This April only: Get 13 months for the price of 12 when you purchase a new Explora membership!⁠
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Your membership includes:⁠
✨ Unlimited visits for the whole family⁠
🎟️ Discounts on camps, birthday parties & special programs⁠
🛍️ 10% off in our museum store⁠
🌙 Free or discounted admission to Adult Nights⁠
🌎 Access to 300+ science centers nationwide through the ASTC Passport Program⁠
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Whether you`re planning for summer camp or just love to explore, now’s the perfect time to join.⁠
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🔗 To learn more and sign up, use the link in our bio. Offer ends April 30!

We’re back with another Adult Night on 4/18—this time featuring ArtScience with Shared.Futures!
Come experience the creative collaborations between UNM researchers and local artists, enjoy bites from Three Sisters Kitchen, and sip on drinks from Sheehan Winery while exploring how art and science connect.

📅 Friday, 4/18 | Ages 18+
Tap the link in our bio to learn more!

Mechanics Alive is now open! 🎉⁠
Take a walk around the theater to explore this whimsical world of moving art—and when you visit, be sure to try one of the hands-on activities set up just for you, available every Saturday from 10am–12pm!⁠
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Meet one of the makers behind Cabaret Mechanical Theatre: Matt Smith.⁠
Born in 1965 in Leicestershire, England, Matt became a friend of the Jackson family at a young age. When Sue Jackson opened Cabaret in 1979, he soon began creating his own automata. Later, alongside fellow CMT artist Paul Spooner, he co-founded The Fourteen Balls Toy Company in 1986 to design and build new work.⁠
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“I would define automata as moving cartoons. All of my things have a sequence. They always run through a story.” —Matt Smith

Light Island just got a fresh new look! 💡 ⁠
Like all of our exhibits, this favorite was rebuilt and refreshed in-house by our amazing exhibits team at Explora.⁠
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Check out some behind-the-scenes shots from the shop to the museum floor, and come see the updated Light Island for yourself!⁠
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#ExploraNM #MuseumMakers #HandsOnFun

Join the Coalition for Science Learning in Early Childhood, tomorrow night, for a FREE event at Explora to celebrate the Week of the Young Child!⁠
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Enjoy pizza dinner, play and explore the museum, and learn about local resources for families.⁠
RSVP using the link in our bio!!

🎨 During spring break camps, we had an incredible day diving into the world of clay with the amazing artists from ALMA (Apprenticeships for Leaders in Mosaic Arts)!⁠
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Thanks to the generous support of Albuquerque’s Urban Enhancement Trust Fund, ALMA joined us as Explora Makers-in-Residence to lead a special all-day camp just for middle schoolers. Campers got hands-on with clay, created fun characters, learned mosaic techniques, and even helped build a collaborative mosaic mural that will be on display at Explora!⁠
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Huge thanks to our friends at ALMA @ALMATile for sharing their creativity and talent. We love making art and community together! ❤️