Museum of Science & History (MOSH) Sets the Stage for Visionary New Museum, Closing Current Location by September 1, 2025

A bold new era for Jacksonville’s cultural landscape begins, as plans advance for a new Museum at the Northbank.

MOSH Hours & Daily Programs

  • 10AM – 5PM
  • 10AM – 6PM
  • 12PM – 5PM
  • Closed

Hours: 10 AM – 5 PM

Daily Animal Shows

Animal Encounter

  • 1:35 PM  |  JEA Science Theater
    Join a Naturalist and some of MOSH’s animal residents as you learn more about native Northeast Florida wildlife. Our reptilian and/or amphibian ambassadors will make an appearance for an up-close and personal encounter. Topics vary from animal behavior to wildlife conservation. Please meet on the first floor inside the JEA Power Play exhibit by the double doors to the JEA Science Theater two minutes before the program begins.

Planetarium Shows

Laser Show

  • 12 PM  |  Bryan-Gooding Planetarium
    Experience total sensory entertainment as laser lights, high-def images, and digital sound collide to create a family-friendly laser show in the Bryan-Gooding Planetarium!

Astronaut

  • 1 PM  |  Bryan-Gooding Planetarium
    The exploration of space is the greatest endeavor that humankind has ever undertaken. What does it take to be part of this incredible journey? What does it take to become an astronaut?  Experience a rocket launch from inside the body of an astronaut. Explore the amazing worlds of inner and outer space, from floating around the International Space Station to maneuvering through microscopic regions of the human body.  Discover the perils that lurk in space as we subject ‘Chad’, our test astronaut, to everything that space has to throw at him.

Skies Over Jacksonville

  • 2 PM  |  Bryan-Gooding Planetarium
    Even at two o’clock in the afternoon you have an opportunity to stare into a dark night sky and contemplate your place in the Universe. Join us under the 60-foot Planetarium dome to be led by our educators through a live-narrated program that investigates our skies over Jacksonville.

Always Above

  • 3 PM  |  Bryan-Gooding Planetarium
    Since the beginning of time, people have gazed upward at the night sky in fascination. But most people don’t realize what is up there or how much our modern way of life depends on the thousands of satellites that fly around our planet. Orbiting the Earth are satellites that allow us to communicate with each other, monitor the weather, help us get to where we’re going and keep our country safe.Always Above explores how close space is to our daily lives and the role that the U.S. Space Force plays in launching, operating and defending these assets.

Hours: 10 AM – 5 PM

Daily Animal Shows

Animal Encounter

  • 1:35 PM  |  JEA Science Theater
    Join a Naturalist and some of MOSH’s animal residents as you learn more about native Northeast Florida wildlife. Our reptilian and/or amphibian ambassadors will make an appearance for an up-close and personal encounter. Topics vary from animal behavior to wildlife conservation. Please meet on the first floor inside the JEA Power Play exhibit by the double doors to the JEA Science Theater two minutes before the program begins.

Planetarium Shows

Laser Show

  • 12 PM  |  Bryan-Gooding Planetarium
    Experience total sensory entertainment as laser lights, high-def images, and digital sound collide to create a family-friendly laser show in the Bryan-Gooding Planetarium!

Astronaut

  • 1 PM  |  Bryan-Gooding Planetarium
    The exploration of space is the greatest endeavor that humankind has ever undertaken. What does it take to be part of this incredible journey? What does it take to become an astronaut?  Experience a rocket launch from inside the body of an astronaut. Explore the amazing worlds of inner and outer space, from floating around the International Space Station to maneuvering through microscopic regions of the human body.  Discover the perils that lurk in space as we subject ‘Chad’, our test astronaut, to everything that space has to throw at him.

Skies Over Jacksonville

  • 2 PM  |  Bryan-Gooding Planetarium
    Even at two o’clock in the afternoon you have an opportunity to stare into a dark night sky and contemplate your place in the Universe. Join us under the 60-foot Planetarium dome to be led by our educators through a live-narrated program that investigates our skies over Jacksonville.

Always Above

  • 3 PM  |  Bryan-Gooding Planetarium
    Since the beginning of time, people have gazed upward at the night sky in fascination. But most people don’t realize what is up there or how much our modern way of life depends on the thousands of satellites that fly around our planet. Orbiting the Earth are satellites that allow us to communicate with each other, monitor the weather, help us get to where we’re going and keep our country safe.Always Above explores how close space is to our daily lives and the role that the U.S. Space Force plays in launching, operating and defending these assets.

