Museum Info
Boonshoft Museum
of Discovery
2600 DeWeese Parkway
Dayton, OH 45414
(937) 275-7431
Fax (937) 275-5811
Directions & Map
Hours
Monday – Saturday
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Sunday
12:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Closed: Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Easter
General Admission
Children (2-12) $7.50
Adults $8.50
Seniors $7.50
Children (under 2) Free
Members are FREE!
Help us create a fun, safe environment for all our visitors! Children under 16 should always be accompanied by an adult in the Museum.
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Exhibits
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The Boonshoft Museum of Discovery’s Featured Exhibits are designed to creatively balance fun and knowledge by engaging visitors in interactive elements to explain innovative and important subject matter in an understandable style to visitors of all ages.
The Museum’s Featured Exhibits are carefully selected 3-4 years in advance by the Society's Exhibits Committees. The committee tries to ensure that Featured Exhibits are selected from a broad range of educational and scientific disciplines, and include interesting topics for our diverse memberships, as well as assuring relevancy to societal trends and educational needs. |
How People Make Things
May 29–September 6, 2010
 How does a box become a box? A sneaker a sneaker? With the turn of a crank or a pour into a mold, How People Make Things satisfies your curiosity and brings the manufacturing process to vivid life. Discover how ideas become reality through people-power and technology, and learn firsthand about the tools and processes used to make everyday objects.
How People Make Things was created by the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh in collaboration with Family Communications, Inc. and the University of Pittsburgh Center for Learning in Out of School Environments with support from the National Science Foundation and the Grable Foundation.
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A-Mazing Sea
September 25, 2010-January 2, 2011
 Dip into the deep blue of the world’s oceans as you explore the almost alien habitats that exist there, and some of the amazing creatures that thrive in them. Wind your way through a maze of activities as you experience what it is like to be the tiniest of krill in a whale’s mouth, learn how it might feel for an octopus to dig for dinner in a cave, or even see how physiology impacts how different sea mammals swim.
A-Mazing Sea was created by Minotaur Mazes and the Maritime Aquarium. |
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The Boonshoft Museum of Discovery is a children’s museum, science/technology center, and accredited zoo and also houses a Planetarium and an observatory. Visitors of all ages can explore, play and be inspired by permanent exhibits which include the Bernouilli Blower, Explorers Crossing, the Water Table, the Color Wall, a pioneer cabin, and over 60 animals native to Ohio.
For a complete listing and description of the Museum's permanent exhibits.
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