Black-Footed Ferret Masks
Join us under the Linear Irrigator on our gallery floor and create your very own Black-Footed Ferret Mask! Discover their astounding story of survival and recovery and what makes this little guy such a big topic in the conservation world. Program is free with museum admission.
Celebrating 1 Million Visitors!
Join us on Saturday, January 7, 2023 as we celebrate 1 million visitors at Fort Collins Museum of Discovery! Fun activities for the whole family, and admission is free all day long! From 10a-12p, visitors can enter for a chance to win a lifetime membership to FCMoD!
Accidental Astronauts
The OtterBox Digital Dome TheaterFree Showing for One Million Visitors Celebration. Dome show tickets will be available first come first serve at the front desk. Follow the adventures of Cy and Annie and their dog Armstrong as they embark on an unexpected journey into space! Explore the Earth, Sun and Moon system with a wise-cracking spaceship computer. See an […]
Forward! To the Moon
The OtterBox Digital Dome TheaterFree Showing for One Million Visitors Celebration. Dome show tickets will be available first come first serve at the front desk. Forward to the Moon is a look into NASA's Artemis program, the next step in our mission to explore the universe and land the first woman and person of color on the surface of […]
The Beatles 360
The OtterBox Digital Dome TheaterFree Showing for One Million Visitors Celebration. Dome show tickets will be available first come first serve at the front desk. Join us in the Otterbox Digital Dome Theater to experience The Beatles in a whole new light! FCMoD’s music series has something for everyone – from throwbacks of rock idols to the chart-topping hits […]
Explore
The OtterBox Digital Dome TheaterFree Showing for One Million Visitors Celebration. Dome show tickets will be available first come first serve at the front desk. Explore is the story of humanity’s fascination with the stars — from ancient stargazers and astrologers to the breakthrough discoveries of Nicolaus Copernicus and Johannes Kepler. Today’s explorers depend on Kepler’s genius for their work […]
Last Day! Earth Matters: Rethink the future
This is the last day of Earth Matters, we invite you to visit one more time before it leaves! Earth Matters invites us to reimagine a more sustainable future through hands-on and interactive exhibits. Visitors will engage in themes such as biodiversity, rising global temperatures, and carbon emissions while creating lasting perspectives about the bigger roles […]
One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure
The OtterBox Digital Dome TheaterJoin Big Bird, Elmo, and their friend, Hu Hu Zhu, for a look at the stars. Take an imaginary trip to our Moon, learn how to find the Big Dipper and North Star, and see how we all share the same sky. Please arrive early. The show will start at 10:30 a.m. Runtime: 23 minutes […]
Dream To Fly
The OtterBox Digital Dome TheaterDream To Fly is a poetic and touching story of aviation development through the ages. It presents the significant milestones on our route to conquering the skies – both in terms of technological breakthroughs, as well as our perceptions of flying itself. Please arrive early. The show will start at 11:15 a.m. Runtime: 35 minutes | View […]
Poetry Workshop: Earth Matters
Come write poetry at Fort Collins Museum of Discovery! There is a strong tradition of poets writing about the environment. This special workshop will use poetry to explore and reflect on questions posed by our current exhibit about climate, Earth Matters: Rethink the Future. This workshop is for anyone interested in thinking and writing creatively about […]