Rochester Museum & Science Center

Rochester Museum & Science Center 3-2008 The Strasenburgh Planetarium is located on the campus of the RMSC. By TobinFricke

Location

657 East Ave, Rochester, NY 14607

Hours (as of July 2009) 1

Monday–Saturday: 9:00AM to 5:00PM

Sunday: 11:00AM to 5:00PM

Website Hours for holidays

Phone

585 697 1942

Accessible

Yes

Website

http://www.rmsc.org

Wikipedia

Rochester Museum and Science Center

The mission of the Rochester Museum & Science Center is to stimulate broad community interest and understanding of science and technology, and their impact—past, present, future—on our lives. The RMSC receives major funding from Monroe County.

Established in 1912 as the City of Rochester, New York's Municipal Museum, today's Rochester Museum & Science Center (RMSC) includes a hands-on science museum, the Strasenburgh Planetarium, the RMSC Preschool, and the Eisenhart Auditorium, all located on a 13-acre campus on East Avenue in Rochester. The Genesee Community Charter School is also based on the campus. The RMSC's 900-acre Cumming Nature Center is located in the Bristol Hills south of Rochester near Naples, NY.

Inspiring, grade-appropriate, standards-connected programs are available for school visits at the museum & science center, planetarium, and nature center. The RMSC also provides a rich variety of professional development opportunities for teachers.

The Museum & Science Center offers three floors of hands-on experiences exploring science and technology, natural science, and our region's cultural heritage. In addition to ongoing favorites such as Expedition Earth and AdventureZone, several new traveling exhibitions each year make the RMSC a popular destination for families.

In addition to exhibitions, the RMSC offers family activities on weekends and school breaks, classes for youth and adults, and an extensive summer camp program. An innovative online catalog features selections from the 1.2 million objects and archives in the RMSC's collection.

Since opening in 1968, the Strasenburgh Planetarium has been greater Rochester's dependable source of clear, accurate information about astronomical events, space missions, and breaking news of the universe.

Public presentations include astronomy shows, giant-screen films, and laser light shows. April through October, the Planetarium's 12.5-inch diameter reflecting telescope is available for free public viewing on Saturday evenings. The Challenger Learning Center, a service of Monroe #1 BOCES, offers high-tech, hands-on space mission simulations to school groups and the public.

The RMSC Cumming Nature Center is located 40 minutes south of Rochester, New York in the Finger Lakes region near the village of Naples.

Groomed woodland trails accommodate hikers in spring, summer, and fall, and cross-country skiers in the winter months. Restrooms and snacks are available in the visitor's center.

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