Daily Schedule for May 2

Exhibit Halls

Ranging in topic from human biology to the latest high-tech inventions, more than 700 permanent, hands-on exhibits are enhanced by live stage presentations and science interpreters offering one-on-one challenges.

Scheduled Shows and Events

IMAX Films

  • Ticket required.
  • Approximately 50 minutes.

Lewis & Clark: Great Journey West (For Schools Only)

11:00 am

For Schools Only as Part of a Museum Field Trip.

Experience the danger and beauty of the unknown West as it unfolded before the eyes of Lewis and Clark.

Rocky Mountain Express

  • 12:00 pm
  • 3:00 pm

Experience Canada's vast and rugged wilderness aboard an authentic steam locomotive.

The Greatest Places

  • 2:00 pm
  • 5:00 pm

Discover that nature — and human nature — are what unify us as a planet.

The Last Reef: Cities Beneath the Sea

  • 10:00 am
  • 1:00 pm
  • 4:00 pm

Fly across iridescent tropical reefs, brush through a cloud of jellyfish, and visit a world where the closer you look, the more you see.

Planetarium Shows

  • Ticket required.
  • Approximately 40 minutes.

Big Bird's Adventure: One World, One Sky

  • 9:30 am
  • 1:30 pm

Explore the night sky with your favorite friends from Sesame Street and learn about the Big Dipper, the North Star, and more!

Explore the Solar System (For Schools Only)

10:30 am

For Schools Only as Part of a Museum Field Trip.

Explore our beautiful solar system and its thousands of varied worlds that are changing the way we view our neighborhood in space.

Moons: Worlds of Mystery

  • 12:30 pm
  • 3:30 pm

Take a journey through our solar system and explore the remarkable diversity and surprising might of moons!

Undiscovered Worlds: The Search Beyond Our Sun

2:30 pm

Produced by the Museum of Science, this Planetarium show won Best Immersive Fulldome Program at the 2012 Jackson Hole Science Media Awards.

3-D Films

  • Exhibit Halls admission plus timed ticket required.
  • Approximately 25 minutes.

Flying Monsters

  • 10:30 am
  • 11:30 am
  • 12:30 pm
  • 1:30 pm
  • 2:30 pm
  • 3:30 pm
  • 4:30 pm

Gain new insight into one of the greatest mysteries in paleontology.

Meerkats

  • 10:00 am
  • 12:00 pm
  • 2:00 pm
  • 4:00 pm

Join a meerkat family — headed by fierce matriarch Clinky — as they cope with the challenges of life in the Kalahari Desert.

Butterfly Garden

Exhibit Halls admission plus timed ticket required.

Walk among the free-flying residents of this warm conservatory filled with exotic plants.

Entry times are available every 15 minutes.

Live Presentations

  • Free with Exhibit Halls admission; first come, first served.
  • Approximately 20 minutes.

Behind the Headline: Self-Driving Cars

2:30 pm

Google and automakers Audi and Volvo are now testing self-driving cars. Imagine how this technology could change our roads, laws, and lifestyles.

Lightning!

  • 10:00 am
  • 12:00 pm
  • 2:00 pm

Explore lightning and storm safety as the world's largest air-insulated Van de Graaff generator hurls indoor bolts.

Live Animal Presentation

  • 11:00 am
  • 1:30 pm

Discover the furry, feathered, and scaly residents of our Live Animal Center.

Science Live!

3:30 pm

A rotating schedule of live scientific discovery.

Science Snapshot

12:30 pm

Take a closer look at the latest in science and technology in our lives.

Drop-In Activities

  • Free with Exhibit Halls admission; first come, first served.
  • Approximately 5 – 20 minutes.

Design Challenges

10:30 am – 12:30 pm

Participate in a hands-on activity to design, build, and test a prototype solution to a given problem.

Field Trip Lunches

Due to space limitations in the Riverview Café, you must reserve a 30-minute time slot for lunch when making your field trip reservation.

Lunch times are available every 30 minutes.

Events

In addition to our regularly scheduled shows and presentations, the Museum frequently plans programs that happen within the Exhibit Halls and around Boston.

No events are scheduled for this date. Browse upcoming events.