School + Community Programs
Featured Programs
Museum Field Trips
Get out of the classroom with a trip to OMSI! Explore the Turbine Hall, Natural Sciences Hall, traveling exhibits, and more. The Museum is a great place for learners of all ages! Time to get out of the classroom and into OMSI for learning and fun! A museum field trip includes four exhibit halls and […]
all grades
science skills and core concepts
field trip to the museum
museum admission
Traveling Education Programs
OMSI Traveling Education Programs bring the joy of learning on the road and directly to your school, community organization, or other indoor outing! Topics range in subject material and includes over 30 classroom lab programs, 5 large scale assembly programs, a portable planetarium dome, and 12+ tables full of Science Festival brain-teasers! Traveling Education Programs […]
adults, all grades
science skills and core concepts
community family events, program at your site
assemblies, community family events, lab programs
Outdoor School
Spring Registration is now open! OMSI Outdoor School is the perfect opportunity to get your class out in nature in-line with current science standards. Our full-service program is specifically designed for students in grades 4 through 8, but participants of all grade levels are welcome. OMSI offers two distinct locations for Outdoor School in Oregon—Camp […]
all grades
people and place, sensory exploration
outdoor school
overnights
Family Science Nights
Time to get out of the classroom and into the museum for an evening of family learning fun! This exclusive event for your school or non-profit group is designed to foster community between teachers, parents, and students. Family Science Nights at the Museum strengthen parent and family involvement in science exploration and discovery as well as […]
adults, all grades
science skills and core concepts
community family events
community family events
Submarine Overnights
Time to get out of the classroom and into OMSI for learning and fun! A Submarine Overnight includes four exhibit halls, programming, breakfast, and more! Experience what it’s like to live on a submarine, explore the torpedo room, peer through a periscope, and sleep in the crew’s quarters. Learn about density and buoyancy as you […]
all grades
science skills and core concepts
overnight programs at the museum
overnights
All Programs
Elephants: Giants of the Desert
Elephants are the symbols of strength, power, and wisdom and they have captured our imaginations for centuries. See their epic journey across Africa’s Namib Desert, getting up close and personal with the largest land animals on the planet. Making one of the world’s oldest deserts home, these desert elephants are one of nature’s most inspiring […]
adults, all grades
life science
field trip to the museum
theater films
Shark Kingdom
Shark Kingdom is an epic family adventure, revealing how the ocean’s top predator uses hidden super senses to be a key player in the marine ecosystem. Each shark species wields unique powers to help them survive and protect their diverse habitats, whether its a great white settling in the wild and wind-swept seas of New […]
adults, all grades
life science
field trip to the museum
theater films
Space: The New Frontier
An entire generation came of age with the indescribable awe of landing on the Moon – and the ensuing Golden Age of Space has changed our world forever for the better. More than 50 years later, what is the next step for humankind? A second golden age of space has quietly dawned on us, with […]
adults, all grades
physics engineering, space science
field trip to the museum
theater films
Blue Whales: Return of the Giants
Blue Whales: Return of the Giants narrated by Award-Winning actor Andy Serkis takes viewers on a journey of a lifetime to explore the world of the magnificent blue whale, a species rebounding from the brink of extinction. Blue whales are the largest animals ever to have lived, bigger than any dinosaur, yet we know surprisingly […]
adults, all grades
life science
field trip to the museum
theater films
Flight of the Butterflies
Follow the monarch butterfly’s perilous and extraordinary journey and experience the hundreds of millions of real butterflies in the remote mountain peaks of Mexico. For the first time ever, look inside a chrysalis with MRI and micro CT scans. Be captivated by the true and compelling story of an intrepid scientist’s 40-year search to find […]
adults, all grades
life science
field trip to the museum
theater films
Fungi: Web of Life
All life on Earth is connected by a great mystery we are only just beginning to unravel. Hidden between the world of plants and animals, another world exists…Fungi: The Web of Life. Narrated by Bjork, your journey begins in the mysterious world of the forest floor, where fungi are the central players in nature’s story […]
adults, all grades
life science
field trip to the museum
theater films
Great White Shark
Explore the great white shark’s place in our imaginations, in our fears, and in the reality of its role at the top of the oceanic food chain. Shot on location in South Africa, New Zealand, Mexico, and California, the film looks to find the truth behind the mythic creature forever stigmatized by its portrayal in […]
adults, all grades
life science
field trip to the museum
theater films
Journey to Space
This film is a celebration of space exploration, a tribute to international cooperation in space research, and a vision toward our near-term future beyond Earth’s orbit. It chronicles the space shuttle orbiter program, MIR, the International Space Station, and the Hubble telescope – examining these achievements in the context of our future in space, what […]
adults, all grades
physics engineering, space science
field trip to the museum
theater films
Mysteries of the Unseen World
Mysteries of the Unseen World takes audiences on an extraordinary journey into unseen worlds and hidden dimensions beyond our normal vision to uncover the mysteries of things too fast, too slow, too small, or simply invisible. Using innovative high-speed and time-lapse photograph, electron microscopy, and nanotechnology, audiences are transported to the enthralling world of nature, […]
adults, all grades
physics engineering
field trip to the museum
theater films
Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure
Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure transports the audience back to the Late Cretaceous, when a great inland sea divided North America. A curious and adventuresome dolichorhynchops travels through the most dangerous oceans in history, encountering long necked plesiosaurs, giant turtles, enormous fish, fierce sharks, and the most dangerous sea monster of all, the mosasaur. The […]
adults, all grades
earth science, life science
field trip to the museum
theater films