| | | We're springing into March at Sloan Museum of Discovery and Longway Planetarium with exhibits, events, a new show schedule, and a brand new website rollout! Plus special hours and 32 hands-on workshops for Spring Break week! (Both Sloan and Longway will be open on Monday, March 31). Check out all the happenings for March 2025 below. |
| | New Website for Sloan Museum of Discovery and Longway PlanetariumA brand new website rolled out to the public this week! Great thought was put into making it easier for our our guests, ticket-buyers, members, researchers, and donors to find what they are looking for quickly. SloanLongway.org will get you to Longway Planetarium shows and to Sloan Museum of Discovery's exhibits, educational programs, tickets, fundraisers, and events. You may also simply type in SloanMuseum.org or Longway.org to go directly to the information you want for each building. As with any website re-design, things can get missed so we are asking for your help; if you aren't finding what you are looking for or have suggestions, please feel free to email us at Marketing@SloanLongway.org. |
| *March Show Schedule at Longway Planetarium *Longway Planetarium will be OPEN March 31, 2025 during Spring Break week |
| | | | Legend of the Enchanted Reef Sat & Sun |
| Skies Over Michigan
Tues-Sun 3 p.m. |
| First Fridays - "The Giant Magellan Telescope" (live format presentation) March 7, 6 p.m |
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| | One Sky Tues-Sun 4 p.m. (through 3/28)
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| Laser Taylor Swift
Thurs, Fri, Sat 7 p.m. 4 p.m. 3/29-4/6 only |
| | Laser Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Led Thurs, Fri, Sat 8 p.m.
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| 2nd Fridays - "Open Questions in Astronomy" (live format presentation) March 14, 6 p.m. |
| In My Backyard (Sensory-friendly show for our friends with sensory considerations) Sat. March 8, 11 a.m. |
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| | March Special Events and Workshops at Sloan Museum
*(Sloan Museum will be open Monday, March 31, for Spring Break week) |
| | Special Traveling Exhibit, 2theXtreme-Math Alive!, runs through May 11, 2025
Compete in a live action snowboard race, control a Mars rover, capture your image in a 360-degree freeze-motion video, and enjoy lots of interactive experiences in sports, nature, robotics, music, dancing, and more. Only $5/person add-on with general admission (free for Members) Learn more about 2theXtreme. Buy tickets in advance, or purchase them at the Guest Services counter during your visit to Sloan Museum of Discovery. Runs until May 11, 2025. |
| | Fun and engaging hands-on workshops during Spring Break week March 31-April 4, 2025!
Spring Break Workshops will take place at both Longway Planetarium and Sloan Museum of Discovery in one of our learning labs or classrooms. Choose from 32 workshops for preschool through 12th grade, presented by Longway Planetarium and Sloan Museum educators. These workshops are ticketed and require advance registration, as spots are limited. To check out all the Spring Break Workshops and register online, go here, or call 810-237-3409. (Member Discounts: $1 off all workshops; $5 off all camps. Click here to learn more about becoming a member). |
| | Books & Stars Book Club
Sat., March 6, 2025, 5:30 p.m. March featured book: Light in the darkness, by Heino Falcke Location: Longway Planetarium |
| | Historical Book Club Thurs, March 13 2025, 6 p.m. March featured book: Car Crazy: The Battle for Supremacy Between Ford and Olds and the Dawn of the Automobile Age, by G. Wayne Miller Location: Sloan Museum of Discovery |
| New Book Club for Kids 7-11! Magic Tree House, starts April 19, 9-10 a.m., featured book: Pirates Past Noon, by Mary Pope Osbourne Every 3rd Saturday of the Month at Sloan Museum of Discovery's Hagerman Street Tree House |
| March LEGO® Club - For LEGO® enthusiasts of all ages. Sat., March 8
10-11:30 a.m.
LEGO Club is a FREE Drop-in Public Workshop (included with General Admission) every 2nd Saturday of the Month. Learn more. |
| Learn to Crochet Hobby Workshop4/19/2025
10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
$20/person
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| Last Chance to see the 1985 Buick Wildcat Concept Car!
The Durant Gallery features a selection of rare vehicles from Sloan Museum's 100+ historical vehicle collection. It also features concept cars on loan from General Motors. The 1985 Buick Wildcat concept car will be leaving the Durant Gallery March 10 and will be replaced with a new 2011 Chevrolet Miray concept car mid-March. |
| Collecting Sories from Flint Area Automotive Workers Sat., March 1, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
MotorCities National Heritage Area, in partnership with the National Park Foundation and ThinkTank Detroit, is preserving automotive history from the past 100 years by collecting and archiving real stories from union members, women, and people of color with auto industry backgrounds this Saturday, March 1, 2025 between 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Sloan Museum of Discovery. To share your story and become a permanent part of automotive history, visit this sign up form to reserve a time slot and be a part of recorded history! For inquiries, email Detroit.ThinkTank@gmail.com. |
| Seeking Applications for the NEW Community Cars Exhibit
As a partnership with our fellow vintage automobile enthusiasts, Sloan Museum is proud to offer the new Community Cars Exhibit! This new exhibit will be located inside the Durant Gallery starting in the fall of 2025. It will feature selected vehicles owned and maintained by community members. This is where our fellow local car enthusiasts come in...If you are interested in having your vintage automobile be on display in the Durant Gallery, please review the Community Cars Exhibit Loan Agreement and Terms of the Program prior to submitting your application on this online form. Question? Contact Collections@SloanLongway.org |
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| | | CUB SCOUT and GIRL SCOUT Programs
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| | Cub Scout Workshops "Air of the Wolf" March 8, 1-4 p.m. Learn more. Register your Cub Scout groups online here, or call our scheduler at (810) 237-3409. |
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| | Girl Scout Workshops "Bugs" or call our scheduler at (810) 237-3409. |
| | Girl Scout Workshops "Mechanical Engineering" or call our scheduler at (810) 237-3409. |
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| Our Mission: We engage communities on a learning journey in history and science |
| Sloan Museum and Longway Planetarium are funded in part by the Genesee County Arts Education and Cultural Enrichment Millage. Your tax dollars are at work. |
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BOTH VENUES LOCATED IN THE BEAUTIFUL FLINT CULTURAL CENTER CAMPUS Longway Planetarium 1310 E. Kearsley St., Flint, MI 48503
Sloan Museum of Discovery
1221 E. Kearsley St, Flint, MI 48503
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