The Museum's Noble Planetarium was the first planetarium to be named after a female astronomer, Charlie Mary Noble, a Fort Worth educator of math and astronomy.
EXHIBITS COMING SOON
LEONARDO DA VINCI: MAN, INVENTOR, GENIUS
June through August 2010
Leonardo Da Vinci was one of the greatest geniuses the world has ever known. More than 500 years ago, Da Vinci designed flying machines, robots, submarines, underwater breathing gear and solar powered industries. This remarkable internationally acclaimed exhibition displays over 60 models of Da Vinci's famous machines, inventions and designs based on ancient codices.
BUILDING BRAINSTORM
June through August 2010
Come design your dream home!
Step inside a design studio where you can explore what it’s like to be an architect, designer, and engineer. Plan a dream home or a dog house, build a skyscraper model, find the best arrangement of an apartment model’s rooms and furniture, construct a structure you can crawl through, and much more in the bilingual (English and Spanish) show, created by Brooklyn Children’s Museum in association with The Center for Architecture Foundation. The exhibition introduces children to the design process, including collaborative problem-solving, planning, revisions, and execution.
