This July, Discover New Indoor Exhibits at the EcoTarium!
The EcoTarium's museum building features three floors of hands-on, interactive exhibits that explore the natural and physical sciences and our New England environment. Each year, the museum welcomes dynamic traveling exhibits, as well as houses permanent installations that make creative use of the museum's natural history collection and living wildlife. Our exhibits make learning fun and are designed to engage a family audience.
Traveling Exhibits
Tree Houses: Look Who’s Living in the Trees
Hang out…in the trees! Stomp on the Forest Sound Dance Floor to make woodpecker tapping sounds and turkey gobbles!
Design Zone
Design Zone highlights the relationship between mathematical thinking and the creative process in art, music, and engineering.
Featured Exhibits
City Science: The Science You Live
Discover the hidden science stories all around us at the EcoTarium’s hands-on interactive exhibit, CityScience. This immersive exploration of the modern city allows visitors to investigate the science we encounter every day but rarely stop to consider.
The Arctic Next Door: Mount Washington
The Arctic Next Door takes visitors on a virtual journey to explore the weather and geology of Mount Washington.
Secrets of the Forest
Uncover What's Living. Unlike the forests in your neighborhood, this one has plenty of comfortable places to sit... and a small stage.
Natural History Collection
Specimens From the Natural World. Although a large portion of the collection can be seen on display, the EcoTarium also has many materials in storage.
Preschool Discovery Area
Enrich the Minds of Young Visitors. The EcoTarium has a dedicated space for preschool-aged children to play, create and investigate science and nature.
Water Planet
Explore How One of Our Most Vital Resources Shapes Our Planet
Alden Digital Planetarium (Coming Soon)
Our Alden Digital Planetarium became the first digital planetarium in Massachusetts.