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850 STUDENTS STEPPED INTO THE ROLE OF ATHLETIC TRAINERS, CARDIOLOGISTS, AND DIETICIANS IN SUMMER 2025
Worcester, MA – September 12, 2025 – GSK Science in the Summer™, a free science program for students in grades 2 through 6, returned in 2025 with a new theme: Be…
Read MoreECOTARIUM CELEBRATES 200TH ANNIVERSARY WITH HISTORIC COMMUNITY BIRTHDAY BASH
Among the many families attending EcoTarium’s 200th birthday party Saturday, July 19, 2025, was Worcester resident Andrew Tsang, who brought his two children to celebrate. “The EcoTarium is such a…
Read MoreWORCESTER’S ECOTARIUM CHOSEN FOR “AMERICA CONNECTS” MURAL
Worcester, MA – December 30, 2024 – The EcoTarium today announced that the Museum was selected as one of six locations in North America to host an “America Connects” National…
Read MoreECOTARIUM ELECTS TRUSTEES AND CORPORATORS AT THE 199TH ANNUAL MEETING
Worcester, MA, October 22, 2024 – At the 199th Annual Meeting of the EcoTarium Museum of Science and Nature, the Board of Trustees elected a new Trustee, James F. Kane…
Read MoreECOTARIUM ANNOUNCES MAJOR EXPANSION OF FACILITY
Worcester, MA, October 11, 2024 – The EcoTarium Museum of Science and Nature today announced plans for a major expansion of its facilities and the launch of the public phase…
Read MoreECOTARIUM AWARDED NASA FUNDING FOR UPGRADES TO OBSERVATORY, PLANETARIUM, AND STEM ENGAGEMENT
Worcester, MA, October 2, 2024 — The EcoTarium announced it received an $856,000 NASA grant through FY24 Congressionally Directed Spending secured by U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, U.S. Senator Edward Markey,…
Read MoreSHAUN THE SHEEP™: FLOCK THIS WAY! TRAVELING EXHIBIT OPENS AT THE ECOTARIUM!
Worcester, MA, October 1, 2024 – Shaun the Sheep™: Flock This Way!, an interactive exhibit based on the popular film and television character, recently opened at the EcoTarium with a ribbon…
Read MoreECOTARIUM UNVEILS NEW ECOTARIUM EXPLORER APP: A REVOLUTIONARY STEP TOWARD INCLUSIVE MUSEUM EXPERIENCES
Worcester, MA, August 15, 2024 – The EcoTarium today announced the official launch of the EcoTarium Explorer app, a mobile-phone navigation app created in partnership with WPI to help all…
Read MoreECOTARIUM PRESENTS DR. THOMAS W. FRENCH WITH THE 2024 EDWARD HOWE FORBUSH NATURALIST AWARD
Worcester, MA, June 24, 2024 – At the EcoTarium’s 199th Annual Meeting on Tuesday, June 11, 2024, Thomas W. French, PhD, of Princeton, MA, was presented with the EcoTarium’s highest…
Read MoreECOTARIUM TAKES A STEP FORWARD IN TURTLE CONSERVATION WITH NORTHERN RED-BELLIED COOTER HATCHLINGS
Worcester, MA, November 2, 2023 – The EcoTarium Museum, dedicated to inspiring a passion for science and nature, is excited to announce a new initiative that strengthens its ongoing commitment…
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