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Celebración del Día de Muertos
Te invitamos a conmemorar el Día de Muertos en el Museo del Descubrimiento de Fort Collins. El Día de Muertos es una celebración proveniente de México, en donde las familias y seres queridos se reúnen para honrar la memoria de sus difuntos, a quienes se les invita a regresar al mundo de los vivos para […]
One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure
One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure
Join 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. Runtime: 23 minutes | View the trailer Select Date and Buy Tickets View […]
Halloween Snacktivities: Cackling Apples and Witches Brew.
Halloween Snacktivities: Cackling Apples and Witches Brew.
Looking for a fun, healthy way to get your kids in the kitchen? your children will learn basic cooking skills while also learning how to make healthy snacks they’ll love. In this special Halloween Snacktivities we'll be transforming a sliced apple into a spooky and tasty snack with peanut butter, blueberries, marshmallows and more! To […]
Forward! To the Moon
Forward! To the Moon
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 Moon. Kari Byron from Crash Test World and MythBusters narrates. Please arrive early. The show will start at 2:00 p.m. […]
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One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure
One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure
Join 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. Runtime: 23 minutes | View the trailer Select Date and Buy Tickets View […]
Dream To Fly
Dream To Fly
Dream 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. Runtime: 35 minutes | View the trailer Select Date and Buy Tickets View […]
2 events,
One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure
One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure
Join 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. Runtime: 23 minutes | View the trailer Select Date and Buy Tickets View […]
2 events,
Explore
Explore
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 in space. Enjoy a beautifully visualized trip through the history of astronomy. Runtime: 27 minutes | View the trailer Select Date […]
1 event,
7 events,
Black-footed Ferret Feeding
Black-footed Ferret Feeding
Visit with FCMoD's very own live black-footed ferrets, the most endangered mammal in North America! Join us in the Natural Areas Exhibit to learn about the conservation work being done to return black-footed ferrets to the wild, from the national captive breeding program to new advances in cloning. Meet our black-footed ferrets and watch as […]
Dream To Fly
Dream To Fly
Dream 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. Runtime: 35 minutes | View the trailer Select Date and Buy Tickets View […]
Tonight’s Sky Planetarium Show
Tonight’s Sky Planetarium Show
Join us for a trip through the season's stars presented by our astronomy volunteer, Patrick, Saturdays @ 1:00. Learn how to spot constellations and understand the stories behind them, included with museum admission. Come check out the cosmos!!
5 events,
One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure
One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure
Join 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. Runtime: 23 minutes | View the trailer Select Date and Buy Tickets View […]
Two Small Pieces of Glass
Two Small Pieces of Glass
Two Small Pieces of Glass – The Amazing Telescope fulldome show follows two students as they interact with a female astronomer at a local star party. Along the way, the students learn the history of the telescope from Galileo’s modifications to a child’s spyglass — using two small pieces of glass — to the launch of […]
Un cielo, un mundo. La aventura de Big Bird
Un cielo, un mundo. La aventura de Big Bird
This is a showing of One World, One Sky – in Spanish! Vengan y acompañen a Big Bird, Elmo y Hu Hu Zhu en una emocionante exploración del Sol, las estrellas y la Luna, mientras aprenden de manera divertida conceptos básicos sobre la astronomía, desarrollando amor por la ciencia, y descubriendo ¡un mundo de posibilidades! Duración: 23 […]
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Dream To Fly
Dream To Fly
Dream 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. Runtime: 35 minutes | View the trailer Select Date and Buy Tickets View […]
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Free Day: Sponsored by HP
Free Day: Sponsored by HP
The museum is OPEN for Veteran's Day! Please join us on November 10th for a free day sponsored by HP
School Day Out Workshops: Design and Build Saltwater Circuits
School Day Out Workshops: Design and Build Saltwater Circuits
School Days Out at the Museum! Join us on October 20th and again on November 10th for a series of fun, interactive engineering-based workshops for kids ages 10-14 and up. Each group will be led by CSU College of Engineering students and will focus on creative problem-solving for some of today’s most fascinating challenges. The […]
School Day Out Workshops: Create Mars Rover Egg Landers
School Day Out Workshops: Create Mars Rover Egg Landers
School Days Out at the Museum! Join us on October 20th and again on November 10th for a series of fun, interactive engineering-based workshops for kids ages 10-14 and up. Each group will be led by CSU College of Engineering students and will focus on creative problem-solving for some of today’s most fascinating challenges. The […]
7 events,
Meet the Animals
Meet the Animals
Join us in our Animal Encounters and discover some amazing creatures we share this planet with. Animals of all kinds from creepy crawlies, wet and slimy, to soft and furry. Don’t miss an opportunity to make a new animal friend! Free with museum admission.
Dream To Fly
Dream To Fly
Dream 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. Runtime: 35 minutes | View the trailer Select Date and Buy Tickets View […]
Tonight’s Sky Planetarium Show
Tonight’s Sky Planetarium Show
Join us for a trip through the season's stars presented by our astronomy volunteer, Patrick, Saturdays @ 1:00. Learn how to spot constellations and understand the stories behind them, included with museum admission. Come check out the cosmos!!
