Reach for the stars in Cincinnati Museum Center’s newly expanded Neil Armstrong Space Exploration Gallery, presented by the Harold C. Schott Foundation! The vastness of space holds a great many unknowns, and the gallery encourages us to step out and explore the solar system in the new Explore section of the gallery. The Imagine section lets you do just that by gazing at the stars any time of day as you reflect on historical and cross-cultural interpretations of the night sky represented by the official 88 constellations. The Protect section celebrates the Earth’s beauty and delicate fragility.

 

We are modifying elements to make them safe during the COVID-19 pandemic, but new interactives will include areas where you can use coding to drive Mars rovers, direct compressed air to create craters (and rewatch the impact in slow motion) and simulate team-based astronaut training. You will even be able to design your own mission to the International Space Station, Mars or the Moon by choosing the type of rocket, payload and team that will meet mission goals. Click here to learn more and see how exhibits like these are brought to life.

With the help of supporters like you, CMC is able to continue to bring you new and reimagined exhibits like the Neil Armstrong Space Exploration Gallery. Please consider a general operating gift to our COVID-19 Relief Fund to help us create even more awesome experiences. Thank you!