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The Museum is Open!
The Discovery Center is currently open four days a week. Advance online reservations are required for everyone, including members.
Admission: Non-members: $8 Members: Free
Hours: Friday 11AM – 2PM | Saturday 10AM – 1PM | Sunday 2PM – 5PM | Monday 11AM – 2PM
The Story Garden is open every day 8AM – Dusk, but closed to the public on Wednesdays.
Upcoming Events
Toddler Time
Mondays at 11:30am
(except Dec. 28, Jan. 18, and Feb. 15)
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
January 18, 2021
Take-Out Trivia Night
January 30, 2021
Latest News
DC Celebrated with New Year’s Party Music from Around the World
Wishing our friends in India, Nigeria, and Brazil a very Happy New Year! Enjoy some party music from an Indian New Year’s celebration and learn about how our friends in India celebrate the New Year:
Welcome 2021 with our NYE Extravaganza for Kids!
Help us welcome in 2021 with special activities and a virtual twist. Visit the Museum on December 31 from 11AM – 3PM and see how other countries welcome in the New Year. Beginning at 11:30AM
Buddy The Elf to Visit The DC on December 19!
UPDATE: We’re sorry to say that Buddy The Elf got stuck in the storm on his way to The Discovery Center and he’s waiting for Rudolph to guide him back home! The Museum will be
DC Celebrated with New Year’s Party Music from Around the World
Wishing our friends in India, Nigeria, and Brazil a very Happy New Year! Enjoy some party music from an Indian New Year’s celebration and learn about how our friends in India celebrate the New Year:
Welcome 2021 with our NYE Extravaganza for Kids!
Help us welcome in 2021 with special activities and a virtual twist. Visit the Museum on December 31 from 11AM – 3PM and see how other countries welcome in the New Year. Beginning at 11:30AM
Buddy The Elf to Visit The DC on December 19!
UPDATE: We’re sorry to say that Buddy The Elf got stuck in the storm on his way to The Discovery Center and he’s waiting for Rudolph to guide him back home! The Museum will be
Happy Families Come to Play, Learn, and Explore at The Discovery Center!
Offering a safe, engaging and happy atmosphere, The Discovery Center fosters play, sparks creative thinking, and builds self-esteem. Children explore, grow, and have fun in our Summer Camps, Preschool, Universal Pre-Kindergarden (UPK), Afterschool, and Extended Play Programs!
New Merchandise Now Available!
Support The Discovery Center with the purchase of our custom shirts, masks, totes, and more! Great for Holiday Gifts! Order by 12/14/2020 to receive before Christmas!
We had so much fun planning our first ever Read-A-Thon in July of 2020.
Watch for 2021 Read-A-Thon Information Coming Soon. In the meantime, please enjoy the stories from 2020!
Make Memories at The Southern Tier's Only Hands-on Children's Museum!
With over 40 interactive exhibits, our remarkable space was created for, with, and by children. We understand that play is an essential part of learning and exploration of the world leads children to self-discovery.
Children are free to touch, to laugh, to manipulate and to encounter in a happy and safe environment.
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