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Museum and Sea Center close at 4:00 PM Dec. 6, otherwise open daily, 10:00 AM–5:00 PM Learn more
  • Howls & Owls The Case of the Missing Morsels
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Two Cosmic Talks: Sights & Sound... December 5 at the Museum | Farrand Auditorium Storytime at the Sea Center December 6 at the Sea Center on Stearns Wharf Museum and Sea Center Closing Early December 6 at the Museum and Sea Center Shark Sundays December 7 at the Sea Center on Stearns Wharf
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