Gaithersburg Community Museum
Gaithersburg Museum “After Hours”
Gaithersburg Community Museum 9 South Summit Avenue, Gaithersburg, United StatesWhat Do Pirates Have to Do with the Metric System? It was 1794. The United States was a young nation, but its founders were very interested in promoting standards to […]
Discovery Day: Model Building
Gaithersburg Community Museum 9 South Summit Avenue, Gaithersburg, United StatesExplore the fascinating world of model building with hands-on activities, demonstrations, and exhibits by hobbyists and hobby groups. Groups exhibiting and demonstrating are the International Plastic Model Society of Washington, DC, the Capitol Region Origami Crew, and the International Paper Model Convention. There will also be individual model builders demonstrating and exhibiting, and a free raffle of model kits.
Gaithersburg Museum “After Hours”
Gaithersburg Community Museum 9 South Summit Avenue, Gaithersburg, United StatesMerciful Minerva! Suffrage and the Birth of Wonder Woman Inspired by the women’s suffrage movement of the 1910s, William Moulton Marston created Wonder Woman in 1941 as a new type of woman he believed should rule the world. More than 75 years later she continues to be an icon of strength and liberation for generations […]
Gaithersburg Museum “After Hours”
Gaithersburg Community Museum 9 South Summit Avenue, Gaithersburg, United StatesThe World War I Experience for African American Soldiers Many African American men saw World War I as an opportunity to gain respect through military service. They volunteered and were […]
Gaithersburg Museum “After Hours”
Gaithersburg Community Museum 9 South Summit Avenue, Gaithersburg, United States"What Happened to the Milky Way?" Many in this area can remember a time when it wasn’t that unusual to see the Milky Way, but today light pollution as made it rare enough to be newsworthy. Dr. Harold Williams, Director of the Montgomery College Planetarium, will discuss the Dark Skies Movement and what it means […]
Discovery Day
Gaithersburg Community Museum 9 South Summit Avenue, Gaithersburg, United StatesExplore rocks, minerals, and fossils with the Gem, Mineral, & Lapidary Society of Montgomery County and the Calvert Marine Museum. The flourescent mineral display will be enLIGHTening and visitors may […]