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Current Exhibits
 Moving Things
What's the most efficient way to move things from one place to another? At Moving Things, visitors will test their own brain vs. brawn in this fun hands-on exhibition focused on how things move from place to place – sometimes easily – sometimes with great effort…. but always full of surprises. Special thanks to Ryder Charitable Foundation.
 Earth From Space: The Magic Planet
See our amazing planet from the perspective of an orbiting satellite! The exhibition presents rare views of events such as dust storms, forest fires, volcanic eruptions, and hurricanes. Central to the experience is an amazing 5-foot interactive video-globe that you control, presenting our Earth as you have never seen it before! Earth From Space: The Magic Planet was created with the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum and NOAA.
 Energy Tracker
Throughout all of MiaSci is an ever-growing interconnected trail of hands-on exhibits that explore everything from basic energy principles to the future of renewable energy. The exhibition is part of MiaSci’s ongoing effort to prepare for its move to downtown Miami, where the largest exhibition will be the building itself, a three-story showcase of renewable energy technologies.
Energy Tracker was made possible through support from the US Department of Energy and the City of Miami.
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 Mangrove Coast - Photographs by Barry Fellman
Barry Fellman’s images transport you to a place that seems so foreign at first you might as well be looking at pictures of another planet. But as these large photographs draw you in, their seductive patterns give way to reveal evidence of life on earth.
Fellman's pictures present a dramatic view of the mangrove ecosystem along the Biscayne Bay coastline, the lynchpin of South Florida's natural landscape. The mangrove habitat provides shoreline protection and is the most important factor in supporting the recreational and commercial activities that have allowed our community to prosper.
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The Sea Lab
Meet the secret inhabitants of our coastal waters at this new 3,000-gallon touch tank! Investigate Miami's amazing and diverse sea grass beds, then dive in for a deeper look using the hands-on tools of science.
This exhibition is a testing ground for the new Miami Science Museum in downtown Miami so we are experimenting with ways that alternative energy sources, like the sun can help these aquariums run lean and green. For example we have marine algae hard at work, filtering the water for these tanks, while reflected daylight lights the space and keeps the algae healthy. Come check out our future at The Sea Lab!
Take a look at the live Sea Lab Cam.
 Heart Smart
Heart disease is a serious public health concern. Heart Smart gives you the tools you can use to evaluate your personal risk factors and take control of your own health, while simultaneously allowing museum visitors, large and small, to actively participate in a research study. Heart Smart invites you to:
- Assess your heart health by taking some personal measurements such as, blood pressure, height, weight, waist size, and health habits.
- Unwind in our relaxation station and feel your heart rate slow down, your muscles relax, and your mood improve.
- Pump up your heart rate by challenging your friends to a hula-hoop contest.
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 Biscayne's Underwater Secrets
National Park Ranger Thomas Strom has seen all of Biscayne National Park's underwater nooks and crannies, and he has photographed most of them. In many cases, Thomas's pictures are the general public's best view of the hidden beauty that makes up Biscayne National Park.
"I am proud to share these portraits from where I work, and where I live," said Strom. "I hope that they inspire people to take a closer look at the wonders in their own back yard and hope that Biscayne's Underwater Secrets helps them see mine." On exhibition will be 23 of Thomas Strom's photographs.
 The Reclamation Project/Native Flags
A collaborative eco-art intervention by Miami artist, Xavier Cortada
The Reclamation Project explores our ability to coexist with the natural world. It reminds us of what our community looked like before all the concrete was poured. For a few months, mangrove seedlings will "reclaim" the island where they thrived a few decades ago. Afterwards, the seedlings will be planted on Biscayne Bay. This new mangrove colony will eventually rebuild ecosystems above and below the water line.
 Immersion Theatre
In "Vital Space" you will be called upon to explore inside the body of an infected astronaut. Using nano-robots, you will use the touch screens and compete in a series of virus fighting games to save your team member. In the highly-interactive exhibit, you will be immersed in a representational reconstruction of our human biology traveling through the major organs to the cellular structure and beyond into DNA.
 40 Tons of Coral in New York City
Dr. Roy Waldo Miner documented the coral reefs of the Bahamas in the 1920s and 1930s. These unique hand-colored photographic images from the collection of the Miami Science Museum document the ingenuity and technology required to collect and transport 40 tons of coral for a two-story diorama at the American Museum of Natural History. Open April 2005 - Ongoing
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