Science Center of Iowa

Science Center of Iowa
Location within Iowa
Location 401 W Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway
Des Moines, Iowa
Coordinates 41°34′57″N 93°37′19″W / 41.5826°N 93.6219°W / 41.5826; -93.6219
Website https://www.sciowa.org/

The Science Center of Iowa is a science museum located in Des Moines, Iowa.

The museum opened in 1970 in Greenwood-Ashworth Park and was called the Des Moines Center of Science and Industry.[1] It was renamed the Science Center of Iowa in 1985.[1] It moved to its current location in 2005.[1]

Exhibits

A new LEGO-based exhibit is opening in September 2018.[2]

The Science Center's planetarium has a 50-foot display.[3] The IMAX theater closed in 2018 due to storm damage.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "About SCI | Science Center". Science Center of Iowa.
  2. ↑ "Exclusive: Science Center of Iowa Announces New Permanent Lego Exhibit". whotv.com. 1 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "Planetarium | Science Center". Science Center of Iowa.
  4. ↑ Rossi, Mario (6 July 2018). "Storms close IMAX theater at Science Center of Iowa". WEAREIOWA.
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