Discovery Museum

The Discovery Museum & Planetarium was founded in 2011, and is located at 4450 Park Ave in Bridgeport. Additional information is available at www.discoverymuseum.org or by contacting Linda Malkin at (203) 372-3521.

Visitors young and old learn about science and technology through hands-on exhibits that explore electricity, computers, sound, light, magnetism, and energy. Other draws include the Space Galleries, where you can touch a real meteorite, and the toddler-friendly Preschool Power where little ones can explore soft, brightly colored structures, while developing balance and motor skills.

The Discovery Museum and Planetarium is a hands-on science museum in Bridgeport, Connecticut, that serves as both a tourist destination and an educational resource for area schools. The museum hosts three creative traveling exhibits each year and has permanent space, sound, and electricity galleries.The Discovery Museum was founded in 1958 and opened to the public in 1962. Its mission is to...

The Discovery Museum and Planetarium is a 501(c)(3) organization and southern Connecticut's pre-eminent science and planetarium resource for more than 60,000 visitors, school children, and teachers. Our mission is to "engage, excite, and educate" in the exploration of science, technology and innovation.

The Discovery Museum is supported in part by funding from The Connecticut Commission on...

The Discovery Museum is a hands-on, brains-on interactive museum for kids of all ages. The museum offers exciting traveling exhibits three times a year, permanent electricity and light exhibits, planetarium shows, a Challenger Learning Center (school groups only), and a simulated Moon Base for very young visitors.