Liberty Science Center
Logo of the Liberty Science Center | |
Exterior of Liberty Science Center | |
| Established | January 24, 1993 |
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| Location | Liberty State Park, Jersey City, New Jersey, US |
| Coordinates | 40°42′30″N 74°03′15″W / 40.708312°N 74.054246°W |
| Type | Science museum |
| Visitors | 750,000 per year |
| President & CEO | Paul Hoffman |
| Chairperson | David Barry/John Weston |
| Public transit access | Hudson–Bergen Light Rail at Liberty State Park:
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| Nearest parking | On-site (daily charge) |
| Website | lsc |
Liberty Science Center is an interactive science museum and learning center located in Liberty State Park in Jersey City, New Jersey, United States. At its opening, it was the largest such planetarium in the Western Hemisphere and the world's fourth largest.
The center, which opened in 1993 as New Jersey's first major state science museum, has science exhibits, numerous educational resources, and the original Hoberman sphere, a silver, computer-driven engineering artwork designed by Chuck Hoberman.