May Programming: Great Lakes Adventure
Set sail with Great Lakes Science Center in May with a series of fun boat and water themed family activities, perfect for all ages, to celebrate the grand opening of TITANIC: The Artifact Exhibition on May 21, and the reopening of the Steamship William G. Mather on May 2!
Join us on May 23, 24 and 25, for a weekend filled with Great Lakes Adventures to celebrate the 101st birthday of the Steamship Mather.
Programs include:
Wacky Water Big Science Show – watch with wonder as we work with water and explore some of its wackier physical and chemical properties!
Watery Scavenger Hunt – track down some of our watery exhibits and record your observations for a prize!
Water Refraction Cart – explore the properties of water and how it interacts with light as we make glass beads vanish from sight!
Guided Mather Tours – Take a 60-minute, staff-led tour highlighting the many features, artifacts, and story of this restored Great Lakes freighter. Visit one of the cargo holds, the brass and oak pilot house and four-story engine room, and discover how the William G. Mather contributed to Cleveland’s history.
Design a Ship Flag – come onboard the William G. Mather and design your own flag, inspired by the some of the flags on display in the Mather hold that once flew onboard Great Lakes freighters.
Family Workshops
Put your engineering skills to work designing your own boat from everyday materials and see how fast you can sail it along a water-filled lane during our Sailboat Speedway Family Workshop.
Sundays May 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31 at 1 and 3 p.m.
$5 materials fee per person. Registration is required. Sign up in-person at our Box Office or online here.
