Part of the Anchorage Museum Dedicated to Kids

The Anchorage Museum is filled with education opportunities to explore and beginning in the spring of 2010, there will be one more experience for kids. The Discovery Center is a "hands-on minds-on" center that allows kids to get into what they are doing and touch and feel their way to valuable science lessons. The location offers a great chances for families to explore, play, and learn, and experience art, science, and history, all in a fun way. The center is 9,000-square feet and offers more than 80 exhibits. There are larger, updated versions of the museum's best loved features, and numerous exhibits that are featured in some of the world's best science museums. Experiences include a simulated earthquake and auroras. Kids are able to feel live animals in tanks, and participate in activities that are a blend of art and technology. The BP Kinetic Space exhibit gives kids a chance to explore the principles of motion, force, and energy. Planetarium Hall is a chance to travel into the evening skies, and Bubble Space is a fun way for kids to use bubbles to learn about sizes and shapes, as well as light reflection and surface tension. Other exhibits include TOTE KidSpace, the Thomas Planetarium, and the Earth and Life Science Center.