Exhibitions

Seeing

We don’t see things as they are; we see things as we are. Explore more than seventy interactive Seeing exhibits that focus on how we interpret the world through our eyes, brain, and our own subjectivity.

Traits of Life

What are the essential elements of life, and how can you distinguish between the living and nonliving world? Explore these questions and more at our collection of thirty-plus life science exhibits.

The World of Matter

This updated collection, which focuses on the “stuff” our world is made of, includes exhibits on electricity, heat and temperature, motion, complexity, and more.

Mind

Are you good at faking a smile? What kinds of patterns attract you? Are you a snoop? Experiment with thinking and feeling at Mind, a collection of over forty compelling exhibits that illuminate the science, art, and experience of our inner lives.

Listen: Making Sense of Sound

We live in a “sonic soup” of sound—human speech, natural noises like wind and water, cars, machinery, music, and more. How do you sort through it to understand and interpret what you hear? Listen: Making Sense of Sound lets you investigate your perception of sound through interactive, ears-on exhibits.