Engage your curiosity
Discover over 250 interactive science exhibits to engage your curiosity and explore the world around you.
Exhibits & Animals
Experience hands-on learning with our interactive exhibits! Engage with reptiles and fish in the Animal Room, learn about weather patterns at Changing Skies, and explore engineering in our Build Space.
Mini-Golf
Play our 18-hole course with science-themed challenges like escaping black holes, feeling centrifugal force, and erupting from volcanoes. Engage in fun, educational adventures at every turn.
Upcoming Activities
Science Connections: Cornell iGEM
Cornell iGEM will be hosting educational science activities for young scientists to learn more about the various different fields of science! We will have activities ranging from making slime, to lear...
May 12 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pmScience Together: Roller Coasters
Explore ups and downs as you make and test a roller coaster! Science Together activities are designed for ages 0-4.
May 14 @ 10:30 am - 11:00 amScience Together: Roller Coasters
Explore ups and downs as you make and test a roller coaster! Science Together activities are designed for ages 0-4.
May 15 @ 10:30 am - 11:00 am
What’s New @ Sciencenter
Celebrating Sciencenter’s Volunteers for National Volunteer Week!
Sierra Coathup expresses her enthusiasm for the Sciencenter’s volunteer program. As the current Volunteer Program Manager, her journey with the Sciencenter began as a volunteer herself.
Rachel Feirman’s Pollination Education Mural Brings Nature to Sciencenter’s Family Learning Area
The Sciencenter is thrilled to announce a new mural in its Family Learning Area by local artist Rachel Feirman.
Honoring the Legacy of Ilma Levine
With deep affection and profound gratitude, we remember our beloved co-founder, Ilma Levine, who passed away on March 11, 2024, her 95th birthday.
Sciencenter Advocates for Museums in Washington, D.C.
The power of our collective voices was felt on Capitol Hill and will continue to reverberate throughout the year.
Sciencenter Total Solar Eclipse Programming for April 6-8, 2024
Visitors of all ages are invited to participate in hands-on activities related to the solar eclipse and sun science.
Amazon Animals
Our critters in our Amazon exhibit live harmoniously together, contributing to the diverse array of 200 animals at the Sciencenter. Come meet them today!
Tompkins Weekly
With this redesign, we aim to have a new generation of families feel as though they built the Science Park.
Inside Look: 40 Years of Science
Read Sciencenter's Inside Look Fall Edition highlighting 40 Years of Science.
DIY Solar System App
The NASA DIY Solar System app makes it easy for families and educators to explore the solar system from anywhere, anytime!
Celebrating 30 Years
The Sciencenter marks the 30th anniversary of our outdoor Science Park and Phase 1 of the museum.
Fresh From Instagram
Cornell iGEM will be hosting educational science activities for young scientists to learn more about the various different fields of science! We will have activities ranging from making slime to learning about DNA to even how we can make medicine from bacteria!
Science Connections: Cornell iGEM
Sunday, May 12 at 2 pm
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Don`t miss out on your last chance to explore the science behind bicycling with GEAR UP! 🚴♂️ Join us before it closes on May 12.
GEAR UP was developed by Carnegie Science Center.
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