new exhibits

ViewSpace Exhibit from NASA

This one-of-a-kind exhibit connects Museum visitors with the latest and the best images from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and its successor, the James Webb Space Telescope. ViewSpace is an internet-fed, self-updating, permanent exhibit from the Space Telescope Science Institute. The daily live updates include an in-depth and highly visual explorations of intriguing astronomical subjects; mission updates from Mars Exploration Rovers, Saturn orbiter and Titan lander; introductions to the constellations, planets, deep sky objects, and special astronomical events of the night sky; new discoveries about extra-solar planets and their environs, and much more.

Significant funding for this exhibit provided by the Michigan Space Grant Consortium.

Michigan Nature Room
Monarch Butterfly and Cecropia Moth

Experience Monarch caterpillar metamorphosis first-hand. Observe dozens of Cecropia caterpillars feeding on apple leaves and busily spinning their cocoons. You might even see a Monarch Butterfly emerge from a chrysalis and released into the wild by our staff.

Michigan Nature exhibits funded by Hooked on Nature, James A. and Faith Knight Foundation, Friends of the Museum.

Bernoulli Blast

An exhibit demonstrating Bernoulli’s Principle is now on display at the Tanger Outlet Mall in Howell. An additional copy is on permanent display at the Museum.

Exhibit funded by the Anderson Family Foundation.

Solar Collector

Solar panels located on top of the firehouse collect energy that heats up the water that is used by the firefighters. Our exhibit tracks and monitors the temperature of the water as it enters and exits the water heater and illustrates how solar panels work to store energy.

Exhibit funded by grants secured by the City of Ann Arbor through the State of Michigan Energy Office.

The Egg of Columbus

The Egg of Columbus exhibit illustrates how AC electric motors work. Nikola Tesla invented the Egg of Columbus for the 1893 World’s Fair. Our newest exhibit is on display in the Legacy Gallery. This is an electrifying exhibit you won’t want to miss!

Internet Exhibits at MITC Building

The exhibit includes modular wall panels with graphic references to computing and networking, free-form lattice and a mounted large monitor, four smaller monitors, three exhibit cases and four hands-on interface devices. The large and small monitors will display a spectrum of content, including inductees to the Internet Hall of Fame. Coordinated video clips tracing the history of computing and networking will be based in part on NSF-Net and Merit’s timeline. The Museum’s partnership with MITC links important community institutions with the general public and broadens the depth of understanding about the impact the Internet has had on society.

Bernoulli Blast at Pittsfield Branch of Library

An iconic exhibit demonstrating Bernoulli’s Principle is on display at the Pittsfield branch of the Ann Arbor District Library. Designed exclusively for the library, this one-of-a-kind exhibit stands over 15 feet tall and sends balls upwards on a column of air only to swirl down a steel sculpture to begin again.

Light & Optics Gallery

This exiting gallery includes updates of visitors’ favorite exhibits as well as new hands-on displays extending the vision of the original gallery.

Exhibit funded by DTE Energy Foundation.

Waste to Watts

Waste to Watts shows how environmentally friendly technology can turn our trash into electricity. Developed and funded by Landfill Energy Systems of Wixom, Michigan, this fascinating exhibit demonstrates how methane gas recovery from landfills can be used as an alternative energy source, ultimately reducing our dependency on other fuels.