Museum@Home

Museum@Home is a virtual museum with something for all ages! Do science experiments, watch demonstrations, and join U-M scientists to learn something new. Museum@Home is issued on the third Wednesday each month and alternates between family and adult editions. Check out Museum@Home for more science fun!

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Expert Expo: Undergraduate Science Showcase

Watch the video below to meet scientists and learn about their fascinating research

Not all COVID is Equal: Racial Disparities and Long COVID

Audience: Families

Grades: 6 and up

Duration: 3 minutes

January 21, 2024 marks four years since the first reported COVID case in the United States. While vaccines and other medical advances have allowed many to move on, nine million Americans are still suffering with COVID-related health problems. Scientists are still learning about the condition called “Long COVID,” but one thing is certain: health disparities among racial minorities means Long COVID impacts people of color differently.

Join U-M undergraduate Samantha Dell'Imperio—a research assistant at Michigan Medicine's Chronic Pain & Fatigue Research Center—to learn how Black adults have been impacted by Long COVID. Samantha created this video as a part of the Science Engagement, Communication, and Outreach for Numerous Disciplines (SECOND) program, a partnership between UMMNH and MCDB.

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January Hours

Tuesday–Sunday

10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.

Open Monday, January 15 for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Movement under the Microscope Family Day

Saturday, January 20, 2024

11:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.

With over 30 trillion cells in the human body, there are more cells inside you right now than there are stars in the Milky Way galaxy. You may be standing still, but inside your body—your cells are moving.

Join us for an interactive day to learn how cells move—on the inside. Meet U-M scientists and learn about their research. Can you move like a cell does? What do trains have to do with cellular locomotion? Learn what makes up a protein, get crafty with origami, and attend a screening of “Movement under the Microscope,” a cell-ebratory performance featuring U-M students.

Made possible with support from the National Science Foundation.

Appropriate for ages 5 through adult.

Planetarium & Dome Theater

Planetarium Schedule for January 2024

Friday, Saturday, and Sunday

Open January 15, 2024 for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - regular show schedule plus a 10:30 a.m. showing of Larry Cat in Space

11:30 a.m   Did An Asteroid Really Kill The Dinosaurs?

12:30 p.m. Sky Tonight

1:30 p.m.   We Are Stars

2:30 p.m. Sky Tonight

Planetarium & Dome Theater Shows

Tickets: $8 adults, seniors, and children ages 3 & up. Babies without tickets may be required to sit on an adult's lap. Tickets are available the day of the show. Schedule subject to change.