The Rochester Museum & Science Center offers three floors of
hands-on exhibitions exploring science and technology, natural science,
and our region's cultural heritage. In addition to ongoing favorites
such as Expedition Earth, several new traveling exhibits each year make
the RMSC a popular destination for families.
FEATURE EXHIBITIONS
Robots and Us
Expedition Earth Expands!
You & Your Earth and An Ever-Changing Planet
Discover "R" Weather
Spin: The Science of Rotation
ONGOING FAVORITES
Expedition Earth Glaciers & Giants
AdventureZone
Sponsored by Rochester Gas & Electric Corporation
Explore
the underwater world of Lake Ontario as you dive to the lake floor in
the Deep Submergence Vehicle. Examine the rock layers of the Genesee
River Gorge in the climbing wall. Become a reporter in the weather
studio, or operate the fill valves in an interactive model of an Erie
Canal lock.
How Things Work
Discover
the science behind everyday devices in this hands-on, minds-on exhibit.
Through fun, first-hand investigation, find out how mechanisms such as
light switches, thermostats, and traffic signals work.
K'NEX
Flex
your engineering skills and creative muscle! Build trucks,
towers—anything you can imagine—with this colorful construction toy.
Purchase your creations to take home, or take them apart to come back
and play another day.
At the Western Door
Sponsored by Bausch & Lomb
Learn
how Seneca people created new livelihoods in the 1930s. See items
crafted by Haudenosaunee people as they entered a market economy. Learn
about clans, the "glue" that has held Haudenosaunee society together.
Rochester Business Hall of Fame
Presented by the RMSC in partnership with Junior Achievement of Rochester and the Rochester Business Journal
This
interactive exhibit presents exemplary Rochester leaders who have made
outstanding, enduring contributions to business and community in the
greater Rochester region. You can also visit the Rochester Business
Hall of Fame Exhibit online.
SMALL EXHIBITS
Howard W. Coles
Sponsored by the Rochester Educational Opportunity Center (REOC) and WDKX-103.9 FM.
This exhibit honors the historian, human rights activist, writer/editor, broadcast journalist and sociologist who founded the Fredrick Douglass Voice newspaper. It includes clothing, photographs, and Coles' typewriter. To learn more, click on the link below:
Howard Coles and the Coles Collection.
ONLINE EXHIBITS
Rochester's 1873 Time Capsule
Rochester Business Hall of Fame
Nagasaki Tamako
RMSC Quilt Project
British Pottery Displaying Erie Canal Imagery