Founded in 1830,
the Boston Museum of Science is devoted to collecting and studying
natural history specimens and is the first museum to embrace all
the sciences. More than 1.6 million people visit the Museum and
its more than 400 interactive exhibits each year. The Museum includes
the Charles Hayden Planetarium and the Elihu Thomson Theater of
Electricity. Two of the Museum's more recent additions, the Hall
Wing housing the Roger L. Nichols Gallery for temporary exhibits,
and the Mugar Omni Theater, exemplify the Museum of Science's commitment
to making science fun and accessible to all. The Mugar Omni Theater,
opened in 1987, utilizes state-of-the-art film technology to project
larger-than-life images onto a five-story high, domed screen, creating
a "you are there" experience for viewers.
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Boston Museum of Science Permanent Exhibits
Rich in artifacts, interactive experiences, and compelling human
stories, the Computing Revolution re-creates milestones of computing
using past examples to ask questions that are relevant today.
How do new technologies affect our world? Can we predict their
impact? From a handful of costly electronic giants in the 1940s
to the millions of laptops and microprocessors in use today,
the permanent exhibit brings to life machines that stand in for
generations of computers. In the new permanent exhibit, A Bird’s
World, you'll find that birds offer us a unique form of knowledge.
If we observe bird behavior and listen to their calls, we begin
to perceive what we've been missing: an owl roosting on a shadowy
branch; a fox gliding along a fence line; a hawk swooping in
for the kill. In addition to re-introducing the Museum's extraordinary
collection of mounted New England birds, A Bird's World shows
you how to use bird calls and behaviors to unveil the invisible
animal dramas around us.
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Museum of Science - Current Science & Technology Center
The Museum's spectacular Current Science & Technology Center is a dynamic
outlet for science news presenting the latest innovations and discoveries,
featuring live presentations on a dramatic suspended stage, displays by labs
and businesses at the cutting edge of technology, on-the-spot reports from
researchers in the field, and touchscreen computers with the most recent ideas
in science and technology. The Current Science & Technology Center brings
the hottest science news to the coolest place for science learning.
T. Rex at the Boston Museum of Science
The Museum's recently updated T. rex demonstrates how dinosaur models change
over time to reflect new findings. The new T. rex stands as the spectacular
centerpiece of a thoroughly renovated dinosaur exhibit. In Dinosaurs: Modeling
the Mesozoic, you'll experience the dynamic process of learning about dinosaurs:
how evidence is gathered over time; how it changes as new discoveries are
made; and how scientists make sense of what they find, including developing
models to improve our understanding.
Boston Museum of Science Discovery Center
At the Discovery Center, you can put an animal skeleton together, pat a black
bear, and send a message to a friend on the other side of the exhibit. The
Discovery Diner serves science and art activities, and Discovery Boxes offer
families an in-depth exploration of sound, dinosaurs, minerals, skulls, and
more. A creature habitat lets you observe small live animals at close range
through a domed lookout point.
For more information on the Boston Museum of Science, tickets and coupons,
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