Exhibits
The completion of our renovation signifies Morehead’s transformation into a full-service science center with highly interactive exhibits that explore all disciplines of science. Newly installed exhibits on multiple floors of…
The completion of our renovation signifies Morehead’s transformation into a full-service science center with highly interactive exhibits that explore all disciplines of science. Newly installed exhibits on multiple floors of…
…Science in 1924. Arthur B. C. Walker, Jr., Astrophysicist Walker developed rocket-launched optics that allowed researchers to make X-ray observations of the Sun. He also devoted time to mentoring minority…
…the gift in the manner you designate. The gifts are irrevocable. Charitable Lead Trusts These can provide Morehead with a current stream of income for the number of years you…
Alexander Miles, Inventor In 1887, Miles received a patent for a method of automatically and simultaneously opening or closing elevator doors and elevator shaft doors. His invention addressed the danger…
…with visiting field trips from schools and reservations for other non-school organizations. They provide customer service and wayfinding for group programs, general public operations, birthday party programs, private planetarium shows,…
…the first Black explorer to set foot on Antarctica. He was part of the U.S. Antarctic Service expedition that lasted from 1939 to 1941. Gibbs Point on the Antarctic Peninsula…
Stephen Bishop, Cave Explorer The National Park Service calls Bishop one of the greatest explorers Mammoth Cave has ever known. He was an enslaved man who discovered miles of the…
…Science Correlations: 6.P.1.2, 6.E.1.1, 6.E.1.2, 6.E.1.3, 6.SI.1.1, 6.TT.1.1 8th Grade Science Correlations: Major concepts about Earth, the Moon, orbits, seasons and the Sun Earth Sciences Science Correlations: EEn.1.1.1, EEn.1.1.2, EEn.1.1.3,…
Cosmic Goods is open during public hours. For public hours, please go to the Plan a Visit page. Cosmic Goods is also open during school field trips for field trip…
Learn by building and discovering in our STEM tinkerspace Complete with open worktop spaces, maker challenges, tools, and equipment, the Launch Lab at Morehead is where creativity and curiosity meet….