Asheville Museum of Science
Science Museum
Why pick this one
Asheville Museum of Science offers hands-on dinosaur, space, mineral, and STEAM exhibits, with PreK–12 field trips and outreach in Asheville.
Best for
- Families with children ages 3–12 seeking hands-on science activities
- PreK–12 schools planning STEAM field trips or outreach
- Visitors interested in Western North Carolina minerals and fossils
- Children attending STEAM camps or afterschool science clubs
- Groups of at least 10 booking weekday visits
Look elsewhere if
- Visitors needing a regular Tuesday visit, when the museum is closed
- Visitors seeking late-night regular museum hours, since listed daily hours end by 5:00 p.m.
- Visitors looking for a traditional art museum rather than interactive science exhibits
Specialties
- Interactive dinosaur fossil exhibits
- Interactive space and astronomy exhibits
- Gem and mineral collections
- Hands-on STEAM learning
- Traveling planetarium programming
Certifications
- Association of Science and Technology Centers (ASTC)
What makes them different
- Interactive, hands-on exhibits designed for science lovers of all ages, with particular emphasis on learners ages 3–12
- Western North Carolina mineral collection displayed in the Colburn Hall of Minerals
- STEAM programming available on-site and off-site for PreK–12 students
- Membership includes free daily admission and access to discounts at more than 250 ASTC museums and science centers
- Planned expansion into the neighboring former bank space includes new labs and exhibits, with the expanded experience expected by 2027
- Serves
- Asheville
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Contact & Location
- Address
- 43 Patton Ave, Asheville, NC 28801
- Phone
- +18282547162
- Website
- https://ashevillescience.org/
Services
- Science museum admission
- Interactive exhibits
- Field trips and school outreach
- STEAM camps
- Afterschool clubs
- Early-years STEAM enrichment
- Birthday parties
- Group visits
- Community events