About the Saint Louis Science Center

The Science Center is one of the only free nonprofit science museums in the country and serves more than 1 million people each year, making it one of the largest science centers in the U.S. and abroad. Our campus features hundreds of interactive experiences in 10 galleries, as well as our indoor-outdoor GROW agricultural pavilion and gallery, our famous James S. McDonnell Planetarium and a five-story OMNIMAX® Theater.

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Media Relations Contact

For information, or to schedule interviews with Science Center personnel, contact
Doug Bolnick, Public Relations Manager.
Email or call 314.289.4461


Press Releases

2024

February 26, 2024 – Saint Louis Science Center Receives Grant from The Boeing Company to Enhance STEM Learning

February 23, 2024 – Saint Louis Science Center Again Ranks Among Top 5 in USA Today’s Readers’ Choice Awards

2023

November 15, 2023 – Science Center’s YES Program Celebrates 25 Years of Continued Impact

September 27, 2023 – St. Louis Metropolitan Area to Experience Two Solar Eclipses in Coming Months

August 10, 2023 – Saint Louis Science Center’s Mandela: The Official Exhibition Enters Final Weeks

June 20, 2023 – Saint Louis Science Center Welcomes Display at James S. McDonnell Planetarium Featuring Full-Scale Replicas of Mars Perseverance Rover and Ingenuity Helicopter

June 9, 2023 – Saint Louis Science Center Introduces STL for All Membership Program

May 18, 2023 – Loeb Prize Recognizes Excellence in Teaching Science and Mathematics

May 8, 2023 – Saint Louis Science Center Welcomes Mandela: The Official Exhibition Opening May 27

February 24, 2023 – Saint Louis Science Center Ranks Nationally in Two Categories in the USA Today 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards

2022

May 12, 2022 – St. Louis Teacher Honored with 2022 Loeb Prize for Excellence in Teaching Science and Mathematics

January 13, 2022 – Saint Louis Science Center To Temporarily Close Due To COVID-19

2021

May 20, 2021 – St. Louis Teacher Honored with 2021 Loeb Prize for Excellence in Teaching Science and Mathematics

2020

October 2, 2020 – St. Louis Teacher Honored with 2020 Loeb Prize for Excellence in Teaching Science and Mathematics

September 16, 2020 – St. Louis-Area Students took on Role of Chemists during GSK Science in the Summer

May 27, 2020 – Saint Louis Science Center Plans to Reopen June 20

2019

December 12, 2019 – Da Vinci The Exhibition Opening at the Saint Louis Science Center on January 11

November 21, 2019 – The Saint Louis Science Center To Open Renovated Omnimax® Theater

October 2, 2019 – Todd Bastean Named President and CEO of Saint Louis Science Center

May 14, 2019 – St. Louis Teacher Wins 2019 Loeb Prize for Excellence in Teaching Science and Mathematics

April 29, 2019 – Saint Louis Science Center’s Youth Exploring Science Program Celebrates 20th Graduating Class

April 8, 2019 – POMPEII: THE EXHIBITION to Open at the Saint Louis Science Center Alongside New OMNIMAX® Theater Film VOLCANOES: THE FIRES OF CREATION

March 12, 2019 – The Saint Louis Science Center Announces Details of Major Updates to OMNIMAX® Theater in 2019

January 9, 2019 – Saint Louis Science Center to Open Special Exhibition GUITAR: The Instrument That Rocked The World

2018

November 28, 2018 – Saint Louis Science Center Announces 2019 Schedule

September 25, 2018 – Saint Louis Science Center to Open GameXPloration, an Exhibition all about Games

Saint Louis Science Center Introduces New Brand

Saint Louis Science Center President and CEO Bert Vescolani to Step Down

Visit the Science Center After Hours for Science at Sunset

St. Louis Teacher Wins 2018 Loeb Prize for Excellence in Teaching Science and Mathematics

IMAX® Documentary Pandas to Open at the Saint Louis Science Center on April 6

Saint Louis Science Center to Host Special Exhibition, Destination Moon: The Apollo 11 Mission in 2018


2017

The Saint Louis Science Center Names New Chief Marketing Officer

The Saint Louis Science Center Announces Next Special Exhibition of 2017: The Discovery of King Tut

Saint Louis Science Center Announces 2018 Exhibition, Destination Moon: The Apollo 11 Mission


2016

Saint Louis Science Center Opens GROW

Saint Louis Science Center to Open New Interactive Exhibition on the Wonder and Science of Flight and Aerospace


2015

Saint Louis Science Center Opens Mission: Mars Exhibition

The Science of Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Opens at the Saint Louis Science Center

Makerspace Opens at the Saint Louis Science Center