Lawrence Livermore's Discovery Center Reopens After Long Closure

LIVERMORE, CA — Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s Discovery Center will reopen to visitors Wednesday after nearly three years of closure.

The Discovery Center’s reopening will feature facility renovations and host a variety of new exhibits related to the center’s research and history, with a particular aim toward children.

Visitors will now be able to walk through an updated model of the target chamber of the National Ignition Facility, learn about the lab’s role in combating COVID-19, and an exhibit on the lab’s astronomical discoveries, according to Science Education Program Manager Joanna Albala.

New exhibits also cover:

• LLNL’s CubeSat satellite, a modular nanosatellite used for optical sensing in low Earth orbit.
• NIFFY, the lab’s wooly mammoth
• The lab’s 70 years of scientific achievement presented through a history tunnel.

The Discovery Center will also resume its “Fun with Science” field trips, which show fifth graders the science behind NIF, the world’s largest and most energetic laser system.

Field trips are offered Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9-11 a.m. Registration is required.

The Discovery Center is open Monday through Friday from noon to 4. See here for more information.