South Florida Science Museum
Free Community Day
Friday, June 7th 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
WHO: South Florida Science Museum is officially opening as the new: South Florida Science Center and Aquarium!
WHAT: To thank the public for their support as the South Florida Science Museum expanded and made changes to open as the new South Florida Science Center and Aquarium, the venue will host a free community day for the public on Friday, June 7. Starting with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10 a.m., the free day will showcase the newly expanded center as well as celebrate the official name change. The beloved nonprofit spent the past year and $5 million in capital campaign funds on increasing its exhibit space, tripling the size of its aquarium and adding new permanent exhibits including Science on a Sphere. The museum has grown from 20,000 to 30,000-square-feet and visitors will see changes from the moment they park at the new South Florida Science Center and Aquarium. In addition to experiencing the expanded facilities, guests at the community opening event will be treated to the new Science Center’s first blockbuster exhibit to open in the newly expanded space, Savage AncientSeas: The Ancient Aquatic Deep, on display until mid-September 2013.
WHEN: Friday, June 7th from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
WHERE:South Florida Science Center and Aquarium
4801 Dreher Trail North
West Palm Beach, FL33405
HOW MUCH: Free and open to the public.
- New pricing in effect starting on Saturday, June 8, 2013.
WHY: Founded in 1961, the South Florida Science Center and Aquarium features fun and educational programming for all ages. The non-profit center is dedicated to opening every mind to science. In addition to new features, the Science Center has retained some of its most loved hands-on exhibits, a digital planetarium, observatory, in-house Subway restaurant and more. Each year the museum welcomes more than 125,000 visitors and reaches more than 45,000 students through workshops at the museum and outreach programs to local schools.
GENERAL INFO: For more information about the South Florida Science Center and Aquarium, call 561-832-1988 or visit www.sfsm.org.