Museum & Science Center
Museum & Science Center Exhibits
With over 1.2 million collection objects, you can discover something new each time you visit the Museum & Science Center! From exploring exhibits to watching Live Science demonstrations to enjoying Planetarium Star Shows, a trip to the RMSC Rochester Campus is sure to be fun for the whole family.
Coming soon: Survival of the Slowest
Learn how some animals’ perceived weaknesses are actually their secret weapon: they’re super slow!
Inventor Center
Power cities, build cars, harness wind, and fire catapults in Inventor Center.
Wonders of Water
Our newest exhibit Wonders of Water is open NOW!
Objectively Racist: How Objects and Images Perpetuate Racism… And What We Can Do To Change It.
Learn how racist media influences people’s lives, and how we can use this imagery as an educational tool to promote social equity.
The Changemakers: Rochester Women Who Changed the World
Our exhibit is closed, but you can still view a smaller version of the exhibit in our Pat Hale gallery or enjoy a virtual tour.
Take It Down! Organizing Against Racism
View the “pickaninny” panel removed from Rochester’s Dentzel Carousel and explore the important lessons it provides on racism in our community.
Sound Bites
Take a journey into the world of sound and music at the RMSC.
Flight to Freedom: Rochester’s Underground Railroad
Explore the paths that courageous freedom seekers followed through Rochester in this dramatic, interactive exhibition.
At The Western Door
This exhibit tells the story of more than 400 years of cooperation and conflict between Western New York’s native Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) inhabitants and the Europeans who came here as explorers, traders, and eventually, settlers.
Electricity Theater
You’ll be mesmerized by zaps of lightning appearing just feet away in our Electricity Theater.
Expedition Earth
Meet ice-age giants, enter a twisting tunnel through an icy glacier, and journey through an amazing landscape upstate New York hasn’t seen in thousands, or even millions, of years.
Face to Face: Encounters with Identity
Explore the ways in which individuals and groups express their identities to the world around them.
How Things Work
Discover the science behind everyday devices in this hands-on, minds-on exhibit.
Illumination: The World of Light and Optics
Experiment with lasers, lenses, and mirrors as you explore the nature of light and optics.
KEVA Planks: Take your tower-building experience to the next level
Construct your own wooden masterpiece with KEVA Planks. Blending science with art, KEVA Planks brings out the designer, architect, and engineer in all of us.
Nano
Discover a world too small to see! Get the family together and become enthralled with the world of nanoscale science, engineering, and technology in an exciting, interactive exhibit.
Native Peoples of the Americas
Discover the diversity of indigenous American lifestyles as expressed through material culture and the environment.
Regional Green Infrastructure Showcase
The Regional Green Infrastructure Showcase is a new educational, outdoor space in process across from museum visitor entrance.
Rochester Business Hall of Fame
Discover stories of exemplary Rochester leaders who have made outstanding, enduring contributions to business and community in the Greater Rochester region.
Rochester in 1838: Young Lion of the West
In this iconic diorama, explore how Rochester became America’s first western “boomtown” as a result of the Erie Canal.
Science On a Sphere
Engage in the wonders of our planet and beyond as you enjoy a 3-D experience of land, oceans, atmosphere, and more.
Under Construction: Building Careers
Construction trades are booming! Come and be inspired about the possibilities,
Take a trip across the universe in our 65ft domed Star theater. Explore Star shows, laser shows, and featured giant screen films.
Explore 15 miles of hiking and ski trails, a Visitor Center, and year-round events and environmental education programs.