DAVENPORT, IOWA (November 11, 2019) — A beloved Quad-Cities’ family tradition for more than ten years, the Polar Express Pajama Parties kick off Thursday, December 12, with four action-packed days of holiday fun and the timeless holiday movie at the Putnam Museum and Science Center.

The Putnam has scheduled 10 showings of “The Polar Express 3D” — the visually stunning holiday classic, which will be brought to life on the GIANT Screen, towering six stories tall.

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.

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.

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.