Monday – Friday: 9:30 am – 5 pm
Saturday – Sunday: 10 am – 6 pm
Science in your backyard.
Discover over 450 exhibits, events, and workshops designed to engage ages 1 to 100. With over 100,000 square feet of indoor exhibition space, plus 60,000 square feet of outdoors, you’ve got room to explore!
Imaging Women in the Space Age
View vintage and current images of women as aviators and astronauts from fashion, television, film, pop culture and toys.
Learn MoreBackyard Wilderness 3D
Discover the unexpected wonders of nature that are right in our own backyards.
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The Pack
The Pack, the new open-world game by NYSCI and Design I/O, is Apple's App Of The Day!
Read about it here.
Build interconnected structures using PVC pipes in Design Lab.
Learn MoreDesign and construct free standing structures in Design Lab.
Learn MoreDesign and build a device that will pick up moon rocks in Design Lab.
Learn MoreLearn how to make and customize your own journals, this workshop will teach bookbinding with the help of common household tools-- hammers, nails, needles and thread.
Learn MoreA Community Partner.
NYSCI serves the most diverse audience of any science museum in America. We’re also making a difference globally, with our learning laboratories and apps.
Community Engagement
NYSCI is collaborating with the local community to build a rich ecosystem of STEM opportunities for educators, young people, & families in Queens.
Learn Moredesign
NYSCI is seeking deep engagements with local thinkers, creators, makers, educators, artists, technicians, architects, and engineers working in and around the design community for the second year of its Designers-in-Residence (DiR) Program.
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