Current Exhibits
Through interactive exploration, these exhibits engage, educate, and inspire children of all ages.
Permanent Exhibit: Waterways to the Future
Make a splash while discovering the physics of water! Our water table features Mount Helena, Helena’s iconic fire tower, and artwork showcasing Helena’s landscape, including the Sleeping Giant Mountain and Helena Cathedral. Museum visitors can interact with the exhibit by making the clouds rain, go fishing, fill water buckets, and play with the water wheel.
Permanent Exhibit: Indoor Beehive
Come check out the “buzz” around our new indoor beehive! Honeybees play an invaluable role in our lives through pollinating many agricultural crops and native plants. See these amazing creatures up close… bonus points if you can find the queen bee!
Permanent Exhibit: Little Sky
Our special play land for children under five. Children five and under can explore life in Big Sky Country with our Little Sky exhibit. Discover where your food comes from with Gabriel's Garden Market. Hunt for eggs in the Farm to Fork barnyard. Scramble up the slide, and catch a stuffed fish in the Montana Outdoors exhibit.
Permanent Exhibit: Lite Zilla
Create a colorful masterpiece on our giant LiteZilla! Young or old, you’ll love getting creative with this giant LiteBrite.
A special thank you to NorthWestern Energy for sponsoring this exhibit.
Now on Exhibit: Sound Science
Step into a world of auditory wonder at ExWorks and experience our next exhibit: Sound Science! Watch sound waves in motion, strum an electric guitar, listen to the soundscape, and learn all about ears, voice, and music. Sound Science will be on display through May 19, 2024.
Permanent Exhibit: Air Maze
See colorful scarves rocket through the air maze and learn more about the magic of air. Children (and adults!) love watching the different colors go through the maze and float back to the ground again and again.
Coming May 25th! Gear Up: The Science of Bikes
Take a ride through the science of bicycling with our summer exhibit, Gear Up: The Science of Bikes! The bicycle is an elegant example of basic science principles and material science. In this exhibit you’ll learn how bikes work, the history and evolution of the bike, the science and technology behind the machine, and how bikes have impacted culture.