Media Room
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.
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 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
2022
January 13, 2022 – Saint Louis Science Center To Temporarily Close Due To COVID-19
2021
2020
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
2018
November 28, 2018 – Saint Louis Science Center Announces 2019 Schedule
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
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
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