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Subscribe: RSS- Temporary Closings in September (News)
- September is our quietest month and the best time to spruce things up! Some areas will close temporarily for annual maintenance. Please note the following closings when you plan your next visit. Entire Museum, September 17: The Exhibit Halls and all show venues close to the public for our annual staff appreciation day ... (details).
August 25, 2008
- Museum Experts Offer Tips for Creating Your Own Earth-friendly Butterfly Garden at Home (News)
- Year-round, the Museum of Science Butterfly Garden is warm, fragrant, and alive with sound and color. With this living exhibit as inspiration, you can create your own stunning, chemical-free butterfly habitat using easy-to-find plants, natural fertilizers, and tried-and-true techniques. In Your Own ... (details).
July 22, 2008
- Top 10 Science Stories of 2007 (News)
- Susan Heilman and Tim Miller, education associates at the Museum, have compiled their list of the top 10 science stories of 2007. Criterion was based on the relevance of the story to the intersection of science and society. For the latest science and technology news, visitors can view live presentations ... (details).
December 21, 2007
- Future Exhibits: Tell Us What You Think (News)
- As we say goodbye to CSI: The Experience on January 1 and welcome Lizards & Snakes: Alive! on February 17, the Museum is keeping an eye toward future traveling exhibitions — and we want to hear from you! Please follow the link above to fill out a survey indicating your level of interest in various exhibition topics ... (details).
December 12, 2007
- Help Us Pick Future Omni Films (News)
- The Museum has been busy renovating the Mugar Omni Theater with new seats, a digital projection system, and a virtually seamless dome screen. As we put the final touches on the theater's improvements, we're gearing up to show fantastic large-format films once again — and you can help! We have ... (details).
October 23, 2007
- Computer Clubhouse Receives C4All Grant from the AT&T Foundation (News)
- Funded by a CTCNet Connections for All (C4All) grant from the AT&T Foundation, the Museum's Computer Clubhouse has increased its access for youth with disabilities. The funding has provided the after-school creative learning environment with assistive software and hardware, as well as staff training ... (details).
October 18, 2007
- Take a Closer Look (News)
- Just in time for the arrival of CSI: The Experience, a permanent Museum exhibit sharpens its focus on the scientific skill of observation. Sherlock Holmes has it. So does Nancy Drew. And so do the intrepid investigators of today's CSI television dramas. What is it? A keen eye for observation. A ... (details).
September 24, 2007
- Museum Celebrates Podcast Milestone (News)
- On Saturday, July 14, the Museum posts the 100th episode of its award-winning podcast, recorded at the Museum's Gordon Current Science & Technology Center (CS&T). Log on to hear an interview with Michael Hecht, co-investigator for the Phoenix Mars mission, scheduled to launch in August. Since its ... (details).
July 12, 2007
- Science in Action: Live Presentations (News)
- Come face-to-face with a falcon, witness an indoor lightning storm, discover the secrets behind magic tricks...all in one day. No, you're not dreaming — you're attending just a few of the live presentations held throughout the day, every day in the Exhibit Halls. Go to one, sample several, or build ... (details).
June 12, 2007
- Discovering Darwin in the Exhibit Halls (News)
- Nearly 150 years after Charles Darwin published The Origin of Species, his theory of evolution by natural selection has become the central concept underlying all of modern biology. It has also impacted many fields of science: from ecologists to chemists, geneticists to geologists, countless experts have ... (details).
April 05, 2007
- The Museum Bids Farewell to Founder Bradford Washburn (News)
- We regret to announce that Museum founding director Bradford Washburn passed away on January 10. He was 96. As director from 1939-80, Washburn was instrumental in transforming what had been the New England Museum of Natural History into the Museum of Science, a modern science and technology center located at Science Park ... (details).
January 13, 2007
