Hours/Admission Cost
Monday - Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday: 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Visit FAQs and Discounts
Admission
Children (3-12) $12.00
Adults $15.00
Seniors (60+) $13.00
Children (2 and under) Free
DSNH Members are FREE
Remember! Members must present ID with their membership card during every visit.
- The Boonshoft Museum is committed to providing a safe environment for all guests; children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult (18+) at all times.
- The Boonshoft Museum accepts cash, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, AMEX, and personal checks with proper ID
Simple Circuits | December 16, 17 & 23
Join us inside the Do Lab for a hands-on science activity as we explore simple circuits. Participants to this program will learn about electricity, circuits, and get firsthand experience building a logic gate. Attendees can stay for part or the whole time-frame. These programs are free with museum admission.
Age:
9+ years old
There will be a maximum of 16 participants per program.
Because of the limited space in the Do Lab, we ask there to be no strollers please.
When:
December 16 | 17 | 23
1:00pm to approximately 1:45pm, depending on how much fun we are having. Each program is the same.
Where:
Participants will meet in the education lobby at 1:00pm where we will make our way over into the Do Lab.
December Daily Programs Schedule
Sunday
Do Lab
3:30 – Polymer Time
Keeper Talk
2:30 – Animal Encounter
4:00 – Otter Talk
Planetarium
1:00 – One World, One Sky
2:00 – Live: The Sky Tonight
3:00 – SpacePark 360
4:00 – Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
Science Theater
1:30 – Chemical Reactions
Mon - Fri
Do Lab
2:00 – Calcium Chloride Reaction
Keeper Talk
2:30 – Animal Encounter
4:00 – Otter Talk
Planetarium
10:00 – One World One Sky
1:00 – Live: The Sky Tonight
3:00 – Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
Science Theater
12:00 – Amazing Science
Toddler Exploration
11:00 – Dino-Themed Baskets
Saturday
Do Lab
11:00 – Polymer Time
Keeper Talk
2:30 – Animal Encounter
4:00 – Otter Talk
Planetarium
11:00 – One World One Sky
1:00 – Live: The Sky Tonight
3:00 – Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
Science Theater
12:00 – Amazing Science
2:00 – Chemical Reactions
Winter Laser Series | January 5 - February 10
Join us in 2024 for our winter laser show series!
Shows are Friday and Saturday evenings at 6:30p & 8:00p. $6 Members | $9 Nonmembers.
Some of our Sponsors
The Jesse and Caryl Philips Foundation
Kettering Family Philanthropies
Mr. and Mrs. Irvin G. Bieser, Jr.
The Berry Family Foundation
Eco-Eatery
Our brand new Eco-Eatery is NOW OPEN! We are excited to announce that we've added an eco-friendly café to our second floor. Located right outside the Treehouse. Open daily!
Bieser Room of Wonder
A complete transformation of the Bieser Discovery Center has been completed on the first floor of the museum. The final step in a multi-year project to better display more artifacts from our 1.8 million object collection. Come and see what we have to offer!
The Bees have Returned
Honeybees are back at the Boonshoft! Thanks to a sponsorship from Scherzinger Pest Control, the observation beehive in the treehouse. Honeybees play an invaluable role in our lives through pollinating many agricultural crops and native plants.
Upgrades at SunWatch
We won the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Grant to help with a multi-year project that has begun the construction phase in 2022. Through a matching grant for capital improvements by the National Endowment for the Humanities, we are making some much needed updates to the SunWatch Interpretive Center!
It takes a village - and every little bit helps!
Every dollar we receive will go toward our NEH Matching Grant that will help us make SunWatch more accessible. This will allow us to engage and inspire even more families in our community by providing high-quality, interactive educational opportunities that enrich the lives of children and adults.