Science Mine

Science Mine The Science Mine is a hands-on science discovery center serving Butte and Southwest Montana.

36 E. Granite St., Butte, MT

The mission of the Science Mine is to provide a family fun environment to make, learn, invent, craft, recycle, build, think, play and be inspired by celebrating arts, crafts, engineering, science, and technology in our community. Our goal is to encourage scientific literacy for all people by exploiting our natural inquisitiveness and love of play. Located in the historic Sears Building, in the hea

rt of Uptown Butte, the Science Mine provides hands-on, interactive exhibits that allow visitors, particularly children, to not only learn about scientific principles but to think critically and ask “what happens if”. What happens if I changed the length of the pendulum cord? What will be the effect if I spin the wheel faster; will the electrical current increase or decrease?

05/21/2026
04/17/2026

Funded through the Natural Resource Damage Program, students from Butte to Missoula are getting hands-on, place-based learning opportunities focused on watershed science and local ecosystems.

04/17/2026

Join us this afternoon for our seminar--Idaho Geological Survey economic geologist Virginia Gillerman will be speaking about mineralization at the Stibnite gold-antimony deposit in Idaho! 4 pm in the Natural Resources Building, Room 123...more details below!

04/16/2026

Suffused with the natural world and the landscape of Cape Cod, where many of the poems are set, “What the Deep Water Knows” contemplates love in all the seasons.

04/12/2026

⚡🎶 NEW EXHIBIT ALERT at the Science Mine! 🎶⚡

Get ready to hear science like never before… introducing our Musical Tesla Coil!

This electrifying exhibit doesn’t just create lightning—it makes music with electricity. That’s right… sparks are literally playing tunes right before your eyes (and ears)!

It’s already become a crowd favorite at our community events and during our regular Saturday hours—and for good reason… it’s LOUD, it’s exciting, and it’s something you won’t forget! ⚡🔊

Bring your curiosity (and maybe cover your ears 😄) and come experience one of the most unique ways to explore science!

🧠✨ At the Science Mine, we believe discovery should be fun, surprising, and shared—and this exhibit checks all the boxes.

📍 Open Saturdays from 10 AM – 2 PM
Come see (and hear!) it for yourself!

04/10/2026

Address

36 E Granite Street
Butte, MT
59701

Opening Hours

10am - 2pm

Telephone

(406) 992-4208

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