Museum Info
Boonshoft Museum
of Discovery
2600 DeWeese Parkway
Dayton, OH 45414
(937) 275-7431
Fax (937) 275-5811
TTY (937) 278-6076
Directions & Map
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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Current Exhibits
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February 4-April 29, 2012
Discover the numerical patterns that abound in the world around us! See shapes in laser light in the Ring of Fire, create complex designs with the Mysterious Harmonograph, or even break down complex problems into simple musical steps at the Organ Function Grinder. Experience the fun of this unique midway, where symmetry and complex patterns can have colorful solutions, and even square-wheeled tricycles find a smooth path!
The Math Midway is a production of the Museum of Mathematics, America’s only museum dedicated to the wonders of mathematics. For more information, go to mathmidway.org.
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More than a Girl’s Best Friend: The Cultural Complexity of Jewelry |
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October 1, 2011-February 26, 2012
From sparkling gems to beads and leather, uncover the story of how jewelry connects to culture. Featuring Egyptian silver rings that doubled as currency, ando copper bracelets found at Hopewell sites that demonstrate trading relationships that could have extended hundreds of miles, this exhibition explores just how much what we wear says about who we are.
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