Hours: 10 AM – 5 PM

Daily Animal Shows

Animal Encounter

  • 1:35 PM  |  JEA Science Theater
    Join a Naturalist and some of MOSH’s animal residents as you learn more about native Northeast Florida wildlife. Our reptilian and/or amphibian ambassadors will make an appearance for an up-close and personal encounter. Topics vary from animal behavior to wildlife conservation. Please meet on the first floor inside the JEA Power Play exhibit by the double doors to the JEA Science Theater two minutes before the program begins.

Planetarium Shows

Laser Show

  • 12 PM  |  Bryan-Gooding Planetarium
    Experience total sensory entertainment as laser lights, high-def images, and digital sound collide to create a family-friendly laser show in the Bryan-Gooding Planetarium!

Astronaut

  • 1 PM  |  Bryan-Gooding Planetarium
    The exploration of space is the greatest endeavor that humankind has ever undertaken. What does it take to be part of this incredible journey? What does it take to become an astronaut?  Experience a rocket launch from inside the body of an astronaut. Explore the amazing worlds of inner and outer space, from floating around the International Space Station to maneuvering through microscopic regions of the human body.  Discover the perils that lurk in space as we subject ‘Chad’, our test astronaut, to everything that space has to throw at him.

Skies Over Jacksonville

  • 2 PM  |  Bryan-Gooding Planetarium
    Even at two o’clock in the afternoon you have an opportunity to stare into a dark night sky and contemplate your place in the Universe. Join us under the 60-foot Planetarium dome to be led by our educators through a live-narrated program that investigates our skies over Jacksonville.

Always Above

  • 3 PM  |  Bryan-Gooding Planetarium
    Since the beginning of time, people have gazed upward at the night sky in fascination. But most people don’t realize what is up there or how much our modern way of life depends on the thousands of satellites that fly around our planet. Orbiting the Earth are satellites that allow us to communicate with each other, monitor the weather, help us get to where we’re going and keep our country safe.Always Above explores how close space is to our daily lives and the role that the U.S. Space Force plays in launching, operating and defending these assets.

Hours: 10 AM – 5 PM

Science Shows

Science Live!

  • 12:30 PM  |  JEA Science Theater
    Discover the cause of explosions, shocks and other fun experiments in this interactive Science Show.

Daily Animal Shows

Animal Encounter

  • 1:35 PM  |  JEA Science Theater
    Join a Naturalist and some of MOSH’s animal residents as you learn more about native Northeast Florida wildlife. Our reptilian and/or amphibian ambassadors will make an appearance for an up-close and personal encounter. Topics vary from animal behavior to wildlife conservation. Please meet on the first floor inside the JEA Power Play exhibit by the double doors to the JEA Science Theater two minutes before the program begins.

Planetarium Shows

Laser Show

  • 12 PM  |  Bryan-Gooding Planetarium
    Experience total sensory entertainment as laser lights, high-def images, and digital sound collide to create a family-friendly laser show in the Bryan-Gooding Planetarium!

Astronaut

  • 1 PM  |  Bryan-Gooding Planetarium
    The exploration of space is the greatest endeavor that humankind has ever undertaken. What does it take to be part of this incredible journey? What does it take to become an astronaut?  Experience a rocket launch from inside the body of an astronaut. Explore the amazing worlds of inner and outer space, from floating around the International Space Station to maneuvering through microscopic regions of the human body.  Discover the perils that lurk in space as we subject ‘Chad’, our test astronaut, to everything that space has to throw at him.

Skies Over Jacksonville

  • 2 PM  |  Bryan-Gooding Planetarium
    Even at two o’clock in the afternoon you have an opportunity to stare into a dark night sky and contemplate your place in the Universe. Join us under the 60-foot Planetarium dome to be led by our educators through a live-narrated program that investigates our skies over Jacksonville.

Always Above

  • 3 PM  |  Bryan-Gooding Planetarium
    Since the beginning of time, people have gazed upward at the night sky in fascination. But most people don’t realize what is up there or how much our modern way of life depends on the thousands of satellites that fly around our planet. Orbiting the Earth are satellites that allow us to communicate with each other, monitor the weather, help us get to where we’re going and keep our country safe.Always Above explores how close space is to our daily lives and the role that the U.S. Space Force plays in launching, operating and defending these assets.

