Are you a kid?
There’s always something new to see and fun to do at the Putnam – you’ll never get bored! Interact with a robot, dig for dinosaur bones and launch rockets! Or check out ancient mummies and catch a movie in our National Geographic GIANT Screen Theater!
Things that may be of interest to you
Featured Exhibit
OMG! ELEMENTS OF SUPRISE
Discover the building blocks that shape YOUR WORLD through an all-new Putnam exhibit experience about the weird and wonderful Periodic Table! Elements are all around you; they make up EVERYTHING — the air we breathe, the water we drink, the earth we walk on AND YOU! Celebrate the Year of the Periodic Table and take an eye-opening tour through the Periodic Table of Elements — more than 150 years after its creation!
OPEN THROUGH 2020! Learn more.
Science Center
Our
Science Center makes hands-on learning exciting! Open year round, our center includes 45+ interactive experiences that make science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) concepts fun for visitors of all ages.
Fab Lab
Our state of the art
Hubbell-Waterman Fabrication Laboratory is so awesome! Complete with 3D printers, vinyl cutters, laser printer and a VEX robot, learn how you can experience this for yourself here! Check out our events calendar for special happenings!
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