The Museum of Science and History also currently has the bicentennial exhibit located on their third floor. Located on the loft floor, the exhibit includes information about Jacksonville dating back around two hundred years. One exhibit that will always remain at the museum is the Jacksonville history exhibit. The museum also offers light and laser shows within the exhibit multiple times a day. At twenty-one different stations, visitors can poke, prod, and bend light. This exhibit uses lasers to manipulate light. Previous exhibits at Jacksonville’s museum of science and history include the new Playing With Lights exhibits.
Space Science Gallery - Orientation space for the Bryan-Gooding Panetarium to learn about the innovation and history of space exploration.Hixon Native Plant Courtyard - Northeast Florida native environment encouraging awareness and preservation of native species.Currents of Time: A History of Jacksonville & Northeast Florida - History from the Timucuas to the 1960s.Florida Naturalist's Center - Hands-on learning environment.JEA Science Theater - STEM-related activities.Atlantic TAILS: Coastal Creatures of Northeast Florida.The new facility would increase the museum's space from 77,000 to 133,000 SF. In 2021, MOSH announced it would relocate to the Northbank of downtown Jacksonville with a new facility designed by architectural firm DLR Group. In 2016, the museum opened another new core exhibit, Health in Motion: Discover What MOVES You, as well as a new outdoor sustainable landscape exhibit called JEA HydroLogic. In 2013, the museum opened a new core exhibit, JEA PowerPlay: Understanding Our Energy Choices and the newly renovated JEA Science Theater. In 2010 the Planetarium was upgraded with a new projector, sound system, and interior work, and renamed the Bryan-Gooding Planetarium.
The last building renovation occurred in 1994 resulting in a total of 82,200 square feet (7,640 m 2). The name was changed to Museum of Science and History in 1988 and 37,500 square feet (3,480 m 2) of space was added, including the planetarium then known as the Alexander Brest Planetarium. The Jacksonville Children's Museum became the Jacksonville Museum of Arts and Sciences in 1977 and six years later, they were accredited by the American Alliance of Museums. Construction began on the current location downtown in 1965, and the facility opened in 1969. The first permanent home was a Victorian mansion in Riverside.
The roots of MOSH go back to 1941 when the Jacksonville Children's Museum was chartered. Īmerican Alliance of Museums Accreditation, most recently achieved accreditation by the American Alliance of Museums (AAM) in 2011 and has been continually accredited since 1983. It features a large traveling exhibit that changes quarterly, three floors of permanent and signature exhibits, and the Bryan-Gooding Planetarium. It specializes in science and local history exhibits. It is a private, non-profit institution located on the Southbank Riverwalk, and the city's most visited museum. The Museum of Science & History ( MOSH) is a museum in Jacksonville, Florida.
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