Museum of Arts and Sciences

06/25/2026

Michael Albert will be bringing his Cereal Box Collage Workshop to the Museum of Arts and Sciences tomorrow, June 26th from 10:30-4! Part of his Summer Southern Pop Art Tour, he will lead his hands-on collage workshop where participants will have the chance to create their own masterpieces using Cereal boxes and other colorful cardboard packages. All participants will receive a free signed poster of one of Albert’s creations as a special gift for joining him!

06/23/2026

Our next STEAM Labs: Family Edition is tomorrow from 2:30-4! We still have some tickets left, so be sure to grab yours on our website! With 3 levels to choose from this program is something family members of all ages can enjoy!

06/22/2026

Looking for something fun this summer that the whole family can enjoy? We have two big family day events right around the corner! Save the date for Bird Day and Reptile Day at the museum! Bird Day is THIS SATURDAY and mark your calendars for Reptile Day next month on July 25th!

06/19/2026

Juneteenth is a day of reflection and celebration as it marks the end of enslavement in the U.S. In observance of Juneteenth, we want to highlight the work of local Macon artist, Wini McQueen. 

McQueen is a textile artist whose work explores African American heritage and complex political and social relations. Nationally recognized for her textile art, she has pieces held in the permanent collections of museums across the country and here at the Museum of Arts and Sciences. Featured in the Quilts, Textiles, and Fabric Arts exhibit, her work “Quilt of Names” honors the lives and heritage of the 10 million people who lost their names in the Transatlantic Slave Trade. 

Quilts, Textiles, and Fabric Arts is currently on display in Georgia’s Gallery until August 15th.

06/18/2026

EDITED TO ADD: Ticket sales are still open and have been updated on the website! Online ticket sales will cut off Friday at 5. Any tickets left after this point will be available for purchase at the door before the event. This event is rain or shine, but if it rains we will not be doing the trail tour or telescope observing. Read below for the schedule!

6 p.m. - Museum doors open
6:15 p.m. - Sweetgum Trail Nature Tour begins IF it's not raining
7 p.m. - Planetarium Show
8:15 p.m. - Science on a Sphere Solar System Tour
9 p.m. - Museum closes and telescopic observation begins IF the sky is clear. If it's cloudy, the event ends at 9.

Sky Over Macon is back at the museum THIS FRIDAY! Once a month you can join us for Sky Over Macon and enjoy a guided tour of the night sky and any upcoming astronomical events to watch out for. Here’s everything you get for $10/person at Sky Over Macon:

✅ Access to the museum after dark 🌑
✅ Earth Science Curator guided nature trail tour 🌱
✅ Live Planetarium show of the night sky 🪐
✅ Telescope observing with Middle Georgia Astronomical Society 🔭

Purchase your tickets online ahead of time on our website!

06/17/2026

Y’all loved the Family Edition of STEAM Labs: Let’s Go Fly a Kite, so we’re offering it again! July 1st from 2:30 to 4 join us for round 2! Space is limited and this program sold out last time, so purchase your tickets ahead of time on our website to save your seat!

06/16/2026

On June 17, the crescent Moon will move in front of the radiant planet Venus in the daytime sky for observers in the contiguous 48 states, much of Canada, and parts of South America. This is called a planetary occultation. They can only be seen from relatively limited locations on Earth each time they occur because the geometry to line up the Earth, moon, and Venus has to be very precise. The next Moon-Venus occultation visible from North America will occur on October 10, 2029.

According to the International Occultation Timing Association, Venus will move behind the moon at 3:42 p.m. as seen from Macon, GA and the planet will emerge at 5:10 p.m. A link to the times of visibility from other places is in the article below: https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/see-venus-disappear-in-broad-daylight-on-june-17th

To see it, the sky will need to be clear and binoculars or a telescope are required to see Venus in the daytime. Try to find a location where the sun is blocked by a building or tree. Not only will it be easier to find the moon this way, but you'll also get to enjoy the occultation in the shade.

A representative from the Middle Georgia Astronomical Society will be in the museum's lobby on Wednesday starting at 2:30 p.m. He will offer views of the occultation through a digital telescopes if the sky is clear. If it's not, he'll be showing what the event will look like on sky simulation software. The occultation will also be featured in planetarium shows on Wednesday.

On June 17th, much of North America can watch the Moon occult Venus in the daytime sky. All you need are binoculars.

06/13/2026

Zuri and Jojo will be visiting the museum for TWO HOURS ONLY today and June 27 from 10-12! Come say hi to the leaping lemurs while they’re here!

06/12/2026

We are deeply saddened by the news of David Hockney’s passing. Our thoughts are with his loved ones at this time.

A prominent figure of the Pop Art movement in the 1960s, Hockney created work with a wide array of media. Most famously known for his drawings and paintings of pool sides, many of his pieces frequently centered themes of presence and absence.

“What an artist is trying to do for people is bring them closer to something, because of course art is about sharing. You wouldn’t be an artist unless you wanted to share an experience, a thought” - David Hockney

David Hockney, “My Pool Terrace,” 146/250, 1983, Museum of Arts and Sciences Permanent Collection, A2021.41. Not currently on view.