MS Science Fest
Saturday, September 17, 2022
Time: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Location: LeFleur Museum District
County: Hinds
For more information please contact the Visitor Information Specialist after reviewing the event details below at 601-576-6000 or by email at nicole.smith@mmns.ms.gov
Join us for a special STEM-themed festival in the LeFleur Museum District (LMD)!
Learn about a range of career opportunities, be entertained, and spark your curiosity and excitement about science!
On this special day, all four museums in the LMD will host experts and guests from science-based industries across the state to provide hands-on experiences for children and families.
- Mississippi Museum of Natural Science (MMNS)
- Mississippi Agriculture & Forestry Museum
- Mississippi Children’s Museum
- Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame & Museum
Tickets are $10 each and are available at http://www.mssciencefest.org/. Please note that museum Memberships will not be applicable on this date, as the $10 admission grants entry to all four LeFleur Museum District Museums for the event.
FOOD TRUCKS AT MMNS: Rollin' Beans and Squeeze the Lime
MMNS SPECIAL ACTIVITIES & EXHIBITORS:
UNFOLD THE UNIVERSE WITH US!
The MMNS is going to be a James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) "First Images" host location during the Mississippi Science Fest (MSF) on 9.17.22 at 11 am.!
Join us in the museum's Rotwein Theater to learn about JWST images from specialists working with the telescope!
The JWST is the largest space telescope ever constructed. The first images and data from it have revealed unprecedented and detailed views of the universe.
At 2 p.m., Dr. Francisco Mueller Sanchez (University of Memphis Department of Physics and Materials Science) will join us for a virtual presentation via a Zoom meeting streamed into the museum’s Rotwein Theatre (and also on Facebook) to share how the James Webb Space Telescope helps us understand the formation of galaxies, stars, and active supermassive black holes. You'll also have a chance to ask questions of Dr. Muller Sanchez.
@NASAWebb
#UnfoldTheUniverse!
EXHIBITORS AT MMNS:
- Belhaven University (Departments of Engineering and Math)
- Dr. Angelle Tanner: Astronomer
- Dr. Athena Nagel: Mississippi State University (Virtual)
- Dr. Francisco Muller Sanchez (Virtual)
- John Sullivan: State Archaeologist-Tribal Liaison
- Litter Prevention Special Programs
- Madison County Library
- Mississippi Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Surveyors
- Mississippi College (Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry)
- Mississippi Public Broadcasting
- NASA/MSSGC Graduate Research Fellow
- Robin Person - Naturalist
- Russell C. Davis Planetarium
- SR1
- University of Mississippi Department of Physics & Astronomy
To discover more about the wonderful things happening at all four of the LeFleur Museum District museums during the MSF, be sure to follow the LMD’s Facebook page and bookmark the MSF website.
Note: Activities and exhibitors are subject to change.
