Special Exhibitions

Marvin - the Rover!

Courtesy of NASA - come meet this amazing scale replica of the Mars Opportunity Rover, launched in 2003. Marvin is on tour and is currently making its appearance at the Discovery Center for a limited time only.

Betty & Barney Hill Collection

50 years ago, Betty and Barney Hill, a couple from Portsmouth, NH, experienced an alien abduction in the White Mountains which remains a mystery to this day. In honor of the 50th anniversary, the Discovery Center will be hosting the Betty and Barney Hill Collection on loan from Milne Special Collections, University of New Hampshire Library. Join us for a sneak peek opening September 23, 2011 which includes the dress Betty was wearing that night and the bust nicknamed "Jr." that she had made from her memories of what the aliens looked like. Then stop back often as the exhibit expands with more materials being generously released on loan from UNH.

SunWorks - An International Art Exhibition

Explore an imaginative and diverse exhibit of art from artists around the world. Each piece was selected from the monthly "SunWorks" art contest held by the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) in 2005-06. Artists were grouped by Grades 4-8, 9-12, and Adults, and winners were chosen monthly for 10 months. Now come see this amazing collection of Sun-themed works of art, including "Venus Passage 2004", an oil on canvas by Tina Hansen from Denmark, "Solar Eruptions", a stained glass and wire piece by Maureen Bloesch from New York, "The Sun's Inner Works", a mixed media piece by Reuben Garcia from Venezuela, and so many more.

This exhibit is sponsored by NASA, SOHO, and the International Heliophysical Year.