Museum Info

Boonshoft Museum
of Discovery

2600 DeWeese Parkway
Dayton, OH 45414
(937) 275-7431
Fax (937) 275-5811
TTY (937) 278-6076

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Hours

Monday – Saturday
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Sunday
12:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.

Closed: New Year's Eve, New Year's Day, Thanksgiving, Chistmas Eve, Christmas Day, Easter

General Admission

Children (2-16) $7.50
Adults $8.50
Seniors $7.50
Children (under 2) Free
Members are FREE!

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Exhibits

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.

Current Featured Exhibit

The Robot Zoo

September 24, 2011-January 9, 2012

Uncover the biomechanics of complex animal robots that reveal how living animals work! Come face to face with larger-than-life-size animated robots, and discover how a chameleon changes colors and a fly walks on the ceiling.

Cutaways expose easily recognized machine parts and gadgets – such as shock absorbers and pumps – that demonstrate how some unique animals move and function, while comparisons to their living counterparts provides fantastic insights into how animals survive in their chosen environments.

The Robot Zoo was created by Evergreen Exhibitions.

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Permanent Exhibits

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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