The Science Center @ MHDM
This learning space is dedicated to early STEM education (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math). Exploration of these areas helps children to develop critical thinking skills and to make connections to the world around them.
Link, Lift, Launch. With exhibits on flight, magnetism, rockets, and building, this space encourages open problem solving, collaboration and critical thinking. Children and adults will have fun linking, lifting and launching in this new exhibition. Exhibit areas feature special “Challenge Cards” to encourage deeper investigation into STEM topics.
WonderDome is an immersive play space that features nine interactive sensory exhibits involving light and color. Children can create light-art using brightly colored acrylic rods while developing fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination. The Light Waterfall, offers soothing, color-changing floor length strands of LED fiber optics. WonderDome is designed to give children, parents, caregivers and therapists more options for using the children’s museum for both therapeutic and explorative play.

WonderDome: Reactor Cube
Explore light and color while making designs and patterns using acrylic pegs in this giant 3D light box.

WonderDome: Light Waterfall
Surround yourself with ever-changing color in a curtain of cascading fiber optic strands.

Link, Lift, Launch: Rigamajig
With over-sized planks, pulleys, bolts and rope, Rigamajig encourages you to design and create giant structures.

Link, Lift, Launch: Keva
What can you build with KEVA planks? How strong is it? Come test your engineering skills!
For Parents and Caregivers
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Support and Partnerships
The Science Center @ MHDM was developed with major support from:
IBM Corporation
Jeannette F. Schlobach Charitable Trust
Founding Members of The Science Center @ MHDM include:
Council of Industry
Central Hudson Gas & Electric
Dutchess Community College
Earth Angels Veterinary Hospital
Daniel Freedman and Christine Chale
IBM Corporation
Jeannette F. Schlobach Charitable Trust
Marist College Department of Teacher Education
Poughkeepsie Journal
R.L. Baxter Building Corporation
Selux Corporation
Sholes & Miller, LLP
SUNY New Paltz School of Science and Engineering
SUNY New Paltz School of Education
For more information, contact Christine Bissen, Campaign Administrator at CBissen@mhdm.org