Summer Hours are here!

Tuesday-Saturday
9:30am - 4:30pm
Last admission at 4pm

Closed on July 4th
Happy Independence Day!

CT Summer at the Museum Program

The CT Summer at the Museum is back and invites Connecticut children age 18 and under plus one accompanying Connecticut resident adult to visit participating museums free of charge.

Tickets must be reserved online for this program and are only valid for afternoons, 1-4pm. Limited tickets available. Tickets will be released on a weekly basis. Click below for complete details.

Reserve Your Tickets

Please note: Museum Members, ACM Members, and paying Museum visitors do not need tickets and can visit the Museum as usual. Online tickets are for those participating in the CT Summer Museum Program only.

Museum Events

Friday Dollar Night
Friday, July 7, 5-8pm

Come enjoy an affordable Friday night at the Museum due to the generosity of Electric Boat Employees Community Service Association. Admission is $1 per person for everyone over 1 year old. Pre-registration not required.

Sensory-Friendly Evening:
Bubble Fun
Friday, July 21, 5-7pm

Join us for a special evening, which is free for families with children on the autism spectrum or with sensory processing challenges. During this event, the Museum will be made more welcoming to our more sensitive guests, along with having some quiet corners and sensory bins set-up throughout the facility.

Evening Theme: Bubble Fun!

What fun we will have spending a summer evening playing with bubbles! Experiment with different shaped wands; make a bubble snake blower or a bubble print; and try being one of the Museum’s infamous “Kids in a Bubble!”

Free to attend. Pre-registration required. This event is funded by the Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut.

Register Today

Summer Science Days are back!

Summer Science Days
Monday-Friday, 9:30am-4pm

Join us for a summer filled with science, learning and wonder! In July and August, we’ll be exploring a different science each week with demonstrations and hands-on activities. You can even take the learning home with a complimentary book.
All activities are FREE with Museum admission.

Biology Week: July 3-7

Come take a look at the lifecycles of organisms like plants, honeybees and frogs. Our Museum animals will be making daily appearances with our “Meet the Animal” demonstrations.

Chemistry Week: July 10-14

Visit this week to explore the states of matter and create fun reactions! Visitors will participate in such activities as color mixing, rocket reactions and the crowd-favorite Exploding Geyser.

Astronomy Week: July 17-21

Children become astronauts as they take a tour of our solar system! Come learn all about stars and constellations. Visitors will have the exciting opportunity to try some space-related experiments from our NISE Network Explore Science Earth & Space Toolkits!

Meteorology Week: July 24-28

Come get blown away by the wonders of weather! This week visitors will learn about different aspects of weather, including lightening, clouds and tornadoes! Other activities include making a windsock.

A Whale-y Good Contest

Whale hello there!

Did you notice our whale missing at the Museum? After 20+ years and a lot of whale rides later, our whale was in need of a touch up! Thank you to artist Serena Bates of Serena Bates Sculpture for refurbishing our outdoor whale sculpture.

We're celebrating our whale returning home with a social media contest! Take and share a photo of our whale to enter to win a Museum membership complete with whale plush! Here's how to enter:

 - Visit the Museum between now and July 14
 - Snap and post a pic of your child(ren)/family and the whale
 - Tag us on Facebook or Instagram and use #niantickids
 - Have an old photo of your child and the whale? You can enter that, too!

Can't wait to see your smiles! Winner will be selected and notified on July 15.

Visit the Museum & the beach!