Exhibits
I AM WILD: A Charley Harper Exhibit
I AM WILD: A Charley Harper Exhibit West Virginia, inspired by the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh’s 2025 exhibition, I AM WILD: A Charley Harper Exhibit, opens at the Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences of West Virginia on August 15, 2026, and runs through January 3, 2027.
Wild Kratts®: Ocean Adventure!
On view January 17 through May 10, Wild Kratts®: Ocean Adventure! is a brand-new temporary exhibit at the Clay Center that immerses the young explorers in your life in whole body explorations of ocean habitats and the fascinating creatures within them.
Water’s Extreme Journey
On view September 20 through January 4, Water’s Extreme Journey takes visitors on an exciting and important quest for clean water through West Virginia waterways.
Presented by Minotaur Mazes, a leading company in educational maze exhibits, Water’s Extreme Journey features interactive puzzles and activities that allow visitors to experience the journey of a water droplet.
Makerspace
Step into the Clay Center Makerspace, our interactive exhibit where creativity, engineering, and problem-solving come to life!
Animationland
Join Tracey the pencil dog and her crew—Rooth, Drop, Inky, Uno, and Kari—on a fantastically immersive journey to create stories using science and imagination. Channel your creativity and develop your own animated masterpiece using animation basics like storyboarding, sketching, stop-motion movie making, and more!
Space Lab
Prepare for launch! Step into Space Lab, a hands-on exploration of space science and interplanetary adventure. Whether you're defending Earth from incoming asteroids, engineering your own rocket, or mining asteroids for valuable resources, this immersive exhibit challenges visitors to think like scientists, engineers, and astronauts.
Mindscapes: A Journey Through the Brain
Step into the fascinating world of the human mind with Mindscapes: A Journey Through the Brain. This interactive exhibit invites visitors to journey through the inner workings of our most complex organ.
Life on the Edge
Discover new environments on Earth and in space! Life on the Edge is an exhibition exploring extreme environments on Earth and expanding awareness of the possibilities for life in our Solar System and beyond.
Giants, Dragons, and Unicorns: The World of Mythic Creatures
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.
TreeHouses
Become an environmental steward in the Avampato Discovery Museum and learn about the secret lives of those who live amongst the trees. Families can explore, design and build their own treehouse, stomp on the forest dance floor to discover the sounds of the forest, and much more!