GEAR UP: The Science of Bikes is a combination of interactive stations and displays encouraging exploration and discovery centered around the history, design, and engineering of the bicycle. The invention of the bicycle made an immediate impact on society and personal mobility and helped to shape our culture. Like any great invention, it has been […]
Exploring Perspective At this one-day collaborative workshop between the Asheville Art Museum and Asheville Museum of Science, campers will observe and interpret the natural world from the microscopic to the landscape scale, and practice using tools and techniques from microscopes to impressionistic landscape painting. Campers who are currently in Third through Fifth Grades are eligible […]
Come celebrate the opening of AMOS' newest exhibit Gear Up: The Science of Bikes! See 14 vintage bicycles throughout time and explore the physics and material science behind them with hands-on interactives. Enjoy complimentary DISSOLVR beers curated alongside Gear Up’s bike collection! Find your own cycling community and connect with Asheville on Bikes. Come out and meet the Blue Ridge […]
The North Carolina Science Festival (NCSciFest), presented by RTI International, will return for its 16th year this April, with the theme “Science Matters.” An initiative of Morehead Planetarium and Science Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the festival highlights the essential role of science in everyday life and expands access to hands-on science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) learning opportunities. […]