Solar Eclipse Weekend at Brandon Museum

Past event
Apr 7, 2024, 10 AM to 4 PM

The Brandon Museum will be open on April 6 and 7th with special events for our community at 4 Grove Street.

Come by to see the offerings below and to tour the museum. Free planetary popcorn and beverages will be provided.

The museum will have free viewing glasses while they last!

SATURDAY APRIL 6
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
"The 1932 Eclipse" View a pictorial and informational display about what happened in our area when the skies went dark on August 31, 1932

11:00 am
"Observing Celestial Phenomenon" Join local historian John Peterson as he explores how people have responded to heavenly spectacles through the ages.

1:00 pm
"What's the Buzz on the Eclipse" Join Fred Putnam from the Vermont Beekeepers Association as he shares some of his knowledge about bees, beekeeping and how our pollinators may be confused by the eclipse.

SUNDAY APRIL 7
10:00 am-4:00 pm
"The 1932 Eclipse" View a pictorial and informational display about what happened in our area when the skies went dark on August 31, 1932

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