Ongoing Museum Exhibits
The following exhibits are ongoing favorites at the RMSC:
AdventureZone
Explore
the underwater world of Lake Ontario as you dive to the lake floor in
the Deep Submergence Vehicle. Examine the rock layers of the Genesee
Gorge in the climbing wall. Or become a reporter in our weather studio.
Discover Our Weather
Sponsored by Time Warner Cable and YNN Rochester
Make a cloud, measure the wind, and marvel at the power of lightning! Become a TV weather personality, record your own forecast, and then email it home to yourself!
Expedition Earth
Presenting Sponsor: M&T Bank
Explore
millions of years of breathtaking changes in our region's environment in this hands-on, interactive experience.
American Rock Salt Company Object Theater in Expedition Earth
Funded by American Rock Salt Company, LLC
Discover
the story of our region's rich natural resources of water, wind, rocks
and minerals in this multi-media theater experience.
Solar Energy Kiosk
Examine a sample of one of the RMSC's solar panels. Use the touch screen to observe live weather conditions from the museum roof and monitor real-time solar energy production.
Light Here | Light Now
Presented by Bausch & Lomb
Enjoy hands-on experiences with light, color, and optics.
How Things Work
Investigate
the science behind everyday devices in this hands-on, minds-on exhibit.
Through fun, first-hand investigation, find out how mechanisms such as
light switches, thermostats, and traffic signals work.
K'NEX
Flex
your engineering skills and creative muscle! Build trucks,
towers—anything you can imagine—with this colorful construction toy.
Purchase your creations to take home, or take them apart to come back
and play another day.
Raceways
Discover the principles of moving objects. Experiment with momentum, friction, gravity, and acceleration as you send wooden balls looping and racing over ramps.
Flight to Freedom: Rochester's Underground Railroad
Presented with funding from the City of Rochester and the Underground Railroad Heritage Trail, a program of the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
Explore dramatic stories of Rochester's role in the Underground Railroad in this interactive exhibit.
At the Western Door
The hundreds of objects displayed show the Seneca's and Haudenosaunee's creative response to new technologies and materials introduced following European Contact. Clan and family continue to bind communities together and define who the Seneca and Haudenosaunee are.
Rochester Business Hall of Fame
Presented by the RMSC in partnership with Junior Achievement of Rochester and the Rochester Business Journal. Sponsored by Bank of America
This
interactive exhibit celebrates exemplary Rochester leaders who have
made outstanding, enduring contributions to business and community in
the greater Rochester region.
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