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March Happenings at Sloan Museum and Longway Planetarium March Madness has a whole new meaning at Sloan and Longway! Adult Hobby Workshops and Book Clubs, hands-on kids' workshops for Spring Break, and dinosaurs at both Sloan Museum and Longway Planetarium for a limited time only, featuring Ice Dinosaurs exhibit at Sloan and T.Rex in the planetarium dome. For advance planning, both the museum and the planetarium will be open March 30-April 4 over Spring Break week (closed for Easter Sunday, April 5). Check out a full list of activities below, or the full planetarium show schedule at SloanLongway.org/Now-Showing. |
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| March's First Friday Live Presentation: Friday, March 6, 2026, 6 p.m. "Preserving Community Culture through Historic Preservation," presented by Malcolm Cottle, Curator of Collections at Longway Planetarium in the dome. Learn more and register in advance here. |
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T.rex: The Greatest of All Tyrants, now open at Longway Planetarium!Giant Screen Films presents the most dazzling and accurate giant screen documentary ever made on this legendary predator and its carnivorous Cretaceous cousins. Narrated by Sam Neill. Learn more and buy tickets in advance at SloanLongway.org/T-Rex. |
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Real Fossils Exhibit, by PaleoJoe and PaleoJen
Opens through April 4, 2026
Longway Planetarium - Saturn Classroom This FREE exhibit highlights real dinosaur bones and a "mini" lab that provides a snapshot of the tools, equipment and glues used to make the fossil bones recognizable and presentable to the public. Learn more at Longway.org or call (810) 237-3400. This temporary exhibit is free and open to the public during Longway Planetarium's regular lobby hours. |
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Ice Dinosaurs:The Lost World of the Alaskan Arctic, now open at Sloan Museum through May 3!ICE DINOSAURS is a new temporary exhibit that features animatronic dinosaurs and groundbreaking discoveries about the unique adaptations of polar dinosaurs that lived in cold, dark, and snowy conditions year-round. Learn more here. Add this special exhibit ticket to your general admission at guest services, or purchase in advance here. (Members receive free general admission and free admission to the exhibit. Learn more about membership benefits here). Recommended for ages 7+.
Thank you to The Nartel Family Foundation for Sponsoring this exciting new exhibit! |
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Early-on Free Family Fun Night
Thursday, March 12, 5-7 p.m. at Sloan Museum Early On of Genesee County and Sloan Museum of Discovery have partnered again to offer free family fun to the community on select Thursdays throughout the year. Includes at least 2 hands-on activities relating to the seasons, exploration of Hagerman Street Gallery, the Discovery Hall’s Water Table, and dinner. These events are kindly recommended for families with children aged 0-5 years-old. Older siblings are welcome to attend. Learn more here. |
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LEGO® Club - Drop-in Building ChallengeSaturday, March 14, 10 - 11:30 a.m.
Step into the Discovery Lab Maker Space for Sloan's once a month building challenge, open to LEGO®-enthusiasts of all ages! LEGO®club is FREE, included with museum general admission. |
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Adult Hobby Workshop - Whittling
Thursday, March 21, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Cost: $20/person (includes all supplies)
Location: Sloan Museum of Discovery | Discovery Lab
Space is limited; Register by March 18 or earlier. Learn more here. For 16+ Register online here. |
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| Free Kids' Book Club Saturday, March 21, 9-9:45 a.m. Featured book: Lions at Lunchtime, by Mary Pope Osborne
Meet your host Miss Jacquie by the tree house in Hagerman Street! The Book Club is free (included with General Admission to the museum). Ideal for kids ages 7-11. This free book club meets on the 3rd Saturday of the month in Hagerman Street. Learn more here. Register in advance here. |
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| Historical Book Club Meetup Saturday, March 21, 10-11 a.m. Featured book: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, bySherman Alexie
Free (included with General Admission to Sloan Museum). Historical Book Club meetups will conclude with a special guided tour through the Sloan Museum History Gallery where club members can connect with the book's historical references through real-life museum artifacts.This free book club meets on the 3rd Saturday of the month in the Green Learning Lab. Learn more here. Register in advance for March here. |
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Open Monday, March 30, to Kick Off Spring Break Week!
To accommodate our community with family fun activities and workshops over Spring Break week, Sloan Musuem and Longway Planetarium will be open March 30-April 4 (closed Easter Sunday, April 5). Check out the special Spring Break workshops here. Sloan Museum will be open to the public Monday-Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday Noon-5 p.m. Check out the complete show schedule for Longway Planetarium at SloanLongway.org/Now-Showing. |
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