Catawba Science Center On The SALT Block • 243 3rd Avenue NE • PO Box 2431 • Hickory, NC 28603 • Phone: (828) 322-8169 • Fax: (828) 322-1585

Featured Temporary Exhibits


Flutter-By Butterfly Habitat

Now through September 6
OUTDOOR SCIENCE COURTYARD

Experience hundreds of live native and semi-tropical butterflies and moths in a sweetly scented flower garden. Special programs include Lepidoptera Lunches, weekly opportunities to learn about chrysalides and cocoons, and more.

[ See public programs page for details. ]

Sponsored by
Corning Cable Systems
Sue Millholland
McDonald’s
Peggy & Pope Shuford
2010 Fund-a-Cause Donors

Media Sponsor
WFAE 90.3fm



Stopping Time
Now Open
EDGERTON GALLERY

An Interactive exhibit exploring time and motion. Freeze an image of yourself, stop a drop of water mid-stream, see hidden worlds via strobes and more.



Body Carnival
Now through September 6
CARPENTER HALL

Explore the Science of You
Walk the Plank, crawl through the Tunnel of Blood, feel music, experience the Dizzy Tunnel and more.

Sponsored by Bank of America and Hickory Family Pharmacy.

Shipping provided by Century Furniture



Coming Soon

Attack of the Bloodsuckers



 
 

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