Background on the Marian Koshland Science
Museum
 The mission of the Marian Koshland Science Museum is to engage the general public in current scientific issues that impact their lives. The museum’s state-of-the-art exhibits, public programs, and educational programs provide information that stimulates discussion and provides insight into how science supports decision-making.
As “advisers to the Nation on science, engineering and medicine,” studies conducted by the National Academies influence public policy decisions regarding controversial science-related matters.
Information on visiting the museum, including location and admission details, can be found in Visitor Information.
Museum Exhibits
Interactive displays illustrate the role of science in informing national policy and personal decisions impacting people’s daily lives. A majority of the museum’s exhibits are temporary; new exhibits will be announced as they become available. The museum’s current exhibits include:
Infectious Disease: Evolving Challenges to Human Health This exhibition explores the microbial world we live in, examines the emergence of new threats, and shows how our response determines the spread of disease.
Global Warming Facts & Our Future: This exhibition explores issues related to global warming, including possible implications of this phenomenon for the quality of life worldwide.
Wonders of Science: This introductory section displays scientific animations that illustrate ground-breaking scientific research and includes a film, What is the Universe Made Of? The film and animations are updated periodically.
Putting DNA to Work: Now on travel, this exhibit explores how DNA sequencing technology is used to solve many of today's challenges.
A distinguished group of museum
advisors, including experts
in the fields of biology, geoscience, climatology, genomics,
medicine, astronomy, physics, environmental sciences, and science
education, have participated in exhibit development to ensure
scientific accuracy and objectivity.
Marian Koshland
The Marian Koshland Science Museum is named for Marian
Koshland,
an immunologist and molecular biologist who conducted groundbreaking
research in the behavior of antibodies. The museum has been
developed through a gift from her husband, Daniel Koshland,
a molecular biologist specializing in the study of enzymes
and bacteria.
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