Engage your curiosity
Discover over 250 interactive science exhibits to engage your curiosity and explore the world around you.
Exhibits & Animals
Experience hands-on learning with our interactive exhibits! Engage with reptiles and fish in the Animal Room, learn about weather patterns at Changing Skies, and explore engineering in our Build Space.
Mini-Golf
Play our 18-hole course with science-themed challenges like escaping black holes, feeling centrifugal force, and erupting from volcanoes. Engage in fun, educational adventures at every turn.
Upcoming Activities
Science Together: Baking Soda and Vinegar
Explore the process of experimentation as you create chemical reactions with baking soda and vinegar! Science Together activities are designed for ages 0-4.
April 16 @ 10:30 am - 11:00 amScience Together: Baking Soda and Vinegar
Explore the process of experimentation as you create chemical reactions with baking soda and vinegar! Science Together activities are designed for ages 0-4.
April 17 @ 10:30 am - 11:00 amAnimal Feeding
Join an Animal Keeper to observe snakes, lizards, frogs, and fish snacking on their preferred prey.
April 17 @ 4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Whatβs New @ Sciencenter
Rachel Feirmanβs Pollination Education Mural Brings Nature to Sciencenterβs Family Learning Area
The Sciencenter is thrilled to announce a new mural in its Family Learning Area by local artist Rachel Feirman.
Honoring the Legacy of Ilma Levine
With deep affection and profound gratitude, we remember our beloved co-founder, Ilma Levine, who passed away on March 11, 2024, her 95th birthday.
Sciencenter Advocates for Museums in Washington, D.C.
The power of our collective voices was felt on Capitol Hill and will continue to reverberate throughout the year.
Sciencenter Total Solar Eclipse Programming for April 6-8, 2024
Visitors of all ages are invited to participate in hands-on activities related to the solar eclipse and sun science.
Amazon Animals
Our critters in our Amazon exhibit live harmoniously together, contributing to the diverse array of 200 animals at the Sciencenter. Come meet them today!
Tompkins Weekly
With this redesign, we aim to have a new generation of families feel as though they built the Science Park.
Inside Look: 40 Years of Science
Read Sciencenter's Inside Look Fall Edition highlighting 40 Years of Science.
DIY Solar System App
The NASA DIY Solar System app makes it easy for families and educators to explore the solar system from anywhere, anytime!
Celebrating 30 Years
The Sciencenter marks the 30th anniversary of our outdoor Science Park and Phase 1 of the museum.
Fresh From Instagram
Learn how to extract DNA from fruit, test your engineering skills by building and assessing paper bridges, and explore diffusion with Cornell`s Graduate Society of Women Engineers!
Join us for Science Connections this Sunday, April 14 at 2 pm!
@gradswe_cornell #sciencenter #scienceconnections #engineering #womenengineers
Yesterday was an unforgettable day as we gathered at Fair Haven Beach State Park to witness the total solar eclipse! Huge thanks to the @nystateparks for inviting us!
Did you see the eclipse? Share your experience and where you watched it from! ππ
#sciencenter #solareclipse #eclipse2024
