Exhibits
The Human Body Connection exhibit is closed. The tamarins and chick hatchery are on view in other Museum locations.
Coming Soon
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Hall of Human Life
The Museum's Hall of Human Life exhibition will revolutionize how people understand their own biology.
- Opens Saturday, November 16
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Temporary Exhibits
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Dead Sea Scrolls: Life in Ancient Times
Enjoy a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see fragments of the priceless Dead Sea Scrolls and a collection of antiquities from Israel!
- On Exhibit
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Ocean Stories: A Synergy of Art and Science
Look at oceanography in a new way through artwork by professional artists paired with ocean scientists from MIT and Woods Hole.
- On exhibit through Monday, June 3
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Pixar Exhibit Lab
Help test exhibit prototypes for a new exhibit on the science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) behind Pixar’s award-winning films.
- On Exhibit
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Permanent Exhibits
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Bradford Washburn: The Man Behind the Lens
Explore the story of Bradford Washburn, renowned mountaineer and Museum of Science founder.
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Butterfly Garden
Walk among the free-flying residents of this warm conservatory filled with exotic plants.
- On Exhibit
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A Bird’s World
Take a virtual tour of Acadia National Park in this exhibit, which includes a specimen of every bird found in New England.
- On Exhibit
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Beyond the X-Ray
Explore some of the many non-invasive ways doctors look into the human body.
- On Exhibit
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Catching the Wind
Learn how turbines transform wind into green energy, and track the Museum's Wind Lab energy production.
- On Exhibit
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Cosmic Light
Explore the Milky Way Galaxy to discover a range of information about our universe.
- On Exhibit
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Cahners ComputerPlace
Chat with our virtual and human guides, operate a robot, and explore how information is stored on your computer.
- On Exhibit
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Discovery Center
Put an animal skeleton together, touch a real fossil, or observe a variety of live animals up close.
- On Exhibit
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Dinosaurs: Modeling the Mesozoic
Check out fossils and life-size models to learn how paleontologists compile evidence and change the way we view these extinct animals.
- On Exhibit
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Energized!
Learn about sunlight, wind, moving water, and other self-replenishing sources that generate energy with fewer negative side effects.
- On Exhibit
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Innovative Engineers
Engineers' biographical stories show how the paths to engineering success are as diverse as their remarkable inventions.
- On Exhibit
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Investigate!
Practice thinking like a scientist by investigating different phenomena to try to understand the way the world works.
- On Exhibit
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Live Animal Exhibit
Visit this viewing area for a peek at some of the stars of the Museum's Live Animal presentations.
- On Exhibit
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Making Models
Learn about and practice with some of the basic tools that scientists use.
- On Exhibit
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Mapping the World Around Us
Check out a variety of maps, and try your hand at creating your own.
- On Exhibit
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Mathematica
Enjoy the wonder of mathematics and the beauty of post-modern design.
- On Exhibit
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Museum of Science: Then and Now
Learn the Museum's story through artifacts and interactive displays — from the "Chamber of Curiosities" to visions of the future.
- On Exhibit
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Nanotechnology
Explore the science of the super small in this exhibit developed by Museum-led NISE® Net (Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network)
- On Exhibit
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Natural Mysteries
Observe a reference library of interesting objects, experience enticingly mysterious environments, and participate in activities.
- On Exhibit
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New England Habitats
Explore windows into wide-ranging landscapes, model birds, casts of feet, antlers, beaks, and other touchable elements.
- On Exhibit
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Seeing Is Deceiving
Encounter dozens of examples of images that, on closer examination, are not what they appear to be at first glance.
- On Exhibit
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Take a Closer Look
Explore the world around you using sight, hearing, touch, and smell.
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The Light House
Explore the science behind light and color.
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The Rock Garden
See petrified wood from Arizona, Egyptian granite, our own Roxbury puddingstone, and more.
- On Exhibit
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To the Moon
See full-size models of the Apollo and Mercury capsules and a graphic timeline documenting the key era of human space exploration.
- On Exhibit
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WeatherWise
Join Boston-area meteorologists as they lead you through the steps of learning the valuable skill of nowcasting.
- On Exhibit
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Science in the Park
Run, jump, swing, and use familiar objects to investigate the pushes and pulls of everyday life.
- On Exhibit
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Weems Animal Sculptures
See 30 of Katharine Lane Weems's bronze sculptures of animals displayed in this exhibit, the largest Weems collection in the world.
- On Exhibit
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Math Moves!
Experience the mathematical concept of ratio in this interactive exhibit.
- On Exhibit
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Conserve @ Home
Discover the real energy sappers and savers in the home, and explore ways that you can make a difference.
- On Exhibit
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