Great Lakes Science Center

Great Lakes Science Center
The Great Lakes Science Center is located at North Coast Harbor in Downtown Cleveland.
Great Lakes Science Center is located in Cleveland
Great Lakes Science Center
Location within Northeast Ohio
Great Lakes Science Center is located in Ohio
Great Lakes Science Center
Great Lakes Science Center (Ohio)
Great Lakes Science Center is located in the United States
Great Lakes Science Center
Great Lakes Science Center (the United States)
Established1996 (1996)
Location601 Erieside Ave,
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
Coordinates41°30′27″N 81°41′48″W / 41.50745°N 81.69658°W / 41.50745; -81.69658
TypeScience museum
PresidentKirsten M. Ellenbogen
Public transit accessGCRTA East 9th–North Coast
Websitehttp://greatscience.com/

The Great Lakes Science Center is a museum and educational facility in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, United States. The center's exhibits focus on STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) concepts. Opening in July 1996, the facility includes signature (permanent) and traveling exhibits, meeting space, a cafe, and the Cleveland Clinic Dome Theater. Science center staff conduct daily science demonstrations. The Science Center is also home to the NASA Glenn Visitor Center, one of only 11 such Visitor Centers in the country.[1]

Great Lakes Science Center as seen from the marina.
The Great Lakes Science Center as viewed from the marina

Throughout the school year, the Science Center provides STEM education to field trip students each year with programs and exhibits supporting classroom curriculum by meeting Ohio Revised Standards in Science.

Great Lakes Science Center is partially funded by the citizens of Cuyahoga County through Cuyahoga Arts and Culture, grants, funds, and corporate and individual gifts.

Throughout the school year, the Science Center provides STEM education to field trip students each year with programs and exhibits supporting classroom curriculum by meeting Ohio Revised Standards in Science. During the summer and winter school breaks, the Science Center hosts Camp Curiosity, educational and fun camps for children in grades K-6. through 12th graders that occur in various locations throughout Northeast Ohio.

The Great Lakes Science Center is located between Huntington Bank Field and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at North Coast Harbor on the shore of Lake Erie. Discounted parking is available for guests in the attached 500-car garage.[2]

  1. ^ "NASA Visitor Centers VisitNASA.com – NASA Visitor Centers". VisitNASA.com. Archived from the original on March 2, 2012. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
  2. ^ "Directions and Parking". Greatscience.com. Archived from the original on September 22, 2010. Retrieved September 18, 2010.

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