The Asheville Museum of Science (AMOS) is Western North Carolina’s home for experiential science learning, discovery, and exploration. AMOS strives to spark the imagination and foster lifelong curiosity.
We have plenty of science to come and explore including our brand new Colburn Hall of Minerals, the STEM lab, our interactive panorama screen, the AMOS Mars Rover, our Teratophoneus dinosaur skeleton and fossil dig, Southern Appalachian Forest, Terrabox elevation simulator, Toddler Nest, Hurricane Simulator, fun temporary exhibits, and an exciting new gift shop.
AMOS is excited to announce the installation of the French Broad River water table! Funding provided by the Duke Energy Water Resources Foundation has made this exhibit possible. Stay tuned for an exciting unveiling event this summer!
Love Math, Art & Science? Come visit us in the AMOS STEM lab from 2:00-4:00pm to make a unique piece of art using a tool called a harmonograph. A harmonograph is a mechanical apparatus that employs pendulums to create a geometric image. The drawings created typically are Lissajous curves, or related drawings of greater comp...
SEE ALL EVENTSTilings, the filling of a plane by regular shapes, are all around us. Brick buildings, bathroom floors, and insect eyes are all made up of tilings. We will explore how to fill a plane with regular polygons, odd shapes, and aperiodic tilings. We will also look at the art, history, and geometry of tilings, from Islamic...
9:00-10:30 Mechanical Engineering (Model Car Design) Daisies $10 each + one chaperone 11:00-12:30 Mechanical Engineering (Fling Flyer) Brownies $10 each + one chaperone Register Here: https://www.girlscoutsp2p.org/en/events/event-cal...
Participating member of the North Carolina Grassroots Science Museums collaborative with education funding by the North Carolina General Assembly.
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