Connecticut Science Center
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How do you get people interested in science? Engage them! From physics to forensics, geology to astronomy, visitors have the sciences at their fingertips.
With more than 150 hands-on exhibits, a state-of-the-art 3D digital theater, four educational labs, plus daily programs and events, the Connecticut Science Center offers endless exploration for children, teens, and adults. The implications for Connecticut's science education are promising. The Science Center offers exciting tools to help educators and parents bring textbooks to life. Creating unfo
Behind every moment of inspiration is a visionary who gives with purpose.
The Connecticut Science Center is honored to celebrate Richard Gray, whose generosity and leadership helped turn curiosity into discovery and imagination into opportunity. This commitment to science, education, and our community creates pathways for young minds to explore, question, and dream bigger.
Because of visionary leadership like this, the spark of possibility burns brighter—today and for generations to come. Together, we are lighting the way toward a future shaped by wonder, learning, and innovation.
06/17/2026
🌿The wait is over—KidSpace Outdoors opens this Saturday, June 20! 🌿
Designed especially for our youngest scientists, ages 6 and under, KidSpace Outdoors is a brand-new nature-inspired play experience where curiosity, exploration, and discovery come to life.
This is more than a playground—it’s an outdoor laboratory for exploration. Young learners can climb through a towering nature-themed play structure, crawl and climb through a giant interactive bee hive, explore butterfly and pollinator habitats, stroll along a sensory nature boardwalk, create music outdoors, and engage with hands-on STEM experiences inspired by Connecticut’s natural world.
This exciting new outdoor extension doubles the size of our existing KidSpace outdoor experience, creating even more opportunities for young learners to play, imagine, investigate, and discover something new with every visit.
Join us this Saturday (or on Sunday for Father’s Day) and be among the first to experience KidSpace Outdoors. We can’t wait to welcome you outside! ☀️
Presented by: Mandell Braunstein Family
Now available in the gift shop!!! 🦈✨
Is it really a trip to the Science Center if you didn’t grab a little something to take home? 😂
Found him hehe 🐢🐢🐢
We all have a favorite sight to see at the Science Center! What’s yours? 👇
06/12/2026
You can’t sit with us 🦋🦋🦋
What do you think this butterfly trio is gossiping about today?! 😂
Say helllooo to our new friend in the Sharks exhibit, Megalodon 🫶
Get tickets while it’s here! ctsciencecenter.org/exhibits/sharks
Everyone can feel like a kid again with a visit to the Connecticut Science Center 🫶
⭐️ Plan your next visit: ctsciencecenter.org
06/07/2026
Summer days call for icy cold drinks 🌊🦈🧊🩵🍬
Try the Sharks special edition Meg-A-Sip at the concession stand if you dare! 🥤✨
That one friend that doesn’t know the meaning of personal space 😂
Find these beetle besties & more friends in the Critter Corner! 🪲🐜🕷️
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250 Columbus Boulevard
Hartford, CT
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