new exhibits

Engineers On A Roll

Engineers on a Roll, funded by Toyota Technical Center, is a combined engineering lab, playscape and climber designed for preschoolers. Brightly colored and constantly active, our youngest visitors will love directing, sorting, and experimenting with balls in motion.

Solar Energy Collection of Exhibits

In collaboration with the City of Ann Arbor's Engery office and funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy, a new suite of solar exhibits have been unveiled. They include solar topics such as energy through the days of the year, solar absorbtion, lighting efficiency and insulation.

Note: This collection of exhibits will not be available in the Museum during Feb 2012 while it tours regional schools.

Geakiac

The Geakiac (Gear Enabled Analog Keyboard Input And Computer) is a display device that will host science and technology content sponsored by science and technology organizations. The Geakiac's current content, sponsored by the Michigan Space Grant Consortium, is Space A-Z, which provides space information related to each letter of the alphabet. In the coming months, The Geakiac will be enhanced with additional content provided by the Michigan Space Grant Consortium.

Block Party

Hundreds and hundreds of foam bricks are the building blocks that make imagination a reality. The Block Party inspires creativity in design, architecture and construction. If you can dream it, you can build it in this new 1,600 square foot exhibit. Stack 'em, arrange 'em and knock 'em down. Work with others to build a massive structure. There's no limit to Block Party fun!

Inverted Pendulum

Can you keep a pendulum in a vertical position, using a computer controller? The Inverted Pendulum demonstrates feedback control, the same circuits are used in many things, including thermostats and other high-tech marvels like the Segway scooter. Under the direction of Professor Shorya Awtar, the Inverted Pendulum was designed by University of Michigan engineering students. Click here to watch a video about this exhibit.

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.

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! Click here to watch a video about this exhibit.

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.