News12: Stamford Museum & Nature Center telescope relocates to Astronomical Lyceum in New Mexico
Oct 18, 2022, 10:17pm by News 12 Staff Tuesday was a historic moment for the Stamford Museum and Nature Center as their observatory telescope is being relocated to the Astronomical Lyceum in New Mexico. The city’s mayor was joined by state delegates to witness the first step toward preparing for…
Read MoreStamford Advocate: Stamford’s ‘space age’ telescope removed and headed to New Mexico, making way for a new planetarium
by Ignacio Laguarda | Oct. 18, 2022 | StamfordAdvocate.com STAMFORD — A telescope described as “a wonder of the space age” is moving away from its Stamford home of 57 years. The so-called Gregory-Maksutov telescope was lifted from its usual resting place near the top of the Stamford Observatory on…
Read MoreIn Photos: Kids kick off autumn at Fall Family Fest in Stamford
CTPost.com | Tyler Sizemore | September 30, 2022 STAMFORD – Families celebrated the start of a new season at Fall Family Fest at Stamford Museum & Nature Center last Sunday. The children’s event featured a rock climbing wall, birds of prey program, live music, face painting, games, crafts, and an…
Read More“Haden to Warhol: A Survey of Master Prints from the Permanent Collection” exhibition on view at the SM&NC this Fall
Utagawa Kuniyoshi’s Shubi-no-matsu from the series Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Image c. 1833; printed in 1955 by The Adachi Institute of Woodcut Prints, Tokyo, Japan) will be one of more than 40 prints on view from Stamford Museum & Nature Center’s permanent collection this fall. Stamford, Conn. — The…
Read MoreStamford Museum & Nature Center presents Immersive Outdoor Theatre Experience for Children: “Off the Trail with Squeak and Squawk”
Stamford, Conn. – The Stamford Museum & Nature Center invites children and their caregivers to experience “Off the Trail for Squeak and Squawk – An Immersive Outdoor Theatre Adventure,” at one of 18 sessions this September. Produced by Stage Partners of Stamford, Off the Trail for Squeak and Squawk is…
Read MoreStamford Magazine: People & Places, In Good Taste
Stamford Magazine July/August 2022, pg 57 by Diane Sembrot See all event photos See all event photos See Original Stamford Magazine Article
Read MoreGreat Things Happening at the Stamford Museum & Nature Center
Stamford, Conn. — Stamford Museum & Nature Center is pleased to present an all-new line-up of special events and intergenerational programs as the organization welcomes the summer season. Discovering Color: Two Decades of Abstraction Exhibition: On view in the SM&NC’s Bendel Galleries from June 30 – September 11, Discovering Color:…
Read MoreStamford Museum & Nature Center to Offer Free Program Series for Neurodiverse Students and Families
Stamford, Conn. – The Stamford Museum & Nature Center is proud to offer “Animals for All,” a free program series designed exclusively for neurodiverse children and their families. Two different program formats are offered: Heckscher Farm Open Evenings, which allow families to visit the Farm after-hours at their own pace…
Read MoreStamford Museum & Nature Center to hold series of three First County Bank Maple Sugar Fest Sundays in February and March
Stamford, Conn. – The Stamford Museum & Nature Center is proud to announce the 2022 dates for its annual series of First County Bank Maple Sugar Fest Sundays. All are invited to celebrate the maple sugaring season at the Center three Sundays this winter: February 27 and March 6 &…
Read MoreStamford Magazine: Now & Then – The Great Outdoors
Now & Then BY JOEY MACARI It seems every year there’s something new about this city. A new park. A new mayor. A new, not-so-under-the-radar pizza place. Surely, there’s enough buzz and excitement to go around. Then, there’s the nostalgia factor. The imprints left by those who knew Stamford a little…
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