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    • August 16 – Summer Event Series: Dinosaur Day
    • August 17 – Dancing with the Dinosaurs Dance-a-Thon
    • September 6 – Summer Event Series: Feather Fest
    • April 20 through October 11 – Breakfast with the Otters
    • Mesmerica – Shows Resuming This Summer!
  • Experiences
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    • Explorer Express Train
    • Otter Encounters
    • Speaker Series: Astrophysics
  • 200th Anniversary
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WORCESTER’S ECOTARIUM CHOSEN FOR “AMERICA CONNECTS” MURAL

By EcoTarium | December 30, 2024

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…

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ECOTARIUM ELECTS TRUSTEES AND CORPORATORS AT THE 199TH ANNUAL MEETING

By EcoTarium | October 25, 2024

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…

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ECOTARIUM ANNOUNCES MAJOR EXPANSION OF FACILITY

By EcoTarium | October 11, 2024

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…

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ECOTARIUM AWARDED NASA FUNDING FOR UPGRADES TO OBSERVATORY, PLANETARIUM, AND STEM ENGAGEMENT

By EcoTarium | October 2, 2024

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,…

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SHAUN THE SHEEP™: FLOCK THIS WAY! TRAVELING EXHIBIT OPENS AT THE ECOTARIUM!

By EcoTarium | October 1, 2024

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…

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ECOTARIUM UNVEILS NEW ECOTARIUM EXPLORER APP: A REVOLUTIONARY STEP TOWARD INCLUSIVE MUSEUM EXPERIENCES

By EcoTarium | August 16, 2024

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…

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ECOTARIUM PRESENTS DR. THOMAS W. FRENCH WITH THE 2024 EDWARD HOWE FORBUSH NATURALIST AWARD

By EcoTarium | June 25, 2024

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…

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ECOTARIUM TAKES A STEP FORWARD IN TURTLE CONSERVATION WITH NORTHERN RED-BELLIED COOTER HATCHLINGS

By EcoTarium | November 3, 2023

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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“AIM HIGH: SOARING WITH THE TUSKEGEE AIRMEN” EXHIBITION FEATURING “BLACK WINGS, AMERICAN DREAMS OF FLIGHT” MAKES DEBUT AT THE ECOTARIUM MUSEUM

By EcoTarium | October 19, 2023

Worcester, MA, October 17, 2023 – The EcoTarium Museum of Science and Nature announced today the national launch of the highly anticipated exhibition Aim High: Soaring with the Tuskegee Airmen…

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ECOTARIUM RECEIVES GRANT TO LEAD GSK “BE A PHYSICIST!” PROGRAM

By EcoTarium | August 15, 2023

Worcester, MA, August 15, 2023 – The EcoTarium Museum of Science and Nature announcedthe receipt of a generous grant of $16,000 from The Franklin Institute in collaboration withGSK. This grant…

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