September 28 – October 4 Museum Children Free Week

White Memorial Conservation Center photo
White Memorial Conservation Center photo
Fri Sep 28, 2018 - Thu Oct 4, 2018
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Repeating every days through October 4, 2018.
Various times
Age: All ages
Price: Children 12 and under free with adult admission ($6)
Location:
White Memorial Conservation Center

The White Memorial Conservation Center located in Litchfield, houses one of New England's finest state-of-the-art Nature Museum.

See a life-sized beaver lodge, learn about alternative energy, touch real animal fur, and test your bird identification skills, visit a fluorescent rock cave, and view nature through a digital macro-scope. Explore the Children’s Corner: books, puzzles, stuffed animals, and more. The Center’s Nature Museum provides a glimpse of the natural diversity found outdoors on the White Memorial Foundation’s 4,000-acre wildlife sanctuary, the largest privately held sanctuary in Connecticut. The Museum features hand-painted and photographic murals, dioramas, a Children’s Corner, live animals, a working honeybee hive, unique exhibits such as “The Art of Taxidermy.” 

** Activity dates/times are subject to change. Please click through to the activity website to verify.