4 events,
One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure
One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure
Join 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. Runtime: 23 minutes | View the trailer Select Date and Buy Tickets View […]
Un cielo, un mundo. La aventura de Big Bird
Un cielo, un mundo. La aventura de Big Bird
This is a showing of One World, One Sky – in Spanish! Vengan y acompañen a Big Bird, Elmo y Hu Hu Zhu en una emocionante exploración del Sol, las estrellas y la Luna, mientras aprenden de manera divertida conceptos básicos sobre la astronomía, desarrollando amor por la ciencia, y descubriendo ¡un mundo de posibilidades! Duración: 23 […]
FCMoD Music Series: Beyonce
FCMoD Music Series: Beyonce
Join us in the Otterbox Digital Dome Theater to experience Beyonce in a whole new light! FCMoD’s music series has something for everyone – from throwbacks of rock idols to the chart topping hits of today’s artists. The Dome’s 360° state-of-the-art digital projection systems bring these shows to life, while our booming surround sound system […]
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One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure
One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure
Join 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. Runtime: 23 minutes | View the trailer Select Date and Buy Tickets View […]
Dream To Fly
Dream To Fly
Dream 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. Runtime: 35 minutes | View the trailer Select Date and Buy Tickets View […]
1 event,
One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure
One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure
Join 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. Runtime: 23 minutes | View the trailer Select Date and Buy Tickets View […]
1 event,
Explore
Explore
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 in space. Enjoy a beautifully visualized trip through the history of astronomy. Runtime: 27 minutes | View the trailer Select Date […]
2 events,
One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure
One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure
Join 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. Runtime: 23 minutes | View the trailer Select Date and Buy Tickets View […]
Monthly Member Nights
Monthly Member Nights
ATTENTION, MEMBERS—FCMoD is extending operating hours to host “Monthly Member Nights” on the third Friday of the month through the end of the year! Join us from 5 - 8 PM and enjoy all that the museum has to offer, exclusively for YOU, after hours. Enjoy the gallery, shows in the OtterBox Digital Dome Theater, […]
6 events,
Black-footed Ferret Feeding
Black-footed Ferret Feeding
Visit with FCMoD's very own live black-footed ferrets, the most endangered mammal in North America! Join us in the Natural Areas Exhibit to learn about the conservation work being done to return black-footed ferrets to the wild, from the national captive breeding program to new advances in cloning. Meet our black-footed ferrets and watch as […]
Dream To Fly
Dream To Fly
Dream 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. Runtime: 35 minutes | View the trailer Select Date and Buy Tickets View […]
Tonight’s Sky Planetarium Show
Tonight’s Sky Planetarium Show
Join us for a trip through the season's stars presented by our astronomy volunteer, Patrick, Saturdays @ 1:00. Learn how to spot constellations and understand the stories behind them, included with museum admission. Come check out the cosmos!!
3 events,
One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure
One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure
Join 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. Runtime: 23 minutes | View the trailer Select Date and Buy Tickets View […]
Un cielo, un mundo. La aventura de Big Bird
Un cielo, un mundo. La aventura de Big Bird
This is a showing of One World, One Sky – in Spanish! Vengan y acompañen a Big Bird, Elmo y Hu Hu Zhu en una emocionante exploración del Sol, las estrellas y la Luna, mientras aprenden de manera divertida conceptos básicos sobre la astronomía, desarrollando amor por la ciencia, y descubriendo ¡un mundo de posibilidades! Duración: 23 […]
FCMoD Music Series: Beyonce
FCMoD Music Series: Beyonce
Join us in the Otterbox Digital Dome Theater to experience Beyonce in a whole new light! FCMoD’s music series has something for everyone – from throwbacks of rock idols to the chart topping hits of today’s artists. The Dome’s 360° state-of-the-art digital projection systems bring these shows to life, while our booming surround sound system […]
5 events,
Museum Open for Fall Break
Museum Open for Fall Break
Friends of the Museum – Great news! We will be open extended hours for Fall break on Monday, November 20th from 10am-5pm to help celebrate your week off school (woo-hoo!). We will be closed later that week on November 23rd for Thanksgiving, and then we’ll get right back to it during our regular hours from […]
Accidental Astronauts
Accidental Astronauts
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 asteroid crash into the Moon. Bounce along with them on the lunar surface. Get up close and personal with a solar […]
CAPCOM GO: The Apollo Story
CAPCOM GO: The Apollo Story
What did it take to get humans to the surface of the Moon? What challenges did the engineers, scientists, and astronauts who worked to achieve that goal face? From award-winning producer NSC Creative comes their latest show, an immersive historical documentary that showcases the achievements of the Apollo program and what it took to put […]
4 events,
One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure
One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure
Join 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. Runtime: 23 minutes | View the trailer Select Date and Buy Tickets View […]
Dream To Fly
Dream To Fly
Dream 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. Runtime: 35 minutes | View the trailer Select Date and Buy Tickets View […]
Accidental Astronauts
Accidental Astronauts
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 asteroid crash into the Moon. Bounce along with them on the lunar surface. Get up close and personal with a solar […]
4 events,
One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure
One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure
Join 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. Runtime: 23 minutes | View the trailer Select Date and Buy Tickets View […]
CAPCOM GO: The Apollo Story
CAPCOM GO: The Apollo Story
What did it take to get humans to the surface of the Moon? What challenges did the engineers, scientists, and astronauts who worked to achieve that goal face? From award-winning producer NSC Creative comes their latest show, an immersive historical documentary that showcases the achievements of the Apollo program and what it took to put […]
Accidental Astronauts
Accidental Astronauts
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 asteroid crash into the Moon. Bounce along with them on the lunar surface. Get up close and personal with a solar […]
1 event,
Museum Closed For Thanksgiving
Museum Closed For Thanksgiving
Friends of the Museum – Great news! We will be open extended hours for Fall break on Monday, November 20th from 10am-5pm to help celebrate your week off school (woo-hoo!). We will be closed on November 23rd for Thanksgiving, and then we’ll get right back to it during our regular hours from Friday Nov 24th […]
4 events,
One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure
One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure
Join 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. Runtime: 23 minutes | View the trailer Select Date and Buy Tickets View […]
Explore
Explore
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 in space. Enjoy a beautifully visualized trip through the history of astronomy. Runtime: 27 minutes | View the trailer Select Date […]
Let it Snow!
