100 Years of Discovery: A Museum's Past, Present & Future

Walk in the shoes of the visionary Clevelanders who paved the way for the Museum’s founding in 1920 and take the helm of a schooner on a 1923 expedition to the South Atlantic. Mush with Balto across an Alaskan snowscape, observe bald eagles through the eyes of a naturalist, and stand face to face with a dinosaur. Journey through the decades as the Museum digs deep into Cleveland’s ancient underwater past and takes important steps toward understanding human origins and health.

It’s been a momentous century of science and nature, but the best is yet to come. Join us in charting the possibilities of the next 100 years and leave inspired by the future of scientific exploration. As we reinvent our visitor experience with you at its center, get an exciting sneak peek of your transformed Museum—coming in 2024.