Ciencias Night

May 16, 6-9 pm | $8-10 Entry

Join us for our fourth-annual Ciencias Night! This event welcomes visitors of all ages for a night of museum exploring, science demos, lectures, and cultural entertainment. All are welcome!

A ticket to Ciencias Night includes general museum admission, access to all vendors and live entertainment, Science Playground for children under six, and free planetarium shows. Tickets to the exhibit Jurassic World by Brickman® will come at a small upcharge.

TICKETING:

$10 Adults, $8 Youth/Seniors – Ciencias Night Only | OMSI members receive a 15% discount

$17 Adults, $15 Youth/Seniors – Ciencias Night + Jurassic World by Brickman® | OMSI members receive a 15% discount

Ciencias Night Only tickets include access to OMSI’s Turbine Hall, Natural Sciences hall, all activities, performances, planetarium shows, lectures, and vendors taking part in the event.

Ciencias Night + Jurassic World by Brickman® tickets include all of the above, plus access to our newest Featured Exhibit!

Featured Exhibits

No food or drink is allowed into the exhibit halls and access ends at 8:30pm.

Jurassic World by Brickman® (Additional ticket required) | With over 50 large-scale dinosaurs, props, scenes, and activities made from over 6 million LEGO® bricks, Jurassic World by Brickman® is an immersive must-do adventure that takes inquisitive explorers on an interactive and thrilling journey through stories and characters from the Jurassic World franchise.

Knowing Nature: Stories of the Boreal Forest | This exhibit focuses on the biodiversity and global importance of our northern-most forests through first-person stories, commissioned objects, interactive experiences and exquisite photography and videography. The boreal forest stores more carbon than most tropical forests and plays a significant role in stabilizing our climate. It is also home to hundreds of Sovereign Indigenous Nations and communities.

Attractions

Vendors | See below for a full list of artisan food and beverage vendors, as well as community vendors that will be tabling around the museum.

Face Painting | With Glamorita.

OMSI Photo Booth

More coming soon!

Science Demonstrations

OMSI Goes Viral! | Meet Nacho and become a virus: infect, mutate, evolve, and try to survive!

Scientist Who? Sparking Science and Health Identities Through Cultural Connections | Science and health information can be complex, challenging, and closely tied to a person’s identity. Join social scientist and Cross-Cultural Communications Consultant Hever Velázquez in exploring how science, health, and cultural identities interact.

Exploring the Albedo Effect | Explore the relationship between snow, wildfire, and temperature – with PSU researcher Monica Zapata.

Floating Wind Energy | With the advancements in wind energy, new turbines are being designed to be placed in the ocean. For deep waters it’s easier to make the turbines floating, but this introduces the question: how does a floating wind turbine work? Come find out with mechanical engineer Zein Sadek from PSU!

Why Are Seal Whiskers Special? | Mammalian whiskers have a variety of uses. Almost all mammals have smooth whiskers, but seals do not. Why do they have this very specific, odd shape? Explore this seal whisker geometry with researcher Ondrej Fercak from PSU.