30 Oct 2019

Back From The Brink: Saved From Extinction 3D to Bring True Wildlife Comeback Stories to Life at the Putnam Starting Saturday

By Kevin Smith

DAVENPORT, IOWA (October 30, 2019) — Back From The Brink: Saved From Extinction 3D, a stunning new Giant Screen film adventure narrated by Claire Danes, captures remarkable comeback stories of endangered species from around the world — which are rebounding thanks to human efforts to save them. The film opens on Saturday in the Putnam’s GIANT Screen Theater.

23 Sep 2019

Rube Goldberg™: The World of Hilarious Invention! Exhibit to Open Saturday at the Putnam

By Kevin Smith

DAVENPORT, IOWA (September 23, 2019) — Rube Goldberg™: The World of Hilarious Invention! Exhibit will open Saturday, September 28, at the Putnam.

17 Sep 2019

Putnam Joins Smithsonian Magazine’s 15th Annual Museum Day

By Kevin Smith

DAVENPORT, IOWA (September 17, 2019) — The Putnam Museum and Science Center will open its doors free of charge to all Museum Day ticketholders on Saturday, September 21, as part of Smithsonian magazine’s 15th annual Museum Day, a national celebration of boundless curiosity in which participating museums emulate the free admission policy at the Smithsonian Institution’s Washington DC-based museums.

01 Sep 2019

The Putnam Champions Creative Learning Experiences with Return of Explorers Series

By Kevin Smith

DAVENPORT, IOWA (August 30, 2019) — With area students back in the classroom, the Putnam will kick off an all-new lineup of informal learning workshops starting September, with topics ranging from explosive volcanoes to “under-wraps” mummies.

Monthly Explorers and Explorers Jr. youth workshops return Saturday, Sept. 7, with openings for Pre-K through Grade 5, at the Putnam Museum and Science Center. Programs fill up quickly, and pre-registration is required.

26 Aug 2019

Annual Putnam Event Celebrates Monarch Conservation Efforts in a Hands-On Way for Families

By Kevin Smith

 

DAVENPORT, IOWA (August 26, 2019) — Butterfly-lovers of all ages are invited to the Putnam Museum and Science Center on Saturday, August 31, for the return of its annual event celebrating everything about monarchs.

29 Jul 2019

Dino Days Event Roars Back into The Putnam August 9-11

By Kevin Smith

DAVENPORT, IOWA (July 29, 2019) — The Putnam’s celebration of creatures of theCretaceous will return Aug. 9-11 with the three-day family event, Dino Days.

Tickets are on sale for Dino Days, which will allow guests to unearth kid-friendly, dino-themed activities at the museum and science center and watch dinosaur-inspired movies on the museum’s GIANT Screen.

08 Jul 2019

Putnam to Celebrate Moon Landing’s 50th Anniversary as "Apollo 11: First Steps Edition" Comes to The GIANT Screen

By Kevin Smith

DAVENPORT, IOWA (July 8, 2019) — “One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” Neil Armstrong uttered those famous words nearly 50 years ago. As the world celebrates the anniversary of the momentous moon landing on July 20, 1969, the Putnam Museum and Science Center is taking a giant leap to celebrate the historic event.

20 Jun 2019

Join Regional and Community Leaders Calling for Equity, Accuracy in the 2020 Census, Friday at the Putnam

By Kevin Smith

DAVENPORT, IOWA (June 19, 2019) —

What: Regional and community leaders will make a bipartisan case for the need for accurate and complete figures about our community during the We All Are Connected: Quad Cities Census News Conference. The free, public event will discuss the importance of accurate Census data in determining the allocation of more than $800 billion in federal funding each year.

19 Jun 2019

Community Leaders Speak Out for Equity, Accuracy in 2020 Census during 06/21 Event

By Kevin Smith

DAVENPORT, Iowa (June 18, 2019) — The 2020 Census kicks off in just one year, and local hospitals, nonprofits, and government agencies that bring our federal tax-dollars back to the community are counting on the people of the Quad Cities — literally.

07 Jun 2019

QC-Native Emmy Award Winner to Host Movie Screening, Q&A June 13 at The Putnam

By Kevin Smith

 

DAVENPORT, Iowa (June 7, 2019) — An Emmy Award-winning television editor and Quad Cities native is bringing his first feature film home with a Q&A and movie screening Thursday evening, June 13, at the Putnam.

Director David Franklin will present his 2016 independent movie debut, As Far As the Eye Can See, which stars Jason London (Dazed and Confused), beginning at 6:30PM.

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