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  • A Science Adventure Right at Your Fingertips

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    Welcome to Discovery Center Museum of Rockford, Illinois, a hands-on science experience for the whole family.

  • Enjoy A Year of Discovery

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    Become a member of Discovery Center Museum and receive free admission for the family to our museum and over 200 more!

  • Discovery Center has private parties down to a science!

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    Our experienced staff does all the work, so you and your group can have all the fun! Party packages range from a simple room rental to our Deluxe Birthday Bash.

 

 

 

Family Fridays

All Family Friday activities included with Discovery Center admission.

11:00 am - 3:30 pm

June 21

Angry Birds

June 28

Dig Into Treasure

July 4 & 5

(July 4th event hours 12:30-5:00)

Kaboom!

July 12

How does your Garden Grow?

July 19

See a Juggler, Be a Juggler 

July 26

Swashbuckling Science

August 2

Whoosh

August 9

Does It Float?

August 16

Splish Splash Splat

 

 

 

 

 

Become a Member

Become a member of Discovery Center Museum or renew your membership now!  Learn more about the benefits of membership, including free admission to other museums across the country!

 

Opens May 25.

 

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Co-Presenting Sponsors:  Savant and Northwest Bank.  Also sponsored by the Community Founcation of Northern Illinois, the Dean A. Olson Foundation, and J. L. Clark.  Media sponsors are WREX and Maverick Media.

 

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Summer 2013 Newsletter

 

 

 

Museum Hours

Monday - Sunday,

10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

 

Discovery Center Museum

711 North Main Street

Rockford  IL  61103

(815) 963-6769

 

Messy Mondays

All Messy Monday activities included with Discovery Center admission.

11:00 am - 3:00 pm

June 24

Decorative Door Hangers with Kristen Gosselin

July 1

Bubble Pop with

Kim Zierke

July 8

Paper Lanterns with

Tasha Neisewander

July 15

Watercolor Insect Mobiles with Tricia Magers

July 22

Cartooning with

Bruce Quast

July 29

Papermaking with

Pilar Dressel

August 5

Silly Jellies with

Michele Larson

 

Share Your Treasure with Us!

Call for Children's Collections

As part of the Treasure! traveling exhibit that is a cooperative effort between the Burpee Museum of Natural History and Discovery Center we invite children to apply to have their collections displayed in the Treasure! exhibit for one week during this summer. Click here for an application.