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 | Jan 19, 20, 21 & Feb 9, 10, 11
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:
January 19, 20, 21 & February 9, 10, 11
2:30pm - Each program is the same.
Where:
Participants will meet in the education lobby at 2:15pm where we will make our way over into the Do Lab.
January Daily Programs Schedule
Sunday
Do Lab
3:30 – Calcium Chloride Reaction
Keeper Talk
2:30 – Animal Encounter
4:00 – Otter Talk
Planetarium
1:00 – Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
2:00 – Live: The Sky Tonight
3:00 – SpacePark 360
4:00 – Sunstruck
Science Theater
1:30 – Chemical Reactions
Mon - Fri
Do Lab
11:30 – Calcium Chloride Reaction
1:30 – Calcium Chloride Reaction
Keeper Talk
2:30 – Animal Encounter
4:00 – Otter Talk
Planetarium
11:00 – Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
1:00 – Live: The Sky Tonight
3:00 – Sunstruck
Science Theater
3:30 – Chemical Reactions
Toddler Exploration
10:00 – Dino-Themed Baskets
Saturday
Do Lab
3:30 – Calcium Chloride Reaction
Keeper Talk
2:30 – Animal Encounter
4:00 – Otter Talk
Planetarium
11:00 – Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
1:00 – Live: The Sky Tonight
3:00 – Sunstruck
Science Theater
11:30 – Chemical Reactions
1:30 – Chemical Reactions
Toddler Exploration
10:00 – Dino-Themed Baskets
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.
MARCH 1st │ 7pm-8pm
Caryl D. Philips Space Theater
$15 Members | $20 Non-Members
Stand-Up Science is a multi-media comedy show about science that’s equal measures hilarious, educational, and deeply personal. NYC based scientist and comedian Ben Miller uses stories on topics ranging from his medical condition to his childhood history with milk as jumping off points for scientific and comedic exploration. This multi-media comedy show employs pictures, graphs, and videos to make science both approachable and delightful. Stand-Up Science had a completely sold-out run at the 2022 Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Themes: Science, health/illness, comedy
Age: 14+ due to suggestive, but not too explicit content.
Audience: Nerds, scientists, teachers, curious people.
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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 Wonders
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 Mole-rats are Here!
We are so excited to announce the unveiling of our newest addition to the Discovery Zoo, a naked mole-rat colony! With the help of folks from AV Glass, GlassWorks, Front Street Art Studio, Dayton Digital Woodworking, and artist Rusty Hardin, we have a fantastic new exhibit for guests to enjoy!
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.