Liberty Science Center

Liberty Science Center is an interactive science museum and learning center located in Liberty State Park in Jersey City, New Jersey, United States. At its opening, it was the largest such planetarium in the Western Hemisphere and the world's fourth largest.

Liberty Science Center
Exterior of Liberty Science Center
Location of Liberty Science Center in New Jersey
EstablishedJanuary 24, 1993
LocationLiberty State Park, Jersey City, New Jersey, US
Coordinates40.708312°N 74.054246°W / 40.708312; -74.054246
TypeScience museum
Visitors750,000 per year
President & CEOPaul Hoffman
ChairpersonDavid Barry/John Weston
Public transit accessLiberty State Park station, Hudson–Bergen Light Rail
Nearest parkingOn-site (daily charge)
Websitelsc.org

The center, which opened in 1993 as New Jersey's first major state science museum, has science exhibits, numerous educational resources, and the original Hoberman sphere, a silver, computer-driven engineering artwork designed by Chuck Hoberman.

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