Our Facts

The Da Vinci Science Center (DSC) is an independent nonprofit organization and has been a leader in bringing science to life and lives to science since 1992. The Center excels in connecting people of all ages to the wonders of science in their lives, their creative curiosities, and tomorrow’s innovative careers. Its engaging and highly-interactive experiences include a two-story exhibit floor; nearly three-dozen programs for visitors of all ages, students, educators, and community groups; and regional workforce initiatives that integrate limited-engagement exhibits with programs highlighting workforce development opportunities. Our Fact Sheet

Our Community

Our Center is located in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley, approximately 65 miles north of Philadelphia, Pa., and 90 miles south of New York, N.Y. Our primary service area in eastern Pennsylvania and western New Jersey is home to 3.8 million people.

Our Mission

To bring science to life and lives to science

Our Strategic Plan

The Da Vinci Science Center’s 2012-2015 Strategic Plan describes what the Center strives to do every day, the result it envisions, and the world that it works to create and affect positively. Explore

A Few of Our Goals

To make hands-on science fun, accessible, and playful through exciting informal experiences

To promote the region’s scientific activity and to encourage development of a science-centered workforce

To provide the region’s educators with high-quality field trips, student workshops, and professional development programs that align with state standards and promote greater student achievement

To highlight science’s connections with the arts and other disciplines

Our Economic Impact

The Da Vinci Science Center’s economic impact in the long-term is immeasurable inasmuch as its work is dedicated primarily to the inspiration of future scientists and professionals and the development of a scientific and technical workforce.

The Da Vinci Science Center has earned more than $3 million since 2006 in grants from corporations and federal government agencies outside the Lehigh Valley region – including the MetLife Foundation, Motorola, the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS), and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA).

Our History

Our evolution since 1992 has been driven by insatiable enthusiasm for science’s limitless potential and fundamental presence throughout the human experience. Part One l Part Two
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Qualities of Leonardo

Da Vinci Science Center experiences promote curiosity, creativity, and imagination – qualities realized by Leonardo da Vinci and the transformative innovators who have succeeded him.

Our Legal Information

The Da Vinci Science Center is incorporated formally as The Da Vinci Discovery Center of Science and Technology, Inc. Its federal tax identification number is 23-2824084.
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