upcoming events at the museum

Professor Ray’s Everyday Science

Luminosity
1pm and 3pm

Electricity, mechanical energy, chemical and heat energy is transformed into light. See a soft drink fluoresce and a dill pickle lighting up!

Professor Ray’s Everyday Science

Luminosity
1pm and 3pm

Electricity, mechanical energy, chemical and heat energy is transformed into light. See a soft drink fluoresce and a dill pickle lighting up!

Holiday

Labor Day
Museum is closed.

All About Ancient Cultures
Hands-on activities 10am – 4pm

Come learn about the people who lived long ago. Draw hieroglyphics on real papyrus, learn to add with an abacus, and participate in a simulated archeological dig with the Kelsey Museum of Archeology.

All About Ancient Cultures
Hands-on activities Noon – 4pm

Come learn about the people who lived long ago. Draw hieroglyphics on real papyrus, learn to add with an abacus, and participate in a simulated archeological dig with the Kelsey Museum of Archeology.

Get Connected
Noon – 4pm

Play games about social and communication networks with professors and students from the Center for the Study of Complex Systems.

Get Wired Weekend
10am – 4pm

Explore how robots are designed and built with FIRST Robotics team 1718 and the Armada Falcons FIRST LEGO League.

Get Wired Weekend
Noon – 4pm

Explore how robots are designed and built with FIRST Robotics team 1718 and the Armada Falcons FIRST LEGO League.

Creature Feature
6pm – 8pm

Join us for an evening of live animals and the opening of Great Lakes Discovery a collaborative exhibit of science and culture with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Tickets now on sale!

Professor Ray’s Everyday Science

Air Apparent
1pm and 3pm

We’ll explore principles relating to air pressure and apply them in all sorts of interesting ways, from crushing a can to levitating objects.

Professor Ray’s Everyday Science

Air Apparent
1pm and 3pm

We’ll explore principles relating to air pressure and apply them in all sorts of interesting ways, from crushing a can to levitating objects.

Splish Splash
Hands-on activities 10am – 4pm

Dive in to an exploration of water and the Great Lakes. Make a cloud in a bottle, compare salt water to fresh water, and test lake water for pollution.

Splish Splash
Hands-on activities Noon – 4pm

Dive in to an exploration of water and the Great Lakes. Make a cloud in a bottle, compare salt water to fresh water, and test lake water for pollution.

Professor Ray’s Everyday Science

Mighty Motion
1pm and 3pm

Ever wonder why and how objects move… or do not move? We will demonstrate gravity, inertia, air resistance and Newton’s laws of motion in many ways, including launching a tray of eggs with a broom — safely!

Professor Ray’s Everyday Science

Mighty Motion
1pm and 3pm

Ever wonder why and how objects move… or do not move? We will demonstrate gravity, inertia, air resistance and Newton’s laws of motion in many ways, including launching a tray of eggs with a broom — safely!

Professor Ray’s Everyday Science

Good Vibrations
1pm and 3pm

We’ll have a great time experimenting with vibrations, the sources of sounds. We’ll hear strange sounds made with common objects and learn how to make cool sounds at home. Ever seen sound extinguish a flame? You will here!

Professor Ray’s Everyday Science

Good Vibrations
1pm and 3pm

We’ll have a great time experimenting with vibrations, the sources of sounds. We’ll hear strange sounds made with common objects and learn how to make cool sounds at home. Ever seen sound extinguish a flame? You will here!

Come Sail Away
Hands-on activities 10am – 4pm

Join us for a weekend all about boats and navigation on the Great Lakes. Design your own model boat, learn to use a compass, and discover how the Soo locks work.

Come Sail Away
Hands-on activities Noon – 4pm

Join us for a weekend all about boats and navigation on the Great Lakes. Design your own model boat, learn to use a compass, and discover how the Soo locks work.

Professor Ray’s Everyday Science

Mind Over Matter
1pm and 3pm

Solids and liquids and gases — we’ll explore these three states of matter in all sorts of crazy ways. We’ll see gas in solid form, watch as liquid expands 700 hundred times to produce explosive consequences, and figure out how cold matter can get.

Professor Ray’s Everyday Science

Mind Over Matter
1pm and 3pm

Solids and liquids and gases — we’ll explore these three states of matter in all sorts of crazy ways. We’ll see gas in solid form, watch as liquid expands 700 hundred times to produce explosive consequences, and figure out how cold matter can get.

Professor Ray’s Everyday Science

Chem Mystery
1pm and 3pm

Items found in your pantry, refrigerator or under your sink that seem so common are chemicals. See items in your salad produce real chemical reactions and see whether water really can explode.

Professor Ray’s Everyday Science

Chem Mystery
1pm and 3pm

Items found in your pantry, refrigerator or under your sink that seem so common are chemicals. See items in your salad produce real chemical reactions and see whether water really can explode.

Professor Ray’s Everyday Science

Air Apparent
1pm and 3pm

We’ll explore principles relating to air pressure and apply them in all sorts of interesting ways, from crushing a can to levitating objects.

Professor Ray’s Everyday Science

Air Apparent
1pm and 3pm

We’ll explore principles relating to air pressure and apply them in all sorts of interesting ways, from crushing a can to levitating objects.

Members’ Night

Have a Ball
6pm – 8pm

Join us for an exclusive members only event! Hands-on activities, refreshments, prizes and more.

Members’ Night

Rhythm and Beats
6pm – 8pm

Join us for an exclusive members only event! Hands-on activities, refreshments, prizes and more.

Members’ Night

Up and Away
6pm – 8pm

Join us for an exclusive members only event! Hands-on activities, refreshments, prizes and more.

Members’ Night

Hometown Heroes
6pm – 8pm

Join us for an exclusive members only event! Hands-on activities, refreshments, prizes and more.