmosphere in the only public planetarium in central Massachusetts. Join an educator for an interactive tour of the night sky, the Solar System, and beyond! Make sure to bring your questions: The universe is at your fingertips! Topics change daily. Details about the day’s programs are available at the Information Desk. Audience: All Ages Length: Approximately 30 minutes Please note that planetarium tickets are not included with g

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Embrace your inner astronomer! Discover the wonders beyond Earth’s atmosphere in the only public planetarium in central Massachusetts. Armed with archival audio and video, celebrate the Apollo program’s incredible achievements and learn what it took to land a person on the Moon. Then, look forward into the future of space exploration. Audience: Ages 10+ Length: Approximately 30 minutes Please note that planetarium tickets are not included with general admission, and EcoTarium admission is requir

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Embrace your inner astronomer! Discover the wonders beyond Earth’s atmosphere in the only public planetarium in central Massachusetts. Take a roller coaster ride from the Moon, through the Solar System, out into the rest of the galaxy, and back. Visit some of the most amazing sites in the universe! Narrated by Nancy Cartwright of The Simpsons. Audience: Ages 4–8 Length: Approximately 20 minutes Please note that planetarium tickets are not included with general admission, and EcoTarium admission

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Embrace your inner astronomer! Discover the wonders beyond Earth’s atmosphere in the only public planetarium in central Massachusetts. Join an educator for an interactive tour of the night sky, the Solar System, and beyond! Make sure to bring your questions: The universe is at your fingertips! Topics change daily. Details about the day’s programs are available at the Information Desk. Audience: All Ages Length: Approximately 30 minutes Please note that planetarium tickets are not included with g

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Join us at animal corner and learn about our resident snakes! Are you curious about what our snakes eat, or how fast they can slither? Get up close with one of our resident reptiles, and learn how we care for them during this zookeeper-led keeper chat. *Disclaimer: Snakes consume dead mice. We recommend squeamish guests learn about our animals at a different time. Included with the cost of admission. Get Tickets (opens in new tab)

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Want more interactive science? Catch our free, daily, educator-led Science Discovery programs. You might engineer a tower, meet an animal, concoct a potion, find a hidden rainbow, crack a code, examine mysterious bones, or put your senses to the test! Included with the cost of admission. Get Tickets

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Discover the chance encounters that have shaped our place in the universe. Get a front-row seat to spectacular moments in our Solar System’s past and future, including the paths of stars, comets, interstellar debris, and visually stunning gas and dust clouds–and, visualized for the first time, a dramatic, ongoing merger of our galaxy with a smaller satellite galaxy. Narrated by Pedro Pascal. Audience : Ages 10+ Length : Approximately 25 minutes Get Tickets

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Miss those beautiful winter skies? Look up anyway! Join us on Sundial Plaza to look through a telescope at the Moon or another planet, or if conditions don’t permit come into the Alden Planetarium for an interactive guided tour of the evening sky! Included with the cost of admission. Get Tickets

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STEAM Story Time: My Adult & Me is designed to inspire young children to begin discovering the world around them and spark their scientific spirit! Join us each week as we offer new monthly themes, STEAM-based storybooks, and activities to explore – perfect for little hands, curious minds, and book lovers alike! Stick around after the story for a related hands-on activity, experiment, craft, movement, or even an animal encounter! Included with cost of admission. Please request a ticke

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Want more interactive science? Catch our free, daily, educator-led Science Discovery programs. You might engineer a tower, meet an animal, concoct a potion, find a hidden rainbow, crack a code, examine mysterious bones, or put your senses to the test! Included with the cost of admission. Get Tickets

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Embrace your inner astronomer! Discover the wonders beyond Earth’s atmosphere in the only public planetarium in central Massachusetts. Join an educator for an interactive tour of the night sky, the Solar System, and beyond! Make sure to bring your questions: The universe is at your fingertips! Topics change daily. Details about the day’s programs are available at the Information Desk. Audience: All Ages Length: Approximately 30 minutes Please note that planetarium tickets are not included with g

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