DSNH

Hours/Admission Cost

Monday - Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday: 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Visit FAQs and Discounts

ADMISSION

Children (3-12) $12.00
Adults $15.00
Seniors (60+) $13.00
Children (2 and under) Free
DSNH Members are FREE
  Remember! Members must present ID with their membership card during every visit.

  • The Boonshoft Museum is committed to providing a safe environment for all guests; children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult (18+) at all times.
  • The Boonshoft Museum accepts cash, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, AMEX, and personal checks with proper ID

Outdoor Adventure: Bird Hike! March 10, 15 & 23

Join us for this guided exploration through our very own Werthner Woods for a hike all about birds!

We will learn about spotting and identifying birds, as well as bird adaptations and language. This program is geared towards young explorers, ages 6 and up, but all ages are welcome! Young participants will also receive their very own field journal to track their observations. Participants can stay for part or the whole time-frame and these programs are free with museum admission.

When: March 10, 15, and 23 and April 12, 13, 14 from 2:30pm to approximately 3:00pm, depending on how much fun we are having!

Where: Attendees will meet in the Education Lobby at 2:30pm. We will depart from there.

Preparation: Please read the notes below to best prepare.

  • The trail is unpaved and there can be obstructions, so those with limited mobility please use your discretion.
  • Please no strollers.
  • Please wear sturdy shoes and appropriate clothes for the weather. We will run the program as long as there is no severe weather.

March Daily Programs Schedule

Sunday

Do Lab
1:30 – Eclipse Pin Hole Viewer
Keeper Talk
2:30 – Animal Encounter
4:00 – Otter Talk

Planetarium
1:00 – Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
2:00 – Live: The Sky Tonight
3:00 – SpacePark 360
4:00 – Totality

Science Theater
3:30 – Amazing Science

Mon - Fri

Do Lab
11:30 – Eclipse Pin Hole Viewer
1:30 – Eclipse Pin Hole Viewer
Keeper Talk
2:30 – Animal Encounter
4:00 – Otter Talk

Planetarium 

11:00 – Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
1:00 – Live: The Sky Tonight
3:00 – Totality

Science Theater
3:30 – Amazing Science
Toddler Exploration
10:00 – Astronomy Themed Baskets (Cancelled March 18)

Saturday

Do Lab
3:30 – Eclipse Pin Hole Viewer
Keeper Talk
2:30 – Animal Encounter
4:00 – Otter Talk
Planetarium
11:00 – Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
1:00 – Live: The Sky Tonight
3:00 – Totality
Science Theater
11:30 – Amazing Science
1:30 – Amazing Science
Toddler Exploration
10:00 – Astronomy Themed Baskets

Such a fun experience for the little ones!! Not only are allowed to just be kids and play, everything they touch is educational! We will definitely be coming back!
Alaina Robinson
Great place for kids and adults, lots of interesting and educational exhibits, hands-on activities for children of all ages. All in a beautiful setting with a planetarium, and even a live animal area.
Valerie Fidder
Had a great time here very clean and lots for kids to do!.
Destiny Jade

Some of our Sponsors

The Jesse and Caryl Philips Foundation
Kettering Family Philanthropies
Mr. and Mrs. Irvin G. Bieser, Jr.

The Berry Family Foundation 

It's official! Our brand new Paleo Lab is open to the public. Come visit this beautiful new space located inside the Eco Eatery. It includes fossil specimens, a dig pit, large foam dino puzzles, and the opportunity to see our paleontology crew work on articulating and constructing our hadrosaur skeleton! Open daily!

Bieser Room of Wonders

A complete transformation of the Bieser Discovery Center has been completed on the first floor of the museum. The final step in a multi-year project to better display more artifacts from our 1.8 million object collection. Come and see what we have to offer!

The Mole-rats are Here!

We are so excited to announce the unveiling of our newest addition to the Discovery Zoo, a naked mole-rat colony! With the help of folks from AV Glass, GlassWorks, Front Street Art Studio, Dayton Digital Woodworking, and artist Rusty Hardin, we have a fantastic new exhibit for guests to enjoy!

Upgrades at SunWatch

We won the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Grant to help with a multi-year project that has begun the construction phase in 2022. Through a matching grant for capital improvements by the National Endowment for the Humanities, we are making some much needed updates to the SunWatch Interpretive Center!

It takes a village - and every little bit helps!

Every dollar we receive will go toward our NEH Matching Grant that will help us make SunWatch more accessible. This will allow us to engage and inspire even more families in our community by providing high-quality, interactive educational opportunities that enrich the lives of children and adults.