Port Discovery’s Sensory Friendly Sundays provide Museum access to families who would benefit from a sensory friendly experience and quieter setting at Port Discovery two hours before opening to the general public.
Look, listen and sing! Gather 'round, friends. Join us as we sing songs and read stories and the whole family can enjoy. Due to scheduling, all programs are subject to change or cancellations. Thank you for your understanding.
Stop by the puppet theater inside our Playhouse exhibit. Play with some of the museum's pre-made shadow puppets or create your own. Then put on original shadow puppet shows or ones inspired by well-known books. Due to scheduling, all programs are subject to change or cancellations. Thank you for your understanding.
Every snowflake that falls from the sky on a snowy day is perfectly symmetrical! Using magnets and observation, create your own symmetrical snowflake and explore the differences of snowflakes in the snow through this hands-on activity. Due to scheduling, all programs are subject to change or cancellations. Thank you for your understanding.
Port Discovery is open on Martin Luther King Jr. Day! Join us at the museum and participate in a variety of MLK Day activities presented by our Learning & Visitor Experience team.
The museum is open Monday from 9AM-5PM for MLK Day on February 16th, 2026. These hours may change as we enter the Winter season. Thank you for your understanding! Hours are subject to change. Please refer to our hours page for additional hours.
Trace a template or your won shoe and consider what it would be like to walk a mile in YOUR shoes. Decorate your sole with words that encourage perseverance and add it to our collaborative mural for all to read.
Speech bubbles are used in cartoons to represent character’s speeches and thoughts. Use some real-life life ones to explore language, poetry, and the words behind Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s famous “I Have A Dream” speech.
Look, listen and sing! Gather 'round, friends. Join us as we sing songs and read stories and the whole family can enjoy. Due to scheduling, all programs are subject to change or cancellations. Thank you for your understanding.
Tinker in this hands-on activity focused on problem solving and curiosity through STEM Learning, where you can participate in a screen-free exploration of coding, robotics, and creative design. Due to scheduling, all programs are subject to change or cancellations. Thank you for your understanding.
Using our interactive, hands-on light table, explore how light is a key element of creating the colors of the rainbow. Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet are all colors of the rainbow in reaction to sunlight refracting off of water droplets - can you recreate them using a variety of shapes and filters... Read more »
Port Discovery is closed from Tuesday through Wednesday this Winter/Spring 2026. These hours may change as we enter the Winter/Spring season. Thank you for your understanding! Hours are subject to change. Please refer to our hours page for additional hours.
