Museum Camps
Museum Camps
When school is out – Museum Camps are in!
Explore science, technology, history and the arts through creative activities and games at Cincinnati Museum Center’s fun and educational Museum Camps. Whether there’s a day or a week off from school, there’s a camp for that.
Pricing
Summer Camps are sold by the week.
5-Day Camps
Members: $310; Non-Members: $335
4-Day Camps
Members: $260; Non-Members: $285
5-Day Premium Camps
Members: $360; Non-Members: $385
4-Day Premium Camps
Members: $310; Non-Members: $335
Registration
Camp registration is now open!
Please note: sales of each camp will end at noon the Friday of the work week prior to the camps’ start date.
Members
Make sure you are logged in to get the special Member price.
Be sure your Membership is active through August and renew before purchasing camps to make the camps purchasing process even easier! An active Membership through the dates of camp is required to get the Member discount.
Questions
If you have questions or would like more information, please call (513) 287-7001 or email camps@waki-aiai.net.
“My daughter had a great time. When we dropped her off after the first day, she ran right up to her counselors and fellow campers. It was obvious that she was comfortable and felt safe there."
2024 Summer Museum Camps
Cincinnati Museum Center
SOLD OUT: Dino Discovery, Kindergarten
Dig up some fun as we learn all about dinosaurs! Explore the incredible specimens in our Dinosaur Hall, dig up and identify fossils and show off your prehistoric knowledge as we play games and have a RAWRing good time.
SOLD OUT: Little Artists, Grades 1-2 (Waitlist full)
Let your creativity shine in an art-filled week. Explore different media such as painting, clay, drawing and more! Expand your imagination to the next level of creativity.
SOLD OUT: LEGO Movie Magic, Grades 3-4 (Waitlist full)
Lights, camera, action! Join our crew and cast as we learn the science behind special effects and create stop-motion animation movies with LEGO minifigures and bricks. Learn what it takes to make a movie, from storyboarding to screenwriting to filming!
SOLD OUT: Archaeology (Premium Camp), Grades 5-6
Channel your inner Indiana Jones and unearth the exciting journey from field to lab. Meet Museum Center archaeologists, discover techniques that archaeologists use in the field and learn about people who once lived in this area. Then, travel to ancient Italy and learn about the civilization of people who lived at the foot of Mount Vesuvius, with visits to our new traveling exhibition Pompeii: The Exhibition.
Cincinnati Observatory
SOLD OUT: Spectacular Solar System, Grades 1-2 (Waitlist full)
There are eight magnificent planets in our solar system (and what happened to the ninth)? Could we discover other planets? Explore our solar system and learn what makes Earth special. Enjoy a week with experts at the Cincinnati Observatory and their spectacular telescopes.
SOLD OUT: Space Explorers, Grades 3-4
Travel to outer space without leaving Earth! Learn how scientists explore space and learn to use telescopes that let us see other galaxies. Explore the Cincinnati Observatory and meet professionals to help answer all your space questions.
Cincinnati Museum Center
SOLD OUT: LEGO Master Builders, Kindergarten
A Master Builder doesn’t need instructions, just an imagination! Take part in building challenges, learn engineering basics, and let your creativity run wild.
SOLD OUT: Junior Amusement Park Science, Grades 1-2
Amusement parks are full of science, art, and fun! Build a rollercoaster, design midway games, and create bumper cars all week long. Learn how science and amusement parks intertwine and how you can create your own fun!
SOLD OUT: STEM, Grades 3-4
Investigate the 4 branches of STEM: science, technology, engineering, and math, through chemical reactions, robot coding and building challenges. Join UC students in exploring each branch of STEM and see how all of branches of STEM interlace in a fun-filled week for future scientists!
Cincinnati Observatory
SOLD OUT: Living in Space, Grades 1-2 (Waitlist full)
Want to be an astronaut and explore space? Learn what it takes to design rockets, travel beyond our atmosphere and research the stars with help from the experts at the Cincinnati Observatory!
SOLD OUT: Mission to Mars, Grades 3-4
What do humans need to survive? Could we live on other planets? Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is a journey to Mars! Explore the Cincinnati Observatory and meet professionals to help answer all your space questions.
Cincinnati Museum Center
Awesome Animals, Kindergarten
Investigate animals and their amazing adaptations. Explore these adaptations first-hand during animal encounters with our museum friends while engaging with extinct animals in our Dinosaur Hall!