Hours: 10 AM – 6 PM

Science Shows

Science Live!

  • 12:30 PM  |  JEA Science Theater
  • 2:15 PM | JEA Science Theater
    Discover the cause of explosions, shocks and other fun experiments in this interactive Science Show.

Daily Animal Shows

Animal Encounter

  • 1:35 PM  |  JEA Science Theater
    Join a Naturalist and some of MOSH’s animal residents as you learn more about native Northeast Florida wildlife. Our reptilian and/or amphibian ambassadors will make an appearance for an up-close and personal encounter. Topics vary from animal behavior to wildlife conservation. Please meet on the first floor inside the JEA Power Play exhibit by the double doors to the JEA Science Theater two minutes before the program begins.

Planetarium Shows

Laser Show

  • 12 PM  |  Bryan-Gooding Planetarium
    Experience total sensory entertainment as laser lights, high-def images, and digital sound collide to create a family-friendly laser show in the Bryan-Gooding Planetarium!

Astronaut

  • 1 PM  |  Bryan-Gooding Planetarium
    The exploration of space is the greatest endeavor that humankind has ever undertaken. What does it take to be part of this incredible journey? What does it take to become an astronaut?  Experience a rocket launch from inside the body of an astronaut. Explore the amazing worlds of inner and outer space, from floating around the International Space Station to maneuvering through microscopic regions of the human body.  Discover the perils that lurk in space as we subject ‘Chad’, our test astronaut, to everything that space has to throw at him.

Skies Over Jacksonville

  • 2 PM  |  Bryan-Gooding Planetarium
    Even at two o’clock in the afternoon you have an opportunity to stare into a dark night sky and contemplate your place in the Universe. Join us under the 60-foot Planetarium dome to be led by our educators through a live-narrated program that investigates our skies over Jacksonville.

Tour of the Solar System

  • 4 PM  |  Bryan-Gooding Planetarium
    This is the closest you’ll come all week to traveling through outer space… guaranteed! Join our Planetarium Educators as they highlight the discoveries of major objects in our Solar System in this live-narrated tour of Earth’s backyard.

Hours: 12 PM – 5 PM

Daily Animal Shows

Animal Encounter

  • 1:35 PM  |  JEA Science Theater
    Join a Naturalist and some of MOSH’s animal residents as you learn more about native Northeast Florida wildlife. Our reptilian and/or amphibian ambassadors will make an appearance for an up-close and personal encounter. Topics vary from animal behavior to wildlife conservation. Please meet on the first floor inside the JEA Power Play exhibit by the double doors to the JEA Science Theater two minutes before the program begins.

Planetarium Shows

Laser Show

  • 12 PM  |  Bryan-Gooding Planetarium
    Experience total sensory entertainment as laser lights, high-def images, and digital sound collide to create a family-friendly laser show in the Bryan-Gooding Planetarium!

Astronaut

  • 1 PM  |  Bryan-Gooding Planetarium
    The exploration of space is the greatest endeavor that humankind has ever undertaken. What does it take to be part of this incredible journey? What does it take to become an astronaut?  Experience a rocket launch from inside the body of an astronaut. Explore the amazing worlds of inner and outer space, from floating around the International Space Station to maneuvering through microscopic regions of the human body.  Discover the perils that lurk in space as we subject ‘Chad’, our test astronaut, to everything that space has to throw at him.

Skies Over Jacksonville

  • 2 PM  |  Bryan-Gooding Planetarium
    Even at two o’clock in the afternoon you have an opportunity to stare into a dark night sky and contemplate your place in the Universe. Join us under the 60-foot Planetarium dome to be led by our educators through a live-narrated program that investigates our skies over Jacksonville.

Always Above

  • 3 PM  |  Bryan-Gooding Planetarium
    Since the beginning of time, people have gazed upward at the night sky in fascination. But most people don’t realize what is up there or how much our modern way of life depends on the thousands of satellites that fly around our planet. Orbiting the Earth are satellites that allow us to communicate with each other, monitor the weather, help us get to where we’re going and keep our country safe.Always Above explores how close space is to our daily lives and the role that the U.S. Space Force plays in launching, operating and defending these assets.