5 Days of Play Camp
Inspired by our popular 10 Days of Play festival, join us for a week of youth-directed creative play and fun! With the help of museum educators, campers will use recycled materials and found objects to...
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It’s time for some innovative animation! Develop your own stories and create your own stop-motion mini-movie. Make a storyboard, set, and animated characters. Learn how to do a screen test and...
View ArticleButterfly Camp
Dates: June 30 to July 3, 2014 Times: 9am to noon Ages: Grades 4-6 Experience an exciting world of butterflies right here at the Berkshire Museum in this summer’s live butterfly pavilion. Campers will...
View ArticleCSI: Ancient Crimes
Take part in the ultimate game of Clue! Learn how to lift finger prints, make shoe imprints, and detect if someone is trying to deflect the truth. Then use your sleuthing skills to play detective and...
View ArticleIcky, Messy, Gooey
This popular camp is back oozing with new experiments and exploding with perennial favorites. Become a kitchen scientist and make crazy concoctions with everyday items while discovering the twisted...
View ArticleKitchen Kaboom
Raid your kitchen pantry and become a mad scientist! Combine and test the properties of common household ingredients for fun and thrilling experiments you can recreate at home! All experiments are...
View ArticleMagic Camp
Learn the art of magic and amaze your friends and family in this new summer camp program! Under the guidance of local experts, campers will practice basic card tricks, study slight-of-hand, and...
View ArticleMovie Camp
And action! Calling all budding actors, directors, and writers—let’s make a movie! From the initial idea to the rolling credits, campers make the creative decisions, from writing the script, to casting...
View ArticlePond Camp
Explore the Aquarium and make friends with the animals living in our own backyards. Listen to the sounds of local wildlife, create animal tracks, make crafts, and play games. This camp session includes...
View ArticleRobot Olympics
Campers will build their own robots and test the skills of their robotic creations in feats of strength, speed, and endurance. Each day will feature new challenges, robot designs, and tons of fun. No...
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Uncle Beazley’s New Home
In October 2014, Uncle Beazley and four other models from the same collection, the Triceratops model that had long been a favorite of young visitors to the Berkshire Museum, moved to the Berkshire...
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Cast a Vote for the Arts
Today’s post comes from Laurie M. Werner, Director of Advancement for the Berkshire Museum. Laurie has nearly 20 years’ experience in management and development for nonprofit cultural institutions, and...
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Behind the scenes at the Berkshire Museum Shop
Today’s post is by Kate Rosenblatt, Berkshire Museum Shop Manager. “How does it look to you, I ask?” “How does it look to you, she replies?” My colleague in the museum shop and I say these simple...
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Innovation for all!
With the Spark!Lab, our WeeMuse Parent/Child STEM program, science-based after-school programs, summer camps and more our Education and Interpretation team has worked hard to create a variety of STEM...
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See image. Repeat Action.
by Craig Langlois, Education and Public Program Manager and co-designer of If/Then Stop and think of the first time you remember visiting a museum. Where were you? What did you see? What did you smell?...
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Inventor Profiles: Sarah E. Goode & Garrett Morgan
Inventing happens when someone sees a need and tries to find a way to solve it. In this post, Spark!Lab Host Hannah Sherman introduces us to two inventors from the 19th Century whose creations have...
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Laura Bragg and the Origins of our School Programs
Today’s post was written in honor of Women’s History Month by Curatorial Assistant Kendra Knisley. The Berkshire Museum’s first director, Laura Bragg, was a pioneer and reformer who believed that...
View ArticlePechaKucha Pittsfield Nights
2015 PechaKucha Pittsfield Night Schedule: August 16 @ 7pm Presenters still needed! Contact us with your idea today! [The deadline to register is July 20] PechaKucha Night is a massive celebration,...
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WordXWord Festival at the Museum
Story Slam and Teen Open Mic: WordXWord Preseason Event featuring Robbie Q Telfer Friday, July 18, 7pm Free and open to the public A fast paced competition hosted by Robbie Q Telfer featuring...
View ArticleLearner’s Lab
Discover the ins and outs of food, gardens, and sustainable living skills in this new series of workshops and demonstrations. Each session will feature community members teaching a fun and valuable...
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