Asheville Museum of Science

Asheville Museum of Science Asheville Museum of Science is the premier interactive science museum of Western North Carolina.

The Asheville Museum of Science is the best place to bring the whole family for edutainment in downtown Asheville, NC. Bring the family and discover the science that makes Western North Carolina unforgettable. Tour our Colburn Hall of Minerals, watch as topography changes as you interact with our Terra Box, climb in our Cradle of Forestry exhibit, go back in time with our Teratophoneus dinosaur skeleton, and so much more!

Coming to AMOS After Hours tomorrow, June 18th? 🪐👽🚀We’re sharing our top 3 most asked questions about this summer’s Afte...
06/17/2026

Coming to AMOS After Hours tomorrow, June 18th? 🪐👽🚀

We’re sharing our top 3 most asked questions about this summer’s After Hours: Secrets of Space! Got any others? Let us know in the comments!

👩‍🎤 DRESSING UP
Yes, feel free to dress up if you want! Channel your inner Ziggy if you wish- as long as you don’t bring a weapon!

🍻 FOOD AND DRINK
Drinks, both alcoholic and nonalcoholic are provided courtesy of DISSOLVR and AMOS! Guests get 2 free drink tickets.

We’ll have some freeze dried bites as part of our activities but if you want a snack head to our gift shop or into downtown for a meal!

🚘 PARKING
AMOS uses street parking and parking garages in downtown Asheville. We recommend using the Rankin garage behind us or the Sears Alley garage on Coxe (the DHHS parking garage).

See you tomorrow!

06/16/2026

Sounds like Summer Camps at AMOS!

Kicking off our summer camps with paleontology and archaeology week! 🦖🏛️

06/11/2026

AFTER HOURS in t-minus one week 🪐🚀

We have a great lineup of space cadets ready to spill some of our galaxy’s best kept secrets.

PLUS much more from the AMOS team including gravity wells, freeze dried treats, LIGO lasers, space gems and more!

Get your ticket today from the link in our bio!

06/10/2026

(sensory warning: loud scream)
🗣️🗣️ BEAT THE BOSS 🗣️🗣️

Do you have what it takes to beat our Executive Director Amanda’s record breaking 126.6 decibel scream?

For reference, the loudest scream ever recorded is 129 db!

Come find out this summer during Sonic Sensation!

06/04/2026

21+ After Hours: Get your tickets now!

This summer is ✨Secrets of Space✨

Take a space cruise with our interplanetary travel guides and get a custom picture postcard to send home. 🪐📸

Become a meteorite detective using real meteorites and get a glimpse of some space gems. 🕵️‍♂️💎

Chow down on foods from the Artemis II mission. 🍴👩‍🚀

Play with lasers and gravitational waves, hear star stories in our inflatable planetarium and much more! 💫💫💫

Tickets in bio!

06/04/2026

Come with our Exhibits Manager Alex on a Summer Science Sidequest. ☄️🪐

Gifts from the Galaxy is now open, special thanks to our friends at for this fun partnership.

Make sure to catch this exhibit in our orbit this summer.

Folks 21+ don’t miss our AMOS After Hours: Secrets of Space on June 18th! 👽🚀

06/01/2026

AMOS is seeking public input for a new community exhibit WORK! coming to AMOS in Fall 2026.  

This new exhibit will spotlight women STEAM leaders across Western North Carolina- giving visitors hands-on opportunities to test out the real-life skills needed for STEAM pathways across our region!

Do you have an innovative or exciting career path that’s unique to WNC? Want to inspire future generations of STEAM leaders in Appalachia?

Click the “Women in STEAM” link in our bio to find out more!

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05/28/2026

Giant WNC rose quartz- a fan favorite from our Gem and Mineral Hall! 💎💖

AMOS 21+ night is back this summer with Secrets of Space!Why is space so mysterious? What’s it keeping from you? Why won...
05/22/2026

AMOS 21+ night is back this summer with Secrets of Space!

Why is space so mysterious? What’s it keeping from you? Why won’t it just let you up there already?!

Join us as we tackle the ins, outs and way way way outs of space to celebrate our summer exhibit Gifts from the Galaxy!

🎟️Tour the Galaxy with our Interplanetary Travel Agency and snap a pic on your favorite planet!

🪐💎Welcome to the Space Gem- explore how gemstones are made in space.

☄️Work with real meteorites and learn how to spot them in our Meteorite Lab.

🕳️❤️🕳️ Find out what happens when two black holes just can’t keep away from each other.

🌝 Try and catch the moon’s good side with Polaroid Astral Photography.

🥔 Sample the foods you’ll be eating on a colonized Mars!

🧑‍🌾 Practice “lunar gardening” and the Appalachian tradition of planting by zodiac signs!

🧜‍♀️ Plus lasers, constellation stories only meant for adults, and more!

🍻Free drinks courtesy of our pals at DISSOLVR.

Grab your ticket in our bio!

05/21/2026

🔊🔊 Are you ready to make some noise this summer?!

Come experience Sonic Sensation- our new travelling exhibit at AMOS!

Closely examine the ways we perceive sound, the physics of hearing, and how to tinker with decibels, amplitude, frequency and sound waves to make your own unique beeps and boops. 

Here at AMOS all summer long!

Address

43 Patton Avenue
Asheville, NC
28801

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 5pm
Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 1pm - 5pm

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+18282547162

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