TOLEDO, Ohio – Cure the winter blues with a visit to Toledo’s Science Center. Spend a few hours or the entire day building, exploring and having fun!
Now Showing
Backyard Wilderness 3D
Oceans: Our Blue Planet 3D
Showtimes can be found at imaginationstationtoledo.org.
The Science of Guinness World Records EXTENDED to April 24
Free with admission
You are amazing! Show off your skills in The Science of Guinness World Records. This high energy, interactive exhibition will challenge your endurance, your brain and your family and friends.
All Month – Tinkering in IDEA Lab
Free with admission | Linkages
Engineers of all ages are invited to explore the interactive world of mechanical linkages. Linkages are a system of mechanical bars and joints that can create an incredibly complex series of movements. Many things from cranes to bicycles to scissors lifts have their core mechanics based in linkages. The possibilities are endless! Let’s bring ideas of motion to life!
February 2 – Tinkering Takeover
Locke Branch Library | 3-5pm
Get excited about STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics) with YOUR science center! This time, we’re coming to you. Experiment with electrical components like buzzers, switches and bulbs and build your own circuit. Dive into the cool and creative world of CODING and program your very own robot (YES, a ROBOT!) and discover the interactive world of mechanical linkages and turn ideas of motion into reality
February 4, 11 & 25 – Sheep Heart Dissections
3pm | Think Tank, IDEA Lab
Your heart can do amazing things! Its main function is to pump oxygenated blood through your entire body. Uncover how this vital organ works at Imagination Station! Sign up for Sheep Heart Dissection Think Tank workshops to learn more about how a heart works. Did you know that a sheep’s heart has four chambers, just like YOURS and is about the same size?
Now, this is an anatomy lesson you will never forget! Sign up at imaginationstationtoledo.org.
February 9 – Tinkering Takeover
Birmingham Branch Library | 3-5pm
Get excited about STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics) with YOUR science center! This time, we’re coming to you. Experiment with electrical components like buzzers, switches and bulbs and build your own circuit. Dive into the cool and creative world of CODING and program your very own robot (YES, a ROBOT!) and discover the interactive world of mechanical linkages and turn ideas of motion into reality.
February 11 – Family Explorers Club
Colors | 11am-noon
Spark your curiosity and ignite your imaginations! Family Explorers Club is for our littlest explorers (and their grown-ups) to learn all about the world around them. This FREE program for families of children ages 3 – 5.
February 16 – The Untouchables
KeyBank Discovery Theater | 7pm
In February 1933, Congress passed a proposed 21 st Amendment that would repeal the 18th Amendment. On December 5, 1933, the 21st Amendment was approved. This was the first time in American history a Constitutional amendment had been appealed.
On February 16, 2023, Imagination Station steps back to 1930, during Prohibition, when the KeyBank Discovery Theater presents: The Untouchables. Who can forget the notorious kingpin Al Capone (Robert DeNiro) facing off against Elliot Ness (Kevin Costner) in this classic 1987 American film.
Tickets are available at imaginationstationtoledo.org
February 18 – Superhero Day
Free with admission | 10am-5pm
What’s your definition of a superhero? It’s different for everyone. Perhaps it’s a doctor who performed lifesaving surgery or a professional athlete. It could be an EMT or a firefighter – even Spider-Man himself. Superheroes come in all shapes, sizes and species and Imagination Station is bringing them to you for Superhero Day at the science center.
Visitors can meet the front-line heroes of the Toledo Fire and Rescue Department, the amazing Assistance Dogs from the Ability Center and special guests from Laurel’s Princess Parties.
Superhero Day is free with admission or membership to Imagination Station. Lucas County kids get in FREE every Saturday.
February 20 – Open Presidents Day
10am-5pm
School’s out and we’re open! Stop by Imagination Station for a day filled with excitement, experiments and exploration!
Lucas County residents get a $2 discount on admission every day.
February 23 – Tinkering Takeovers
Wayman Palmer YMCA | 5:30-7:30pm
Get excited about STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics) with YOUR science center! This time, we’re coming to you. Experiment with electrical components like buzzers, switches and bulbs and build your own circuit. Dive into the cool and creative world of CODING and program your very own robot (YES, a ROBOT!) and discover the interactive world of mechanical linkages and turn ideas of motion into reality.
February 26 – Family Explorers Club
Colors | 11am-noon
Spark your curiosity and ignite your imaginations! Family Explorers Club is for our littlest explorers (and their grown ups) to learn all about the world around them. This FREE program for families of children ages 3 – 5.
WHAT: February Events
WHEN: All Month
WHERE: Imagination Station
1 Discovery Way, Toledo, OH 43604
Tinkering Takeovers are made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (Grant #MA-245768-OMS-20) and is presented in partnership with Toledo Lucas County Public Library, YMCA of Greater Toledo and Northwest State Community College. Additionally, this project is supported by the Stranahan Foundation, General Motors Corporate Giving, KeyBank Foundation, Toledo Rotary Club Foundation through the Greater Toledo Community Foundation, the Elsie and Harry Baumker Charitable Foundation and the City of Toledo Department of Parks and Youth Services.
Family Explorers Club and other Early Childhood Programming is made possible by a grant from PNC Grow Up Great, a grant from the Principle Donor Directed Pooled Fund of the Greater Toledo Community Foundation and a gift from the KeyBank National Association Trustee for the Nellie Bash Charities Trust Fund in partnership with Read for Literacy.
Imagination Station provides a critical layer of science enrichment by serving as an educational partner for teachers, schools and parents. It’s with a thoughtful blend of exhibits, experiences, education and excitement that Imagination Station inspires visitors to pursue STEM careers in Northwest Ohio.