Although the Pacific Science Center has been around “forever,” oh, since the World’s Fair in 1964, it is still one of the highlights of any trip to Seattle. All ages enjoy the latest exhibits, IMAX movies as well as the old favorites such as Dinosaurs: A Journey Through Time and The Butterfly House. Here is list of what’s happening now.
New/Upcoming Featured Exhibitions
SPY: The Secret World of Espionage
March 29-September 1, 2014
SPY: The Secret World of Espionage, offers guests the first-ever public exhibition of treasures from the collections of the CIA, the FBI, the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and H. Keith Melton, the renowned author, historian and international authority on spy technology. Guests will see real gadgets and artifacts from spies and spy catchers. They will observe spy technologies and learn the tools-of-trade, some recently declassified. This once-in-a-lifetime exhibition grants guests unprecedented access into the world of espionage. More
The Science of Ripley’s Believe It or Not!
October 4, 2014-January 4, 2015
The Science of Ripley’s Believe It or Not! at Pacific Science Center presents an expansive collection of intriguing objects and astonishing artifacts from Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Go places you’ve never imagined and explore the real science behind the extraordinary.More
POMPEII: The Exhibition
February 7-May 25, 2015
Experience Pompeii before and after the epic eruption 2,000 years ago. Imagine the moment their world vanished and discover the miraculous artifacts unearthed since. Witness the final moments of those entombed in ash – including the largest collection of body casts ever presented. More
BOLD
On display through July 2014
Traveling widely from his Pacific Northwest home, Rossano engages the public in DNA barcoding of biodiversity through his artistic creation. He gives viewers access to efforts to catalog, understand, and protect our planet’s precious and threatened biological resources. Sculptured and silvered polyurethane butterflies and Moorea reef fish, and lacquered sea life abstractions, are the core of Rossano’s exhibition. More
Pacific Science Center Information
Open Daily Through Labor Day Weekend – 10 a.m.- 6 p.m., http://pacificsciencecenter.org/
We close at 3 p.m. July 25, 2014.
The center is located on the south side of the Seattle Center campus on Denny Way and Second Ave N. Ticketing entrances are located on the north side facing Seattle Center and on the south side facing Denny Way. The north entrance is the only evening entrance.
