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Aeolian Harp exhibit

Listen to a 27-foot-tall harp that's strummed by the wind.

Science activity that demonstrates how differently shaped ears affect your hearing

See how differently shaped ears affect your hearing.

Echo Tube exhibit

Talk, clap, yodel, yell—your sounds bounce back at you.

Echo Tubes an United Nations Plaza

Echo Tubes UN Plaza

Talk, clap, yodel, yell—your sounds bounce back at you.

A person wearing a black hat and colorful, patterned clothing stands in front of a vibrant, abstract background with shapes in various pastel colors.

Exhibits to Explore at After Dark: RGB

At After Dark: RGB, be sure to catch these highglights of the Electromagnetic Spectrum (EMS) Walk.

An interactive display showing a pie chart titled "Find the highest note". The chart is divided into different sections indicating different musical notes, with the largest section labeled as the "highest note".

Find The Highest Note

This keyboard creates tones that seem to keep getting higher—forever.

A large, iridescent sphere on a circular arrangement of wooden benches.

Focused Conversation

This giant balloon bends sound waves just as a lens bends light.

Science and engineering activity to make a record player

Make a record player with a pencil, pin, and paper.

Science activity to play music by wrapping a string around your head

Wrap a string around your head and pluck to play music.

A silver screw against a patterned, textured background, with orange and brown hues.

Sand reveals vibrations that are normally invisible.

Science activity that explores audio signal transmission

Listen to a beam of light.

A young boy wearing a green shirt and blue shorts, standing in a dark hallway with a large, yellow lantern overhead.

Oscylinderscope

See how strings behave when they vibrate and make sound.

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