Science Center of Iowa
  Location within Iowa | |
| Location | 401 W Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway Des Moines, Iowa |
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| Coordinates | 41°34′57″N 93°37′19″W / 41.5826°N 93.6219°W |
| 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 opened 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
- ^ a b c "About SCI | Science Center". Science Center of Iowa.
- ^ "Exclusive: Science Center of Iowa Announces New Permanent Lego Exhibit". whotv.com. 1 August 2018.
- ^ "Planetarium | Science Center". Science Center of Iowa.
- ^ Rossi, Mario (6 July 2018). "Storms close IMAX theater at Science Center of Iowa". WEAREIOWA.
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