The Michigan Science Center, formerly The Detroit Science Center is a science museum in Detroit, Michigan. The center closed in 2012 and was re-opened December 26, 2012 as the Michigan Science Center.
The Science Center has Michigan’s only Chrysler IMAX Dome Theatre; the Dassault Systèmes Planetarium; the DTE Energy Sparks Theater; the Chrysler Science Stage; an 8,700-square-foot (810 m2) Science Hall for traveling exhibits; hands-on exhibit galleries focusing on space, life and physical science; the United States Steel Fun Factory; an exhibit gallery just for pint-size scientists; and a Special Events Lobby.
The museum is presently open only weekends only until February 2013. It has served more than 2.1 million visitors since July 28, 2001. It is one of the 10 largest science museums in the United States.
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