Discovery Days

DISCOVERY DAYS
Discovery Days are returning to MVM this summer! Curious kids are invited to investigate, create, play and learn together on our beautiful Vineyard Haven campus. Changing weekly themes, explored in new and exciting ways, mean each day offers something different to stimulate growing minds. Museum educators will lead children on learning journeys that combine summer fun and critical thinking, enhanced by each child’s curiosity and interests.
Each day begins with a big question, then provides children with opportunities to investigate and theorize as we search for answers together. Children will make lasting connections with peers and foster unique learning experiences that they’ll carry with them beyond the summer.
Information
Registration is by session (four classes per session). Each session runs from Tuesday through Friday, with one class per day from 9AM to 12PM.
Discovery Days are designed for children ages 5–12, with age-appropriate variations within each weekly theme.
Cost: $300 per session for non-members; $250 per session for MVM members. Payment is due at the time of registration.
Discount: A 10% discount is available for year-round Island families. To qualify, please provide confirmation of your Island address and school enrollment for the 2024/2025 academic year.
Cancellation Policy: Please read our cancellation policy carefully—refunds are not available more than one week after booking.
Important Information: Additional details can be found in our Discovery Days Handbook, which is required reading for all parents/guardians.
Contact: Email Becky Nutton at rnutton@mvmuseum.org
Sessions
- July 8-11: Shark Week
- No need to be scared- sharks are amazing, awe-inspiring and just downright cool ocean creatures! Let’s learn all about shark superpowers with the museum’s exhibits as our starting point and curious kids as our guide!
- July 15-18: Craft Week
- Throughout history, the people of our Island have shown creativity in many ways: from boat building to knitting, painting to photography… This week we will learn about some of those people and practice our own crafting in fun and inviting ways for all levels of artists and makers.
- July 22-25: Extinction Week
- Extinction week allows children to get up close and personal with some fantastic tales of long-lost creatures. We will dig for clues, investigate fossils and craft habitats in order to learn more about some of the unbelievable creatures that walked the earth millions of years ago.
- July 29-August 1: Whales Week
- Whale week will help bring these massive, majestic creatures to life. Puzzles, investigations and crafts will help children realize how much we have in common with these endangered creatures, and just how important they are to our everyday lives.
- August 5-8: Energy Week
- This week is supercharged with STEAM activities in collaboration with educators from Vineyard Power. We will investigate where energy comes from in the world around us and engineer our own creations that utilize renewable energy in exciting ways!
- August 12-15: Shark Week, Again!
- No need to be scared- sharks are amazing, awe-inspiring and just downright cool ocean creatures! Let’s learn all about shark superpowers with the museum’s exhibits as our starting point and curious kids as our guide!


