Current Exhibits

Through interactive exploration, these exhibits engage, educate, and inspire children of all ages.

Now on Exhibit: The Human Super Brain!

Discover the wonders of the most complex organ in the human body—your brain! The Human Super Brain is an interactive exhibit that brings neuroscience to life, showing how this extraordinary organ drives your thoughts, emotions, and actions. Through hands-on activities and engaging displays, explore the brain’s ability to learn, adapt, and innovate—earning its title as the ultimate supercomputer.

Montana themed water table at ExWorks

Permanent Exhibit: Waterways to the Future

Make a splash while discovering the physics of water! Our water table features Mount Helena, Helena’s iconic fire tower, and artwork showcasing Helena’s landscape, including the Sleeping Giant Mountain and Helena Cathedral. Museum visitors can interact with the exhibit by making the clouds rain, go fishing, fill water buckets, and play with the water wheel.

Indoor beehive on second floor of the museum

Permanent Exhibit: Indoor Beehive

Come check out the “buzz” around our new indoor beehive! Honeybees play an invaluable role in our lives through pollinating many agricultural crops and native plants. See these amazing creatures up close… bonus points if you can find the queen bee!

Child riding a rocking horse in the Little Sky exhibit area

Permanent Exhibit: Little Sky

Our special play land for children under five. Children five and under can explore life in Big Sky Country with our Little Sky exhibit. Discover where your food comes from with Gabriel's Garden Market. Hunt for eggs in the Farm to Fork barnyard. Scramble up the slide, and catch a stuffed fish in the Montana Outdoors exhibit.

LiteZilla giant Lite Bright on second floor of museum

Permanent Exhibit: Lite Zilla

Create a colorful masterpiece on our giant LiteZilla! Young or old, you’ll love getting creative with this giant LiteBrite.

A special thank you to NorthWestern Energy for sponsoring this exhibit.

Permanent Exhibit: Air Maze

See colorful scarves rocket through the air maze and learn more about the magic of air. Children (and adults!) love watching the different colors go through the maze and float back to the ground again and again.