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Rochester Museum and Science Center
Let the fun
Let the fun, adventure and learning begin at the Rochester Museum and Science Center! Through 200 hands-on exhibits, spectacular shows and authentic collections, you can uncover the wonders of this region, the world and beyond.
Climb a wall, build robots, zap lasers, launch a catapult and zoom through space immersing all five senses in exciting experiential learning opportunities.
Bursting with stories, the museum’s 1.2 million collection items, many on display and online, reveal Rochester’s rich history of innovation through the machines, ingenuity and natural occurrences that formed our world today.
Climb a wall, build robots, zap lasers, launch a catapult and zoom through space immersing all five senses in exciting experiential learning opportunities.
Bursting with stories, the museum’s 1.2 million collection items, many on display and online, reveal Rochester’s rich history of innovation through the machines, ingenuity and natural occurrences that formed our world today.
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