Explore, discover, and create at the Clay Center.
Stories of mythical beings have been with us for thousands of years. These legends, which were sometimes inspired by fossils or living animals, continue to inspire us today.
Walking in Antarctica is an immersive, interdisciplinary exhibition bringing together photography, sculpture, and audio narrative to take the viewer on a journey through an extraordinary environment of remote places that the tourist ships do not reach and few people get to witness in person.
Using the rhythmic process of rug hooking, artists in this exhibition tell personal stories of motherhood, healing, and environmentalism.
In WaterWorks visitors play and work with water along sweeping flow routes, dramatic water falls, controlling the water to animate and energize everything in its path in an expression of water’s power. Along the way, they will experience the potential, kinetic and mechanical energy of water.
In the Maier Foundation Music Studio, visitors see, listen to, move to, and create their own music; examine the scientific foundations of music they hear; and explore the mathematical concepts of rhythm, pattern, and harmony.
Explore art in new and exciting ways! In our Interactive Art Space, guests of all ages can explore basic art principles while having fun.
Focusing on the human body in motion, Healthy Me provides a safe environment to test your physical skills and learn why regular physical activity is essential to health.
Enter a town much like Charleston but on a kid’s scale. In My Town, the kids have the jobs, get to spend (imaginary) money and participate in fun activities every day!
See all three stories of the Clay Center from a new perspective as you climb a work of art. From kids to adults, everyone can take part in this interactive exhibit.
TUESDAY–SUNDAY: 2PM
Is there a distant ninth planet in our solar system? The new planetarium film "Planet Nine" makes the case!
TUESDAY–SATURDAY: 12PM, 4PM | SUNDAY: 4PM
Come along with a Clay Center presenter as we journey through the spring night sky and learn how to identify the constellations above us.
TUESDAY–SATURDAY: 11AM, 3PM | SUNDAY: 3PM
In America’s musical cities, every chord, every riff, every bang of a drum tells a story.
TUESDAY–SATURDAY: 10:30AM, 1PM | SUNDAY: 1PM
This exciting voyage will carry visitors to the planets and far out into the Universe.