Ongoing – Great Hall Exhibit: Home
From forest floor to canopy, Will Close’s exhibition of original watercolor and mixed media paintings invites viewers to rediscover the beauty and complexity of the natural world that surrounds us. […]
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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.
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Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United States
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Ongoing – School Vacation Week: Mammal Adaptation Investigation Station
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesCome learn about local mammals and their unique winter adaptations. Every animal has special adaptations that enable them to survive in their winter habitats. Explore through touchable artifacts (pelts, replica […]
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Ongoing – Indoor StoryWalk® – Under the Snow
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesExplore the lives of active and resting winter wildlife, in the book, Under the Snow, by Melissa Stewart. For ages 3 and up, accompanied by an adult. Meet at the […]
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Kidleidoscope Story Hour – Bear
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesLearn more about our wildlife neighbors in the Connecticut River Watershed. Program includes a story, activities, and crafts. Activities are indoors and outdoors, weather permitting. For ages 3-6, accompanied by […]
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Sunday Matinee Documentary Series: Werner Herzog’s Fireball from Sandbox Films
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesJoin us for the start of our free winter Sunday matinee documentary series from Sandbox Films beginning with Werner Herzog’s Fireball. Since before we existed, meteors have haunted our planet. […]
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Kidleidoscope Story Hour – Winter Birds
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesLearn more about our wildlife neighbors in the Connecticut River Watershed. Program includes a story, activities, and crafts. Activities are indoors and outdoors, weather permitting. For ages 3-6, accompanied by […]
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Sunday Matinee Documentary Series: Nocturnes from Sandbox Films
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesOur free winter Sunday matinee documentary series from Sandbox Films continues with Nocturnes. In the dense forests of the Eastern Himalayas, moths are whispering something to us. In the dark […]
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Ongoing – Indoor StoryWalk®- Tracks in the Snow
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesExplore the lives of active and resting winter wildlife in the book Tracks in the Snow by Wong Herbert Yee. For ages 3 and up, accompanied by an adult. Meet […]
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Kidleidoscope Story Hour – Possums
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesLearn more about our wildlife neighbors in the Connecticut River Watershed. Program includes a story, activities, and crafts. Activities are indoors and outdoors, weather permitting. For ages 3-6, accompanied by […]
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Kidleidoscope Story Hour – Groundhogs
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesLearn more about our wildlife neighbors in the Connecticut River Watershed. Program includes a story, activities, and crafts. Activities are indoors and outdoors, weather permitting. For ages 3-6, accompanied by […]
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Kidleidoscope Story Hour – Owls
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesLearn more about our wildlife neighbors in the Connecticut River Watershed. Program includes a story, activities, and crafts. Activities are indoors and outdoors, weather permitting. For ages 3-6, accompanied by […]
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Great Hall Guest Speaker: The Secret World of Freshwater Mussels
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesThe Massachusetts Association of Conservation Commissions (MACC) - Young Professionals Committee presents a talk by Freshwater Malacologist, Virginia Martell, on the vital roles that freshwater mussels play in our aquatic […]
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