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Perfect OMSI Itinerary
With so much to do at the museum, where do you start? Brain teasers, hands-on labs, the Empirical Theater, the Kendall Planetarium—explore this insider's guide to the perfect visit to OMSI.
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Meet an OMSI Volunteer
Since 2016, OMSI volunteer Nüs Hisim can be found on most weekends volunteering all over the museum. He helps educate visitors in the Feature Exhibit, usher the submarine queue, and guide guests through the museum’s many halls. But his favorite area, where he feels the most at home, is in the Chemistry Lab.
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Community Science Nights
OMSI hosts a series of Community Science Nights (CSN), popular events in Portland that center culturally specific audiences and host a wide-range of programming and vendors.
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75 Years of the NSF
In our 65 year relationship , OMSI has received support from NSF on nearly 50 projects that are community driven and bring rigorously researched science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) to millions of learners.
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Meet Jaymee Jacoby
Meet Jaymee Jacoby, OMSI's new Vice President of Development as she discusses her history with OMSI, what drew her to fundraising, and more!
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STEAM Kits
OMSI and volunteers build STEAM kits for local schools to help students bring hands-on science learning home with them.
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8 Perks of Being an OMSI Volunteer
Did you know that if you volunteer at OMSI you get free admission to science and natural history museums across the country, free parking, sneak peeks of new exhibits, free event admission, and more? There are so many perks to being an OMSI volunteer, but here are some of our favorites.
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Ask an OMSI Scientist
From unicorns to neighborhood flowers to crab facts, we asked young learners to ask their biggest science questions for OMSI scientists to answer!
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OMSI x Project LEDO
OMSI and Project LEDO announce a multi-year project partnership to reimagine and update OMSI’s six hands-on museum labs.
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Visual Mathematics with PNCA
See the perfect combination of math and design in this partnership with OMSI and the Portland Northwest College of Art.
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