Let it Snow!
Let it Snow is an amazing holiday music spectacle, featuring a variety of festive classics from Frank Sinatra and Chuck Berry to Burl Ives and Brenda Lee. It includes a stunning finale by the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. The soundtrack is enhanced with colorful thematic animation and full-dome scenery. Please arrive early. The show will start at […]
6 events,
Accidental Astronauts
Accidental Astronauts
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 asteroid crash into the Moon. Bounce along with them on the lunar surface. Get up close and personal with a solar […]
Dream To Fly
Dream To Fly
Dream 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. Runtime: 35 minutes | View the trailer Select Date and Buy Tickets View […]
Tonight’s Sky Planetarium Show
Tonight’s Sky Planetarium Show
Join us for a trip through the season's stars presented by our astronomy volunteer, Patrick, Saturdays @ 1:00. Learn how to spot constellations and understand the stories behind them, included with museum admission. Come check out the cosmos!!
5 events,
One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure
One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure
Join 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. Runtime: 23 minutes | View the trailer Select Date and Buy Tickets View […]
CAPCOM GO: The Apollo Story
CAPCOM GO: The Apollo Story
What did it take to get humans to the surface of the Moon? What challenges did the engineers, scientists, and astronauts who worked to achieve that goal face? From award-winning producer NSC Creative comes their latest show, an immersive historical documentary that showcases the achievements of the Apollo program and what it took to put […]
Two Small Pieces of Glass
Two Small Pieces of Glass
Two Small Pieces of Glass – The Amazing Telescope fulldome show follows two students as they interact with a female astronomer at a local star party. Along the way, the students learn the history of the telescope from Galileo’s modifications to a child’s spyglass — using two small pieces of glass — to the launch of […]
0 events,
2 events,
One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure
One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure
Join 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. Runtime: 23 minutes | View the trailer Select Date and Buy Tickets View […]
Dream To Fly
Dream To Fly
Dream 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. Runtime: 35 minutes | View the trailer Select Date and Buy Tickets View […]
1 event,
One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure
One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure
Join 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. Runtime: 23 minutes | View the trailer Select Date and Buy Tickets View […]
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Daily Dome Shows
Join us for a film in the Otterbox Digital Dome Theater! to see current shows and purchase tickets, please visit our theater page here.
Noches en Familia at the Museum (evento gratuito/free event)
Noches en Familia at the Museum (evento gratuito/free event)
Noches en Familia en el Museo (Abierto a todos, evento gratuito) Viernes 1 de diciembre 5:00 PM a 7:00 PM En colaboración con Poudre Libraries, visita con reconocidos artistas mexicanos Óscar Becerra Mora y Rubén Mica mientras comparten Alebrijes con nuestra comunidad. El evento incluirá una hora de cuentos guiada, seguida por comida y manualidades […]
3 events,
Daily Dome Shows
Join us for a film in the Otterbox Digital Dome Theater! to see current shows and purchase tickets, please visit our theater page here.
Black-footed Ferret Feeding
Black-footed Ferret Feeding
Visit with FCMoD's very own live black-footed ferrets, the most endangered mammal in North America! Join us in the Natural Areas Exhibit to learn about the conservation work being done to return black-footed ferrets to the wild, from the national captive breeding program to new advances in cloning. Meet our black-footed ferrets and watch as […]
Tonight’s Sky Planetarium Show
Tonight’s Sky Planetarium Show
Join us for a trip through the season's stars presented by our astronomy volunteer, Patrick, Saturdays @ 1:00. Learn how to spot constellations and understand the stories behind them, included with museum admission. Come check out the cosmos!!
Celebración del Día de Muertos
Celebración del Día de Muertos
Celebración del Día de Muertos
Celebración del Día de Muertos
Celebración del Día de Muertos
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