Special Exhibitions

Seasons of Change - on display through September 12!

A changing climate and an overall pattern of higher temperatures mean more than a few extra days at the beach. Explore an all-new exhibition that reveals how our climate has changed over the past century and what it means for our lives, culture and traditions.

As you walk through Seasons of Change, you will notice how our climate has already changed and discover what the future could bring. Will farmers be able to produce maple syrup a hundred years from now? View maple sugar records that reveal a year-to-year comparison of production. How will sea levels affect our coastal cities and towns? Compare records of coastal flooding today with projections for the year 2100 on a large interactive touch screen that puts Boston under the sea. Then, take a look at industrial productivity compared to the rate of consumption of our natural resources - what kind of healthy balance does it take for the world’s ecosystems to survive?

Climate change is a natural occurrence, regardless of human activity affecting the rate of change. Learn how you can become a Citizen Scientist and develop your own project to study the environment. Projects can range from bird watching to water testing or temperature tracking. Learn how to get started and how data collected from people like you help us understand our environment and our climate. Seasons of Change is free with general admission and will be featured at the Discovery Center through September!

Developed by the Center for Environmental Studies at Brown University, Seasons of Change has been generously funded by the National Science Foundation.

Star Trek Temporary Exhibit

This intimate Star Trek exhibit features a uniform, worn by Transporter Chief Rand, played by Grace Lee Whitney, in Star Trek: the Motion Picture (1979) . It also features chairs from Star Trek: The Next Generation. They appear in Season 4, Episode 90, in Geordi La Forge's (Levar Burton) quarters as he prepares for a dinner with Dr. Brahms (Susan Gibney). Thanks to visitor Christian Bisson for discovering this for us! The uniform and chairs were purchased at the October 2006 "40 Years of Star Trek" Auction at Christie's in New York. Stop by, have a seat and enjoy!

50 Years of NASA Photographic Edition

NASA celebrated its 50th anniversary on October 1, 2008. Come and experience a beautiful display of mounted posters featuring images that span across NASA's remarkable past 50 years. Thanks to our friends at the University of NH for graciously donating this exhibit.