The Maryland Science Center is more than a place to learn about science. We invite curiosity. We encourage you to explore, raise questions and discover because we know science isn’t a straight line. It’s big and messy. But it’s also finding order in the disorder. Discovering patterns, forming theories, exploring truths alongside people who are just as amazed as you.

For 50 years, the Maryland Science Center experience, and our Inner Harbor location, have been a powerful source of inspiration and ideas, awareness and affirmation, to millions of people—and we know that the best is yet to come. So, let’s celebrate. Let’s science!

Can’t Miss 50th Celebration Events:

The Science Center only gets to turn 50 once, so we’re making sure it’s an epic yearlong celebration filled with some of your annual favorites mixed with a few brand new experiences. Check out what’s coming up and stay tuned for even more 50th anniversary events.

Science Arcade

Science meets gaming for a full day of fun! Build your own games and play some of ours—we’re turning the Science Center into a Science Arcade.

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Wine & Dinos

Have a drink with the extinct as you enjoy an exclusive look at the Maryland Science Center after dark. Wander wine-in-hand through the world of the prehistoric.

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Thursday Night Fright

Celebrate the start of the Halloween season—and the Maryland Science Center’s 50th anniversary, with three John Carpenter classics on the largest indoor screen in Maryland.

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Spooky Science

Celebrate the thrills and chills of Halloween with science!

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Pumpkin Smash

Give your jack-o-lantern a memorable send off!

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All New Exhibits & Experiences

You’re going to start noticing some changes around here! We’re excited to announce that we’ll be opening, expanding, or renewing exhibit spaces throughout the year. Follow along for more exciting announcements.

Expanded Makerspace opening fall 2025

More opportunities to build and create, deconstruct and discover are coming this fall when our makerspace relocates and expands to the second-floor gallery space overlooking the Inner Harbor.

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All New Space exhibit opening fall 2025

Examine the enormity of our universe through the lens of scientific discovery. Investigate both the proven and the theoretical components of the cosmos. Explore what it’s like working in outer space.

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Renewed Demo Stage

A new, larger Demonstration Stage on the third floor will accommodate more visitors in a flexible space, meaning even more of the educator-led science explorations that you love during your visits.

Honoring Our History

Explore the history of the Maryland Science Center through a timeline exhibit featuring archival photos, videos, and a year-by-year look at how the Science Center has grown and evolved since our opening in 1976.

On display June 2025 through June 2026.