Events

The Great Falls Discovery Center hosts community programs and events, rotating art exhibits in our Great Hall and a Coffee House hosted by the Friends of the Great Falls Discovery Center.

Ongoing – Great Hall Exhibit: Ways of My Ancestors — We Are Still Here

Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United States

Scott Strong Hawk Foster is a Native American photographer whose proud roots include Hassanamisco Nipmuc, Mohegan, and Cherokee lineage. His exhibit captures travels throughout the ancestral homelands of the Native […]

Free

Pocumtuck Homelands Festival: Fish Printing

Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United States

A free two-day celebration at Unity Park on First Street in Turners Falls, sponsored by the Nolumbeka Project and RiverCulture. This festival is the perfect combination of live music, drumming, […]

Free

Art Naturally: Source to Sea Mosaics

Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United States

Discover nature through story, poetry and art in our series of free art programs. With instruction and technique, you create an art piece to take home from tile, pebbles, marble […]

Free

Ongoing – Great Hall Exhibit: Day of the Dead Altar

Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United States

View a Day of the Dead Altar built by local families with support from the Heartwing Center. Learn about the tradition of leaving messages of love to honor and commemorate […]

Free

Art Naturally: Leaf Prints for Leaf Peepers

Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United States

Discover nature through story, poetry and art! Create an art piece inspired by autumn using paint, paper, gel and even leaves, with instruction and techniques. For adults, teens, and children […]

Free

Great Hall Exhibit: Migrations

Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United States

Migrations paintings, curated by GuateMaya Art and Culture Connection, celebrate the human and natural diversity of the upper Connecticut River Valley and the Americas. Colorful works depict scenes integral to […]

Free