Museum Discovery Camp 2026

Museum Discovery Camp 2026 Keep your child learning while having fun this summer! Museum Discovery Camp is for children entering grades 1-5 in the fall of 2026. Camp days are Monday – Friday, 9am-4pm June 8-12: Wildlife Wonders Explore our world and learn all about the unique animals that live there. Animals are found on every corner of our planet and give us a wide variety of organisms to marvel at. This week we will learn about these wonderful creatures, their unique habitats, and discover our inner animal scientists! June 15-19: Masterpiece Makers Da Vinci, Rembrandt, Haring, Degas, Banksy. They all have one thing in common…ART! What else do they have in common? They all needed to start somewhere. Try your hand at creating art inspired by these Masterpiece Makers and learn the skill needed to be a master of your own! June 22-26: Chemical Curiosity Awaken your scientific curiosity and channel your inner mad scientist during this week of camp. Learn all about how scientists create experiments while staying safe in a lab. This week we will discover some of the building blocks of chemistry and carry out experiments of our own! June 29-July 3: Global Getaway Journey across the world without needing a passport or plane ticket! Learn about the vibrant cultures of far-off places and the incredible people that live there! Explore the exotic lands of Earth without ever leaving The Museum! July 6-10: NO Camp This Week – Happy 250th Birthday, America! July 13-17: Nature Detectives Why are leaves green? How does a caterpillar become a butterfly? What causes a tornado? The nature detectives are on the case! Using our existing knowledge and exciting inquiry-based science, we will discover how truly amazing nature is! July 20-24: Maker Mania Calling all builders, tinkerers, and creators! This week will challenge you to design, test, and build all types of creations. Can you rise to the challenges given during this week of mind-blowing maker mania?! July 27-31: Art Explorers Art has endless possibilities! People from across time and space have played with art materials and concepts to create things that make them happy and express themselves! Join the artistic movement and illustrate the real you! August 3-7: Space Voyagers This week is sure to be out-of-this-world! We are in the middle of very exciting time in space exploration and we can’t wait to share it with you! Learn what it takes to be an astronaut and how you can explore the depths of space from down here on the Third-Rock-From-the-Sun. Earth! August 10-14: Ancient Adventures Step back in time where everything you think is old becomes shiny and new again as we visit Ancient Times! While the everyday lives of ancient people may have looked very different from ours – this week we will discover that many of the inventions and pastimes of ancient civilizations are still celebrated today! So, get ready for some time travelling fun, because we’re going on Ancient Adventures! August 1...