Science Exhibits
Coming May 17, 2025
Gear Up: The Science of Bikes
Opening Saturday, May 17
GEAR UP: THE SCIENCE OF BIKES, is an exciting new exhibit of interactive stations which encourage exploration and discovery centered around the history, design, and engineering of bicycles. Each station presents either an actual bicycle from different eras over the last century, or an interactive exhibit exploring forces and motion, material science, or engineering.
PNC Live Animal Gallery
Encounter the variety of animal life inhabiting our planet, including: reptiles, mammals, amphibians, birds, fish, and insects. Massive wall displays illustrate the diversity of fauna and flora right here in the Carolinas, from the mountains, down through the piedmont, and out to the coastal plain. Interact gently with a changing variety of Atlantic Ocean sea creatures including fish, spider crabs, hermit crabs, sea urchins and more. Museum assistants are here to answer questions and conduct Live Animal Encounters for visiting groups.
Permanent Collection
Marvel at the magic of Amazing Airways as colorful balls and scarves whoosh through a tangle of tubes and turns in a massive pneumatic air system. Explore the universe in our astronomy and space science gallery. Play in our second floor KidZeum of traditional children’s museum exhibits: doctor’s office, puppet theater, farmers market and kitchen, kid-sized crawl-in bee hive, BEAM interactive floor game system, Imagination Playground giant foam blocks, and more!
