Museum

The Highland Street Foundation invites Massachusetts residents and tourists to visit designated cultural attractions every Friday this summer with free admission. You do not need to register or obtain a ticket. Just show up and enjoy!

Explore the extremes of the solar system and beyond during this weekend of live presentations and activities. Meet scientists who design and work with space missions, and check in with Curiosity, the new rover expected to land on Mars in early August.

The Highland Street Foundation’s Free Fun Fridays program will offer free admission to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), on Friday, August 3, 2012. Visitors can explore the MFA’s exhibitions and galleries, watch short films, tour Museum collections, and participate in family activities.

Some of the activities for the day include:

All aboard the party train! Have trainloads of fun playing a Thomas beanbag toss, creating a Sodor train mobile and snacking at Knapford Station. Ages 3+

Please note: Dates and times are subject to change. Call the museum to confirm.

Ipswich Museum will host the Friends of the Ipswich Library Book Sale this year during Olde Ipswich Days.  The large selection will include hardcover and paperback books for children and adults, CD's and videos priced at fifty cents and $1. Proceeds will benefit library materials and programs, museum passes, and scholarships.

The Children's Museum of NH is offering a special limited-time interactive exhibit this summer called Colossal Construction. From July 16 - September 2, families can explore this new maker-space to build and create using thousands of K'nex building pieces and other materials. There will be daily challenges and opportunities to add onto community construction projects like roller coasters or build something completely new. There will also be building activities that use other kinds of materials. All of these activities are included with paid admission ($9 adults/children, $8 seniors) and free for museum members.

Step inside for an incredible journey back in time. Be a participant in the single most important event leading up to the American Revolution at the all new Boston Tea Party Ships and Museum.

The amazing Spider-Man has his own spider-sense, and now you can test yours! Get ready for the opening of The Amazing Spider-Man movie by taking on the Spider-Sense! Scavenger Hunt. Delve into the amazing world of spiders and spider-like animals from around the globe by picking up a Spider-Sense! guide and map at the museum front desk.

In honor of Father’s Day, the Children's Museum of New Hampshire is offering free admission for all fathers and grandfathers on Sunday, June 17 from 12-5 pm. There will also be a special gift-making activity for children who visit on Father’s Day to make a present for the special guy in their lives. This activity is included with paid admission ($9 each for children and adults) and free for Children’s Museum members.

Ipswich Museum Educator, Stacey Fraser-deHaan, hosts a family workshop complementing the summer exhibit, “Ipswich Women in the Arts".   Participants will tour the Heard House and learn about its last resident, Alice “Elsie” Heard and her artwork.  Then, workshop participants will attempt to copy works from the exhibit, just as Elsie and other female artists of the 19th and 20th century copied the works of famous painters.