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Reuben H. Fleet Science Center

The Fleet is home to Southern California’s only IMAX® Dome Theater and 100+ hands-on science exhibits for all ages. Watch immersive giant-screen films and amazing planetarium shows in the Eugene Heikoff and Marilyn Jacobs Heikoff Dome Theater and experience seven galleries of fun, interactive exhibits. Enjoy sandwiches, salads and healthful treats in Galileo’s Café. Find unique educational toys and games, books, IMAX DVDs and more in the North Star Science Store.






Coming Up at the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center:
Free Admission at the Fleet for Grandparents Day! Sep 12, 10
Grandparents are invited to bring their grandchildren to the Fleet for a day of hands-on fun in the seven interactive galleries. Free gallery ... More
FILM: ULTIMATE WAVE TAHITI Jul 1, 10 thru Oct 31, 10
Join Kelly Slater and Raimana Van Bastolaer, a Tahitian surfing legend in a quest to ride the most commanding waves in Tahiti’s famed ... More
THE LIVING SEA Jul 1, 10 thru Sep 5, 10
Film provides underwater imagery normally only reached while wearing fins and a mask!  Swim with thousands of golden jellyfish performing ... More
Film: HUBBLE Mar 19, 10 thru Oct 31, 10
Ride aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis to experience firsthand a dramatic mission to repair the Hubble telescope, then sit back and ... More
EARTH EXPOSED Jun 19, 10 thru Jun 19, 11
The planet we live on is in a constant state of flux, and a new exhibition at the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center exposes just how nature’s ... More
ONGOING EXHIBITION: Kid City May 1, 10 thru May 1, 13
From conveyer belts and cranes to air chutes and grocery stores, young visitors, infants through age five, will work, create, play, and learn ... More
IMAX en EspaƱol On the Third Sunday of each Month
 “IMAX en Español,” a monthly IMAX film screening with the soundtrack entirely in Spanish! This special public ... More
Ongoing Exhibition: Block Busters! Nov 21, 09
By filling a gallery space with 15,000 KEVA wood building planks, the fully interactive exhibition, Block Busters, at the Reuben ... More
ONGOING: Senior Mondays On the First Monday of each Month
Seniors are invited to visit on the quietest day of the week and enjoy the Fleet's seven interactive exhibit galleries, one IMAX films, and ... More
Planetarium Show and Star Party - Ongoing On the First Wednesday of each Month
"The Sky Tonight" is the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center's monthly live planetarium show, led by a professional astronomer and perfect ... More
Young Scientists Every Wednesday
A new hands-on preschool program for children ages 3-5 (accompanied by an adult). Explore the scientific wonders of the world at the Fleet's ... More
Saturday Science Club for Girls - ONGOING On the Second Saturday of each Month
Fun activities for girls in grades 5-8. Filled with challenges, hands-on activities and presentations by local women scientist, each month ... More
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