Museum Name: Gulf Coast Exploreum Science Center
Schedule: Hours vary, please check website.
Established: 1998
Address: 65 Government St., Mobile, AL 36602
Phone Number: 251-208-6873
Fax Number: 251-208-6889
Email: education@exploreum.net
Director: Michael Sullivan
Website: www.exploreum.net
Focus: The Exploreum's educational programs are designed to engage and inspire your students and to give them a new perspective on observing, thinking, and problem solving.
Ages: All ages
Cost: changes with exhibit
Major Exhibits: China: 7000 Years of Innovation, The Dead Sea Scrolls, Mummy: The Inside Story, and Coming January, 2007: A Day in Pompeii
Exhibits of 06: Animal Grossology, Mummy: The Inside Story, and Football: The Exhibit

The Gulf Coast Exploreum is a premiere science center in the area. Located in historic downtown Mobile, the Exploreum houses the only Domed IMAX® Theater, the only full-scale science lab where students can participate in experiments, and the only 3D virtual theater on the Gulf Coast! Two permanent exhibit galleries, Hands On Hall and Minds On Hall, are filled with more than 100 science exhibits. The Exploreum also hosts traveling science and cultural exhibits. Past exhibits include China! 7000 Years of Innovation, the Dead Sea Scrolls, Animal Grossology and Mummy: the inside story. The current IMAX® film is Roving Mars, along with the current exhibit Football: The Exhibit. Next up -A Day in Pompeii and Greece: Secrets of the Past- January 12 - June 3, 2007!

Class Trip Programs
Multiple field trips offered, including classroom and science lab experiences

Class Trip Pricing
Ranges from $5.00-to $10.50, depending upon current exhibit and IMAX schedule