MUSEUM OF SCIENCE & INDUSTRY INC

IN FY2025, THE MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY (MOSI) CONTINUED ADVANCING ITS MISSION TO MAKE SCIENCE REAL FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS BY PROVIDING EQUITABLE ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY STEAM (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ARTS, AND MATHEMATICS) EDUCATION THROUGHOUT THE TAMPA BAY REGION. MOSI SERVED OVER 175,000 VISITORS THROUGH EXHIBITS, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, OUTREACH INITIATIVES, AND COMMUNITY EVENTS THAT FOSTERED CURIOSITY, CREATIVITY, AND LIFELONG LEARNING. (SEE SCHEDULE O FOR CONTINUATION)THROUGH COLLABORATIONS WITH THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF STATE, HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, THE LEGO FOUNDATION, THE AMGEN FOUNDATION, MOSAIC, PWC-PRICE WATERHOUSE COOPERS, CHILDREN'S BOARD, AND THE BLOOMBERG FOUNDATION, MOSI STRENGTHENED THE REGIONAL STEM ECOSYSTEM AND EXPANDED OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS, FAMILIES, AND EDUCATORS TO ENGAGE IN HANDS-ON LEARNING EXPERIENCES BEYOND THE CLASSROOM. MORE THAN 82,000 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN MOSI FIELD TRIPS, HOMESCHOOL PROGRAMS, AND SCOUTING SESSIONS. THE MUSEUM'S MOSI IN MOTION OUTREACH PROGRAM REACHED AN ADDITIONAL 21,000 STUDENTS THROUGH SCHOOL-BASED WORKSHOPS ALIGNED WITH FLORIDA'S EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS.DURING THE YEAR, MOSI HOSTED SEASONAL SCIENCE CAMPS DURING FALL, WINTER, SPRING, AND SUMMER BREAKS, ENGAGING APPROXIMATELY 2,500 CAMPERS IN ACTIVITIES RELATED TO ROBOTICS, BIOLOGY, CHEMISTRY, AND PHYSICS. SCHOLARSHIPS ENSURED THAT UNDERREPRESENTED AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS COULD PARTICIPATE FULLY IN THESE LEARNING EXPERIENCES. MOSI ALSO PROVIDED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR MORE THAN 250 EDUCATORS THROUGH WORKSHOPS FOCUSED ON CODING, ROBOTICS, AND SPACE SCIENCE. THROUGH THE EDUCATORS CIRCLE PROGRAM, TEACHERS CONTINUED TO RECEIVE COMPLIMENTARY ADMISSION AND DISCOUNTED ACCESS TO MUSEUM PROGRAMS, SUPPORTING THEIR ABILITY TO INTEGRATE INNOVATIVE STEAM APPROACHES IN THEIR CLASSROOMS.

IN FY2025, MOSI CONTINUED TO OFFER DIVERSE STEAM EXHIBITS, INCLUDING MISSION MOONBASE, SAUNDERS PLANETARIUM, AND INTERACTIVE SPORTS SCIENCE EXHIBITS LIKE SLIPPERY SCIENCE, A COLLABORATION WITH THE TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING. MOSI FOCUSED ON REFURBISHING EXHIBITS AND CREATING AND ADDING NEW PERMANENT EXHIBITS SUCH AS DINO-DIG, HISTORY OF FLIGHT AVIATION MAZE, AND DRONE ZONE. (SEE SCHEDULE O FOR CONTINUATION)THIS MAJOR ENHANCEMENT, MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH COMMUNITY AND FOUNDATION SUPPORT, POSITIONED MOSI AS HOME TO ONE OF THE LARGEST AND MOST ADVANCED DIGITAL DOMES IN THE UNITED STATES. THE NEW THEATRE OPENED TO THE PUBLIC ON APRIL 1, 2025, WITH A RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY ATTENDED BY RETIRED NASA ASTRONAUT NICOLE STOTT AND THE FIRST HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY STUDENT FIELD TRIP TO EXPERIENCE THE DOME'S LIVE ASTRONOMY PROGRAMMING. THE 8K DIGITAL DOME THEATRE NOW OFFERS DAILY PLANETARIUM SHOWS, IMMERSIVE FULL-DOME FILMS, AND LASER LIGHT EXPERIENCES, INCREASING BOTH MOSI'S EDUCATIONAL CAPACITY AND EARNED-REVENUE POTENTIAL THROUGH NEW TICKETED EVENING PROGRAMS.THROUGHOUT THE FISCAL YEAR, MOSI ALSO PRESENTED SEVERAL MAJOR TRAVELING AND SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS. IN JANUARY 2025, THE MUSEUM OPENED DINOSAUR DISCOVERIES, WHICH EXPLORED PALEONTOLOGY AND BIOMECHANICS TO REVEAL HOW DINOSAURS MOVED AND LIVED, ALONG WITH THE NIKON SMALL WORLD PHOTOMICROGRAPHY EXHIBIT, WHICH CELEBRATED THE BEAUTY OF SCIENCE THROUGH AWARD-WINNING MICROSCOPIC PHOTOGRAPHY. DUE TO HIGH VISITOR DEMAND, THE POPULAR GROSSOLOGY: THE (IMPOLITE) SCIENCE OF THE HUMAN BODY EXHIBITION WAS EXTENDED THROUGH THE END OF APRIL 2025. IN MARCH 2025, MOSI LAUNCHED THE SPACE FOR ART EXHIBIT, CREATED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ASTRONAUT NICOLE STOTT AND NASA'S SPACE FOR ART FOUNDATION, HIGHLIGHTING THE INTERSECTION OF ART, HEALING, AND SPACE EXPLORATION. IN MAY 2025, MOSI PREMIERED GIANTS, DRAGONS & UNICORNS: THE WORLD OF MYTHIC CREATURES, ORGANIZED BY THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, WHICH EXPLORED THE SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORIGINS OF LEGENDARY BEINGS. LATER IN THE YEAR, THE MUSEUM INTRODUCED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: YOUR MIND AND THE MACHINE, AN INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCE THAT INVITED GUESTS TO EXPLORE HOW AI IS SHAPING MODERN LIFE AND THE FUTURE OF INNOVATION.IN ADDITION TO THESE TRAVELING AND TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS, MOSI MAINTAINED AND REFRESHED SEVERAL KEY PERMANENT INSTALLATIONS, INCLUDING MISSION MOONBASE, IDEA ZONE MAKERSPACE, DRONE ZONE FLIGHT SCHOOL, DINO-DIG, AND THE ART FACTORY. EACH OF THESE SPACES CONTINUED TO PROVIDE VISITORS WITH HANDS-ON OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPLORE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY THROUGH CREATIVITY, DESIGN, AND EXPERIMENTATION.