An evening at OMSI to celebrate the local Black community
Join neighbors and friends at OMSI for the fourth-annual Black Community Science Night, where visitors of all ages can explore the museum after hours while also interacting with hands-on science demonstrations, local vendors and educators, and cultural entertainment. The evening is in celebration of the local Black community, though all are welcome!
OMSI Members receive a 15% discount
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Black Community Science Night General Admission
$10 Adults, $8 Youth/Seniors | 15% OMSI member discount
Includes access to OMSI’s featured exhibit hall, turbine hall, and all activities, performances, Planetarium shows, and vendors taking part in the event.
Featured Exhibits
Dive back in time to explore what lurked beneath the surface in Monsters of the Abyss: Aquatic Predators Past + Present, an immersive experience for all ages. Through fossils, daily programming, and live animals, you can witness the rise and fall of Earth’s most awe-inspiring aquatic creatures and their present-day descendants.
Attractions
Vendors | See below for a full list of community vendors that will be tabling around the museum.
Science Demos | See below for the interactive science experiments!
Performances | Check out the Turbine Hall Stage for cultural performances.
OMSI Photo Booth | Take a photo to commemorate your time at the museum and send it to your friends!
Science Demonstrations
Playing with Polymers | Bettye Greene was a researcher at Dow Chemical. Walter Hawkins was a scientist at Bell Laboratories. Both were chemists that focused on polymers. Let’s dive in and learn about what those are.
What Color Do You See? | Patricia Bath was an ophthalmologist that studied the human eye and vision. Come explore vision by learning about persistence and color.