Spending a week learning about Physics aboard an old school bus may be the last thing you expect to be excited about, but this spring at City Museum, you might just be surprised! 

This isn’t any old bus, and this certainly isn’t your standard high school physics class. This bright purple, tricked out, solar equipped, traveling science museum is filled with hands-on experiments that glow, zap, buzz, float, surprise, and delight. This unique experience, dubbed the Physics Bus, is the brainchild of Ithaca, NY based professional tinkerer, Erik Herman. Now celebrating it’s 20th year, this mobile wonderland for physical phenomena is pleased to be adding a week-long stop at City Museum to its 2024 national tour.  

This Earth Week (April 24 – 27) be sure to stop by and be a part of this eccentric endeavor as recyclables, discarded tech, thrift store appliances, and other everyday objects are transformed by a team of tinkerers-in-residence into interactive contraptions that bend your mind and expand your understanding of the universe around us. Control rainbow-colored magnetic fields, draw glowing pictures with lasers, and zap yourself (or your friends!) with energy you create with just the twist of a knob. 

Follow along during the week as a pile of ‘junk’ slowly transforms into something truly extraordinary, culminating in a debut exhibition on Saturday, April 27th. Mark your calendars and get ready for some “wow,”  because the Physics Bus is coming to town, and you won’t want to miss it!

Physics Bus team on-site for demonstrations
Wednesday, April 24 – Friday, April 26
12pm-12:30pm and 2pm-2:30pm on the 4th Floor

Physics Bus parked at City Museum
Saturday, April 27
10am-1pm and 2pm-5pm in the Parking Lot

Included with General Admission or Member Pass.

Oh, look! We’re in the news!

KSDK – ‘The Physics Bus’ rolls into the City Museum

FOX2 – See the Physics Bus Team at City Museum (video below)