SOLD OUT: Paleontology, Grades 1-2 (Waitlist full)
Ever wonder what it’s like to be a part of a team of scientists excavating a prehistoric fossil? Unearth an exciting journey in our Dinosaur Hall as we discover the animals that once roamed Earth. Then dive into the Ordovician seas that once flowed over our city and explore the different roles of a paleontologist!
SOLD OUT: Junior Chefs (Premium Camp), Grades 3-4 (Waitlist full)
Come cook with us! Hone your skills as we focus on new techniques each day. Slice, sauté and sear your way through tasty recipes, culminating in a culinary cookout at the end of the week!
SOLD OUT: LEGO Movie Magic, Grades 3-4
Lights, camera, action! Join our crew and cast as we learn the science behind special effects and create stop-motion animation movies with LEGO minifigures and bricks. Learn what it takes to make a movie, from storyboarding to screenwriting to filming!
Northern Kentucky University
SOLD OUT: STEM, Grades 1-2 (Waitlist full)
Spend the week getting your hands dirty as we dive into some messy science. Explore the scientific method through unconventional ways as we combine science and creativity while experiencing the setting of a college campus. Spend the week at Northern Kentucky University and feel what it’s like to be a messy scientist! This week of camp is in collaboration with the Northern Kentucky University’s Center for Integrative Natural Science and Mathematics (CINSAM).
STEM, Grades 3-4
Investigate the 4 branches of STEM: science, technology, engineering, and math, through chemical reactions, robot coding and building challenges. Join us for a week at Northern Kentucky University and explore each branch of STEM and see how all of branches of STEM interlace in a fun-filled week for future scientists! This week of camp is in collaboration with the Northern Kentucky University’s Center for Integrative Natural Science and Mathematics (CINSAM).
Cincinnati Museum Center
SOLD OUT: Messy Science, Kindergarten
Spend the week getting your hands dirty as we dive into some messy science! Bring out your inner chemist and join us for some icky, sticky experiments.
SOLD OUT: LEGO Engineers, Grades 1-2 (Waitlist full)
A Master Builder doesn’t need instructions, just an imagination! Take part in building challenges, learn engineering basics, and let your creativity run wild in a week’s worth of pure LEGO fun!
SOLD OUT: Amusement Park Science, Grades 3-4
Amusement parks are full of science, art, and fun! Build a rollercoaster, design midway games, and create bumper cars all week long. Learn how science and amusement parks intertwine and how you can create your own fun!
Cincinnati Museum Center
SOLD OUT: Little Artists, Kindergarten
Let your creativity shine in a craft-filled week. We will explore different mediums like painting, clay, drawing and more! Watch your artistic skills grow as you learn to express yourself through making!
SOLD OUT: Messy Science, Grades 1-2 (Waitlist full)
Spend the week getting your hands dirty as we dive into some messy science. Explore the scientific method through unconventional ways as we combine science and creativity!
SOLD OUT: Paleontology and Archaeology (Premium Camp), Grades 3-4 (Waitlist full)
Ever wonder what the difference is between Paleontology and Archaeology? What it’s like to be a part of a team of scientists excavating a prehistoric fossil, or discovering remnants of an ancient civilization? Unearth an exciting journey in our Dinosaur Hall and new Ordovician gallery as we discover the animals that once roamed Earth. Then, travel to ancient Italy and learn about the civilization of people who lived at the foot of Mount Vesuvius, with visits to our new traveling exhibition Pompeii: The Exhibition.
Northern Kentucky University
SOLD OUT: STEM, Grades 1-2
Spend the week getting your hands dirty as we dive into some messy science. Explore the scientific method through unconventional ways as we combine science and creativity while experiencing the setting of a college campus. Spend the week at Northern Kentucky University and feel what it’s like to be a messy scientist! This week of camp is in collaboration with the Northern Kentucky University’s Center for Integrative Natural Science and Mathematics (CINSAM).
Grades 3-4
Investigate the 4 branches of STEM: science, technology, engineering, and math, through chemical reactions, robot coding and building challenges. Join us for a week at Northern Kentucky University and explore each branch of STEM and see how all of branches of STEM interlace in a fun-filled week for future scientists! This week of camp is in collaboration with the Northern Kentucky University’s Center for Integrative Natural Science and Mathematics (CINSAM).
Cincinnati Museum Center
SOLD OUT: Dino Discovery, Kindergarten
Dig up some fun as we learn all about dinosaurs! Explore the incredible specimens in our Dinosaur Hall, dig up and identify fossils and show off your prehistoric knowledge as we play games and have a RAWRing good time.
SOLD OUT: Little Artists, Grades 1-2 (Waitlist full)
Let your creativity shine in an art-filled week. Explore different media such as painting, clay, drawing and more! Expand your imagination to the next level of creativity.
