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The Montshire Museum of Science is an interactive science center in Norwich, Vermont, with more than 150 hands-on exhibits relating to the natural and physical sciences, ecology, and technology. Outdoors, visitors can explore nature trails and exhibits on wind, water, and sound in David Goudy Science Park. Visiting exhibitions, educational programs, and special events are offered throughout the year.
Norwich, VT – Nature lovers and those who like to wander have a new discovery waiting for them in the woods of Norwich, Vermont at the Montshire Museum of Science. Timber Tumble, is a new forest escape that invites visitors to take a nature break, explore and play among the trees.
This one-of-a-kind exhibition opens to the public on Saturday, September 21, and 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.
“Our talented team is excited to invite people to experience the forest in a new way,” says Lara Litchfield-Kimber, the Museum’s Executive Director, as she drops a wooden ball into a rock-lined channel. The soft “clink-clink-clink” of a wooden ball hitting the stone is core to the Timber Tumble experience. “This exhibition encourages a sense of calm and invites genuine mindfulness moments that are so important in our fast-paced world. Tune into the sounds, the textures and even the smells. These spaces have an almost transporting effect that lets your mind wander and your body relax.”
Timber Tumble opens at the Montshire on Saturday, September 21st, 2024. There are photos associated with this press release here.
Recently named “Best Museum” in the 2024 Times Argus Best of the Best Awards, and 2023 Valley News Reader’s Choice Awards, the Montshire Museum of Science’s mission is to forge and empower a community of lifelong learners through engagement with science.
Located in beautiful Norwich, VT, the Montshire Museum of Science is open seven days a week from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. Daily admission is $20 for adults and $17 for children ages 2-17. The Museum is free for members and children under the age of two. Memberships are available. Visit montshire.org or call 802-649-2200 for more information.
The Montshire Museum of Science is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that is supported by admission, membership, grants, and charitable contributions.
Media Contact:
Honor Hingston-Cox
Public and Media Relations Manager
Phone: 802 649 2200 x256
Email address: honor.hingston-cox@montshire.org