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 Colburn Hall of Minerals, the STEM lab, our interactive panorama screen, Teratophoneus dinosaur skeleton and fossil dig, Southern Appalachian Forest tree climb, Terrabox elevation simulator, Toddler Nest, fun temporary exhibits, and museum store.
AMOS is excited to announce the installation of the French Broad River water table! Come splash with us and learn how human actions affect the health of our local river ecosystem.
Thank you to our generous sponsors for making the newest AMOS exhibit possible: Duke Energy Water Resources Fund, Sierra Nevada Brewing Company, New Belgium Brewing Company, Hedrick Industries, and Jeffrey V. & Dianna Goodman.
We invite participants to design, create, and assemble a badge that will be sold in the museum’s gift shop while learning to solder using real...
SEE ALL EVENTSExplore the Asheville Museum of Science after-hours during our signature adults-only hands-on making-and-creating night! This Make & Mingle will be on Monday, April 22, in honor of Earth Day. Get your green on and come make up-cycled jewelry and art using items that would have ended up in the waste stream! This is a 21+...
Perfect for elementary aged learners, our signature Semester of Science at AMOS is a four class series that meets for an hour and a half every month (Wednesdays in Spring). We will cover all the basics in this four-part series: Learn how to identify night constellations after entering our blow up planetarium. Discover what rocks...
Participating member of the North Carolina Grassroots Science Museums collaborative with education funding by the North Carolina General Assembly.
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