Museum of Arts
and Sciences
The Museum of Arts and Sciences is the primary art,
history and science museum for Volusia County. Nestled in the beautiful 90-acre nature setting of Tuscawilla Park,
the museum presents guests with an entertaining and educational look at
the fascinating worlds of art, science and history. Selections from the museum’s permanent collection of Cuban
fine and folk art, African ceremonial and domestic objects, American fine
and decorative arts, and rare Chinese artifacts, are always on display in
the museum’s permanent galleries. Well-known
museums across the nation provide works of art in all genres for display
in the museum’s changing exhibitions galleries.
The Center for Florida History is home to the best and most
complete skeleton of a Giant Ground Sloth ever discovered in North
America. The Bouchelle Center
for the Study of International Decorative Art provides visitors the
opportunity to explore and interactively study over 1,000 items on
display. Families can enjoy a
variety of exciting space and astronomy shows in the museum’s 120-seat
planetarium or go on a wilderness adventure for 90 acres of interpretative
nature trails.
The museum also operates Gamble House, the area’s first historic
house named after James Gamble of Proctor and Gamble fame. The 150-acre park preserve in neighboring Port Orange is a
wonderful example of rustic southern cracker architecture. Various lectures and film presentations on art, history and science
for children and adults are regularly featured in the museum’s 265-seat
Chapman Root Hall.
The Museum of Arts and Sciences is located at 1040 Museum Blvd., off Nova Rd. in Daytona Beach. Museum hours are 9 a.m.- 4p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and noon to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Admission is $5 for adults, $1 for children and students, and free for museum members. Planetarium admission is $3 for adults and $2 for children and students. |
