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Healing Forest
Slow down and be fully present as you reconnect with nature. It’s good for your mental wellbeing! Practicing mindfulness when out in nature provides respite from a busy world and introduces moments of serenity and calm.
Wind Phone
Nestled along the riverbank in a hemlock grove, the Wind Phone invites you to pause, reflect, and remember those who have passed away by engaging in a symbolic, one-way conversation with deceased loved ones. The act of speaking “into the wind” invites private reflection, remembrance, and contemplation of life and loss as a meaningful way to engage with grief.
Timber Tumble
“Timber Tumble” (September 21, 2024) Timber Tumble, is a forest escape that invites visitors to take a nature break, explore and play among the trees. This one-of-a-kind exhibition features a variety of interactive sculptures shaped out of wood, stone and other natural and found materials sourced from the Montshire’s 110-acre forest property. The exhibition is nestled both in the trees and along the forest edge, and features a series of hand-made and rough-hewn switchbacks, spiral columns, raceways, and ball runs designed to engage the senses and encourage calm.
NASA Climate Action Grant
Photos from the Montshire’s “Empowerment Through Climate Action” in which middle school-aged youth (grades 5-8) will use the Montshire’s 110-acre campus as a living laboratory to evaluate the carbon sequestration potential of various meadow and forest habitats.
Data collected “on the ground” by students will then be compared to NASA satellite data that uses advanced technology to measure and calculate carbon sequestration from space. A key deliverable of the project will be the development and evaluation of a new climate science curriculum for both homeschool students and visiting public school classes.
Air Works
“Air Works” features interactive exhibits and specially-designed engineering tinkering activities that examine the properties of air and explore the science behind controlling and using this invisible substance in our everyday lives. (All press photos on this page are by Oliver Parini.)
Montshire Museum Photos and Logos
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Bubbles – Science in Soap
Bubbles: Science in Soap is an exhibition that incorporates pure experimentation, hands-on learning, and a touch of whimsy for adults and children.
Igloo Build
Learn the inside scoop of building a simple-yet-elegant igloo and other snow dwellings from expert Dr. Bert Yankielun.
Come experience Igloo Build, one of the longest-running traditions at the Museum. Learn how to build an insulated, sturdy house, strong enough to support the weight of a polar bear.