Exhibits

Temporary Exhibits:

• Defeating Disease

  Temporary Exhibit

  Learn about efforts to eradicate infectious diseases as well as Boston’s role in treating polio patients and developing a cure.

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• Many Faces of Our Mental Health

  Temporary Exhibit

  Through various art forms, gain an understanding of common misconceptions about mental health.

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• Coming Soon!

  New England Caterpillars: Life on the Leaf Edge

  Temporary Exhibit

  View beautiful images of charismatic moth and butterfly caterpillars from New England taken by naturalist Samuel Jaffe.

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• POPnology

  Temporary Exhibit

  Embrace your inner POPnologist as you interact with robots, witness the world's first 3-D printed car, and more!

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Permanent Exhibits:

• A Bird’s World

  Permanent Exhibit

  Take a virtual tour of Acadia National Park in this exhibit, which includes a specimen of every bird found in New England.

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• Behind the Scenes: Help us test new exhibits!

  Permanent Exhibit

  Get a sneak peek into how exhibits get made and help us create new ones by testing out the newest exhibit ideas before they are finalized.

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• Bradford Washburn: The Man Behind the Lens

  Permanent Exhibit

  Explore the story of Bradford Washburn, renowned mountaineer and Museum of Science founder.

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• Butterfly Garden

  Permanent Exhibit

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

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• Catching the Wind

  Permanent Exhibit

  Learn how turbines transform wind into green energy, and track the Museum's Wind Lab energy production.

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• Colossal Fossil: Triceratops Cliff

  Permanent Exhibit

  Get an up-close view of this 65-million-year-old fossil, discovered in the Dakota Badlands in 2004.

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• Conserve @ Home

  Permanent Exhibit

  Discover the real energy sappers and savers in the home, and explore ways that you can make a difference.

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• Cosmic Light

  Permanent Exhibit

  Explore the Milky Way Galaxy to discover a range of information about our universe.

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• Dinosaurs: Modeling the Mesozoic

  Permanent Exhibit

  Check out fossils and life-size models to learn how paleontologists compile evidence and change the way we view these extinct animals.

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• Discovery Center

  Permanent Exhibit

  Put an animal skeleton together, touch a real fossil, or observe a variety of live animals up close.

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• Energized!

  Permanent Exhibit

  Learn about sunlight, wind, moving water, and other self-replenishing sources that generate energy with fewer negative side effects.

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• Hall of Human Life

  Permanent Exhibit

  The Museum's Hall of Human Life exhibition revolutionizes how people understand their own biology.

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• Innovative Engineers

  Permanent Exhibit

  Engineers' biographical stories show how the paths to engineering success are as diverse as their remarkable inventions.

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• Investigate!: A Do-It-Yourself Exhibition

  Permanent Exhibit

  Practice thinking like a scientist by investigating different phenomena to try to understand the way the world works.

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• Live Animal Care Center

  Permanent Exhibit

  Visit this viewing area for a peek at some of the stars of the Museum's Live Animal presentations.

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• Living on the Edge

  Permanent Exhibit

  Experience a variety of edges, exploring boundaries between land, air, and sea.

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• Making Models

  Permanent Exhibit

  Learn about and practice with some of the basic tools that scientists use.

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• Mapping the World Around Us

  Permanent Exhibit

  Check out a variety of maps, and try your hand at creating your own.

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• Math Moves!: Experiencing Ratio and Proportion

  Permanent Exhibit

  Experience the mathematical concept of ratio in this interactive exhibit.

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• Mathematica

  Permanent Exhibit

  Enjoy the wonder of mathematics and the beauty of post-modern design.

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• Museum of Science: Then and Now

  Permanent Exhibit

  Learn the Museum's story through artifacts and interactive displays — from the "Chamber of Curiosities" to visions of the future.

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• Nanotechnology

  Permanent Exhibit

  Explore the science of the super small in this exhibit developed by Museum-led NISE® Net (Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network)

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• Natural Mysteries

  Permanent Exhibit

  Observe a reference library of interesting objects, experience enticingly mysterious environments, and participate in activities.

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• New England Habitats

  Permanent Exhibit

  Explore windows into wide-ranging landscapes, model birds, casts of feet, antlers, beaks, and other touchable elements.

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• Science in the Park

  Permanent Exhibit

  Run, jump, swing, and use familiar objects to investigate the pushes and pulls of everyday life.

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• Seeing Is Deceiving

  Permanent Exhibit

  Encounter dozens of examples of images that, on closer examination, are not what they appear to be at first glance.

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• Take a Closer Look

  Permanent Exhibit

  Explore the world around you using sight, hearing, touch, and smell.

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• The Colby Trophy Room

  Permanent Exhibit

  See original artifacts and animals representing both the life travels of Colonel Francis T. Colby and the mindset of a generation.

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• The Light House

  Permanent Exhibit

  Explore the science behind light and color.

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• The Rock Garden

  Permanent Exhibit

  See petrified wood from Arizona, Egyptian granite, our own Roxbury puddingstone, and more.

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• To the Moon

  Permanent Exhibit

  See full-size models of the Apollo and Mercury capsules and a graphic timeline documenting the key era of human space exploration.

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• Transportation

  Permanent Exhibit

  Trains, boats, and a real-life steam engine! Explore the history of transportation as you observe actual machines and realistic replicas.

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• Weems Animal Sculptures

  Permanent Exhibit

  See 30 of Katharine Lane Weems's bronze sculptures of animals displayed in this exhibit, the largest Weems collection in the world.

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• Wicked Smart: Invented in the Hub

  Permanent Exhibit

  This comprehensive new exhibit invites you to celebrate Greater Boston-based innovations and the creators behind them!

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• Yawkey Gallery on the Charles River

  Permanent Exhibit

  This new signature experience invites you to observe the connections between natural habitats and engineered designs.

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