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Scheduled Displays/Events for
Miami Museum of Science and Space Transit Planetarium
3280 S. Miami Avenue
Miami, Florida 33129
1-305-646-4200 Museum
Permanent Displays
SMITHSONIAN EXPEDITIONS:
Exploring Latin America and the Caribbean
Trek the path blazed by early scientists and researchers throughout the Americas in this Indiana Jones-style adventure. Relive expeditions into unexplored territories to discover rare artifacts that have formed America's foremost collection of natural history treasures from the region. Permanent Display.
CIRCUS CHALLENGE:
Test your balance on our rock climbing wall and science demo, exercise your muscle and speed in our pitching cage and go one-on-one with a pro as you jump and leap your way through our virtual basketball game. Permanent Display.
GRAVITY PLAYGROUND & DINO DINER:
Toddlers love the slide, swing and soft foam tumbling apparatus in this area, along with a fossil digging pit in the center of all the action! Permanent Display.
CURRENT EXHIBITS:
Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition:
Full-size recreations of some of Titanic's interior spaces, including first-class cabin. Over 250 artifacts and historic treasures.
Newton's Notions:
Everything moves, but why? How? Isaac Newton figured it out and so can you in this exhibit that invites you to push, pull, lift, stop, go, drop and bounce your way to discovering more about how the world works. It's a fun, hands-on way to learn about the universal laws of motion.
June through September 2006
Sharks: Magnificent and Threatened
This majestic predator has been pushed to the brink of extinction, virtually unnoticed. Important to maintaining the ocean's health they add excitement, richness and mystery to our planet. University of Miami shark scientist Neil Hammerschlag sharpens your focus on these magnificent and threatened animals through his presentation of 14 spectacular photographs and associated video taken in the course of his research.
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