2026-Summer-Guide

Museum Camps American Girl Doll Camp It’s all about friendship and girl power at this week-long camp! Get to know some of your favorite American Girls with fun crafts, stories, and adventures. Bring along your favorite doll! Boys are welcome!

Haunting History Camp Join us at the Downers Grove Museum as we take a look at some of Downers Grove’s most mysterious myths and local legends. We’ll visit our local cemeteries and learn more about the people in them as well as play some fun games and make fun crafts relating to some of our more notorious local lore. Prepare yourself for mostly fun with a little scare.

Age: 5-8 Min/Max: 5/15 R/NR: $190/$220 Location: Downers Grove Museum Campus Class # Date Day Time 3230G01-01 6/8 - 6/12 M-F

Age: 7-10 Min/Max: 5/14 R/NR: $190/$220 Location: Downers Grove Museum Campus Class # Date Day Time 3230G04-01 7/6 - 7/10 M-F

9:00am-12:00pm

9:00am-12:00pm

Museum Discovery Camp New! Join us at the museum as we discover our village’s exciting history by exploring our museum. We’ll look at popular culture throughout history and how these

Messy and Exploding Art Camp

Paint with rockets, make exploding concoctions, and sculpt with gooey slime! Wear clothes that can get messy during this camp that combines art and science. Age: 9-12 Min/Max: 5/20 R/NR: $230/$260 Location: Downers Grove Museum Campus Class # Date Day Time 3230G07-01 7/13 - 7/17 M-F 9:00am-12:00pm

changes in clothing, toys, movies, and music. Age: 7-10 Min/Max: 5/14 R/NR: $152/$182 Location: Downers Grove Museum Campus Class # Date Day Time 3230G03-01 6/15 - 6/18 M-TH

9:00am-12:00pm

Introductory Archaeology Camp

Jr. Messy and Exploding Art Camp

Calling all future archeologists! Do you have what it takes to dig in the dirt and decipher clues to the past? Then this camp is for you! Join us at the museum for a week filled with discovery and fun!

We’ve expanded our Messy and Exploding Art camp for our younger campers. Now they too can paint with rockets, make exploding concoctions, and sculpt with gooey slime! Wear clothes that can get messy during this camp that combines art and science.

Age: 7-10 Min/Max: 5/15 R/NR: $190/$220 Location: Downers Grove Museum Campus Class # Date Day Time 3230G02-01 6/22 - 6/26 M-F

Age: 5-8 Min/Max: 5/20 R/NR: $230/$260 Location: Downers Grove Museum Campus Class # Date Day Time 3230G08-01 7/20 - 7/24 M-F

9:00am-12:00pm

9:00am-12:00pm

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