Museums, galleries & stages / Bloomfield Hills
Cranbrook Institute of Science
A natural history and science museum in Bloomfield Hills with a planetarium, an observatory, a Stegosaurus out front and 200,000+ objects.
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Cranbrook Institute of Science is the campus museum for earth, space and life sciences, drawing on a collection of more than 200,000 objects and artifacts. It has the Acheson Planetarium, an observatory where you can look through a 20-inch telescope on selected nights, and a life-size Stegosaurus on the grounds. The exhibit "AI: Your Mind & The Machine" runs from September 27, 2026 to May 9, 2027, and on the third Friday of each month admission after 5 PM is just $5.
- Acheson Planetarium and observatory
- Life-size Stegosaurus on the grounds
- Collection of 200,000+ objects
- 'AI: Your Mind & The Machine' through May 9, 2027
- Late hours on the 1st and 3rd Fridays
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