The RMSC is Now Open!
Please visit our admissions page to learn about the changes to our visitor experience. Learn more.
Follow your curiosity from the depths of the oceans to the edge of the universe at the Science Museum, Strasenburgh Planetarium, and Cumming Nature Center. Check out our weekly schedule to see what's happening at the RMSC.
Your RMSC membership offers a fun-filled year of exploration of our world and beyond. Connect with your own curiosity and enjoy the amazed expressions of your friends and family. Tinker with hands-on exhibits, view awe-inspiring films and spectacular explosions, and participate in science experiments. Join today — admission to the RMSC Museum is free to members. You can come as often as you like, whether it’s just for an hour or the whole day.
Membership generally pays for itself
in as few as two visits!
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Register for our upcoming events.
The Changemakers: Rochester Women Who Changed the World
Limited-time Featured Exhibit NOW OPEN! Plan your visit today!..
RMSC Council Holiday Plant Sale
Order beautiful, locally grown holiday plants and wreaths to support your favorite Museum, Planetarium, and Nature Center!..
Toddler Forest School at Cumming Nature Center
Nurture you and your child’s relationship with nature through unstructured play and curiosity-driven learning. Parent or guardian must attend with child.
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Cumming Nature Center Forest School
Forest School provides children with the space to nurture their relationship with nature through unstructured play, curiosity-driven learning, hands-on projects and basic outdoor skills development.
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Field Studies Program at Cumming Nature Center
From soil science to wildlife management, Field Studies will prepare students to engage thoughtfully with the natural world using scientific methods and their own curiosity to analyze and address real-world problems.
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Life in the Waters of the Finger Lakes
Just about everyone has gazed out over the waters of the Finger Lakes, but what is life like under the surface?
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