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| Escape the everyday with a visit to your favorite science center! |
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A visit to Kentucky Science Center is always full of wonder, play, learning, and adventure! We're open 7 days a week for you to create your own memories.
"We loved our pour painting class - the Maker Space classes are fantastic and give us a chance to try new materials and techniques. We then trekked upstairs to the actual Maker Space and made keychains/earrings with the laser and did packing bubble painting. As my girls grow older (12 and 10), what keeps us coming back to the Science Center is the classes and projects that give us an opportunity to spend time and interact together. SO THANKFUL for the chance to use the space and the expertise of the instructors. Thank you!"
"I saw many team members wiping down things that are touched often-THANK YOU! Whenever you remodel things, please don’t ever get rid of the water section! If it were to be changed, only make it bigger!!! It’s always a favorite of ours!"
Quotes above are from January visitors. |
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Advance reservations are required.
Click here for our COVID-19 protocols. |
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| Purchase a membership (for the cost of about two visits) and take advantage of unlimited visits for an entire year, perfect for short visits to burn off some energy and continue learning after a half-day of NTI. Members also receive discounts on parking, movie tickets, birthday parties, Gift Shop purchases and much more! Click here for full member benefits and levels. |
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Upcoming Events:
NEW: Host your own private theater rental to watch your favorite movie or play a video game on a four-story screen. Two hour theater rental for up to 20 guests is ONLY $100! Book your theater rental here.
MakerPlace Workshop
• Nail Art: January 30, 12:30 and 2:30 p.m.
MakerPlace Make and Take Activity: Customize your own earrings, keychain, or luggage tag for ONLY $5! Available whenever MakerPlace is open.
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| School's Out Science Camp |
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February 12 & 15, March 29 - April 2
Grades Pre-K to 5
When school’s out, science is in! In our pay by day camps, your child will develop skills and make friendships that will last a lifetime. Our camp encourages all campers to play, tinker, and investigate the world around them with plenty of time to explore their favorite science center.
Join us for Maker World on February 12 and 15 to tinker, explore, and create using a variety of materials from cardboard, to textiles, and even duct tape.
Trying to plan the rest of your school year? Camp will be in session for Spring Break and other days off. All dates are available to be booked today!
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| Virtual Family Steam Club |
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Saturday, February 6 and Saturday, March 6
10:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Join our KSC Educators on a virtual journey through a variety of science topics. Once a month, engage with hands-on experiments. Take a closer look into how the world around us works and experience real-world applications of each project. Do Science from the comfort of your own home in a family-oriented virtual atmosphere.
STEAM Club Topics
February 6: Can You Really Believe What You See? An exploration of the eyes and brain.
March 6: Where would we be without Engineers? An exploration of the engineering design process.
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| Super Genius Birthday Parties |
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At Kentucky Science Center, we promise a birthday party experience like no other. Your future scientist can choose from a variety of themes, such as space exploration, messy science, dinosaurs, and even wizards; they’re certain to spend their birthday celebrating with friends and family, doing things that interest and inspire them. Birthday parties include liquid nitrogen ice cream, themed activities, a Science Center t-shirt, and more.
Super Genius Birthday Parties are geared for children ages 3 to 12.
Click here for full details. |
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| Kentucky Science Center at Mall St. Matthews |
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Need a break while shopping? Spend an hour with Kentucky Science Center at Mall St. Matthews!
Challenge your children to investigate, explore, build, predict and test, and shop for shapes, textures, and colors - all through experimental and imaginative play. You'll find versions of some of your favorite Science in Play exhibits in our Mall St. Matthews location, across from the restrooms near Aeropostale.
Admission is FREE for members and $5 for non-member children. |
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| FREE Community Access Membership |
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Kentucky Science Center is now offering a FREE Family Membership for all families receiving SNAP/WIC benefits.
Families will just need to email their completed membership form and a copy of their SNAP/WIC card to activate their membership. Membership can also be activated in person at the Science Center. Membership cards will be mailed within 3-6 weeks of membership activation.
Questions? Send us an email or call 502-560-7158. |
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| Science in the News |
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President Biden announced his new science team on January 16th. Biden's science team will focus on five key areas: the coronavirus pandemic, the economy, the climate crisis, industry technology advancements, and the long-term health of science and tech in the country.
U.S. Black residents studying and working in STEM fields are underrepresented at every level, from undergraduate degree programs to the workforce. More U.S. students are getting science and engineering degrees than ever before. But the gap for Black students in these fields has been stubbornly wide, as population-adjusted figures show.
For the first time in two centuries, a new chemically-made pigment of the color blue is available for artists — YInMn Blue. It’s named after its components — Yttrium, Indium, and Manganese — and its luminous, vivid pigment never fades, even if mixed with oil and water.
Check out these highlights from a busy year in space launches. So many things launched into space in 2020: Six humans traveled aboard commercial crew vehicles, three spacecraft began journeys to Mars and several hundred distractingly shiny satellites took to the sky. |
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