SOLD OUT: LEGO Movie Magic, Grades 3-4
Lights, camera, action! Join our crew and cast as we learn the science behind special effects and create stop-motion animation movies with LEGO minifigures and bricks. Learn what it takes to make a movie, from storyboarding to screenwriting to filming!
Epic Upstanders (Premium Camp), Grades 5-6
Discover your inner superhero as you uncover unique character strengths and unleash your incredible abilities! This is your chance to ignite your personal growth, forge unbreakable bonds with new friends and set the world on fire with positive change! Join us in an epic quest to become true upstanders and embrace your power to make an impact. Join us for an energizing and inspiring week in partnership with the Nancy & David Wolf Holocaust & Humanity Center.
Cincinnati Observatory
SOLD OUT: Spectacular Solar System, Grades 1-2 (Waitlist full)
There are eight magnificent planets in our solar system (and what happened to the ninth)? Could we discover other planets? Explore our solar system and learn what makes Earth special. Enjoy a week with experts at the Cincinnati Observatory and their spectacular telescopes.
SOLD OUT: Space Explorers, Grades 3-4
Travel to outer space without leaving Earth! Learn how scientists explore space and learn to use telescopes that let us see other galaxies. Explore the Cincinnati Observatory and meet professionals to help answer all your space questions.
Cincinnati Museum Center
SOLD OUT: LEGO Master Builders, Kindergarten
A Master Builder doesn’t need instructions, just an imagination! Take part in building challenges, learn engineering basics, and let your creativity run wild.
SOLD OUT: Junior Amusement Park Science, Grades 1-2
Amusement parks are full of science, art, and fun! Build a rollercoaster, design midway games, and create bumper cars all week long. Learn how science and amusement parks intertwine and how you can create your own fun!
STEM, Grades 3-4
Investigate the 4 branches of STEM: science, technology, engineering, and math, through chemical reactions, robot coding and building challenges. Join UC students in exploring each branch of STEM and see how all of branches of STEM interlace in a fun-filled week for future scientists!
Cincinnati Observatory
SOLD OUT: Living in Space, Grades 1-2
Want to be an astronaut and explore space? Learn what it takes to design rockets, travel beyond our atmosphere and research the stars with help from the experts at the Cincinnati Observatory!
SOLD OUT: Mission to Mars, Grades 3-4
What do humans need to survive? Could we live on other planets? Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is a journey to Mars! Explore the Cincinnati Observatory and meet professionals to help answer all your space questions.
Cincinnati Museum Center
SOLD OUT: Awesome Animals, Kindergarten
Investigate animals and their amazing adaptations. Explore these adaptations first-hand during animal encounters with our museum friends while engaging with extinct animals in our Dinosaur Hall!
SOLD OUT: Paleontology, Grades 1-2
Ever wonder what it’s like to be a part of a team of scientists excavating a prehistoric fossil? Unearth an exciting journey in our Dinosaur Hall as we discover the animals that once roamed Earth. Then dive into the Ordovician seas that once flowed over our city and explore the different roles of a paleontologist!
SOLD OUT: Kitchen Science (Premium Camp), Grades 3-4
Have you ever wondered how astronauts eat lunch in space or wanted to extract DNA from strawberries? Explore the science behind food, from the first chop to the last bite!
SOLD OUT: LEGO Movie Magic, Grades 3-4
Lights, camera, action! Join our crew and cast as we learn the science behind special effects and create stop-motion animation movies with LEGO minifigures and bricks. Learn what it takes to make a movie, from storyboarding to screenwriting to filming!
More Information
Grade Bands
Campers are eligible for the grade they will be entering in Fall 2024.
Hours
Camps will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Check-in: Camper drop off is from 8:45 to 9:15 a.m.
Check-out: Camper pick up is from 3:45 to 4:15 p.m.
Locations
Museum Camps will take place at 3 locations around our region:
Cincinnati Museum Center
1301 Western Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45203
Cincinnati Observatory
3489 Observatory Pl, Cincinnati, OH 45208
Northern Kentucky University
1 Louie B Nunn Dr, Highland Heights, KY 41099
Cancellation Policy
There is a $50 processing fee for cancelling 15 or more days in advance of the first day of camp. There will be a $100 fee if you inform us 7 to 14 days before the first day of camp. 25% of your camp registration will be refunded if you inform us fewer than 7 days in advance; No refund is given after the first day of camp.
To cancel, please call (513) 287-7001. A refund will be issued to the same credit card used to register for camp. Please have the card in hand when calling to cancel.
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