Michigan Science Center

The Michigan Science Center is a Smithsonian-affiliate science museum in , . The mission of the Michigan Science Center is to inspire curious minds of all ages to discover, explore and appreciate science, technology, engineering and math in a creative, dynamic learning environment.
mi-sci.org
+1 313 577 8400
Wikipedia
Photo: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Opening hours:
    Tuesday—Friday: 10:00 AM—3:00 PM
    Saturday: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
    Sunday: noon—5:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: science museum in Detroit, Michigan
  • Also known as: “Detroit Science Center”, “mi-sci.org”, “MiSci”, and “MSC”
  • Address: 5020 John R Street, Detroit, MI 48202

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History and Scarab Club.

Museum
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The is a museum of African-American history and culture located in . Located in the city's Midtown Cultural Center, The Wright is one of the world's oldest and largest independent African-American museums and holds the world's largest permanent collection of African-American culture. is situated 390 feet northeast of Michigan Science Center.

Art gallery
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The is an artists' club, gallery, and studio in the Cultural Center Historic District of , , located at 217 Farnsworth Street, near the and the Detroit Science Center. is situated 470 feet northwest of Michigan Science Center.

Church
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The is the cathedral church of the Episcopal Diocese of Michigan. In 1824 its congregation formed as the first Episcopal and first Protestant church in the Michigan Territory. is situated 870 feet southwest of Michigan Science Center.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Midtown-New Center and Ford–Lodge interchange.

Photo: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Midtown is the cultural center of . It is home to several museums and galleries, such as the Detroit Institute of Arts and the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History.

Locality
The is a freeway interchange in , Michigan. It forms the junction of Interstate 94, with M-10. The interchange was completed in 1955, and is the first full freeway-to-freeway interchange in the United States.

Neighborhood
is an area in , , east of . Located near the railroad junction of the Grand Trunk Western Railroad's predecessors Detroit, Grand Haven and Milwaukee Railway and the Chicago, Detroit and Canada Grand Trunk Junction, the area encompasses the streets of East Grand Boulevard to the north, St.

Michigan Science Center

Latitude
42.35841° or 42° 21′ 30″ north
Longitude
-83.06199° or 83° 3′ 43″ west
Open location code
86JR9W5Q+96
Open­Street­Map ID
way 68992675
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q6837670
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