Bradbury Science Museum

09/09/2024

Tonight at 5:30, join us for "At Odds with Oppenheimer: Los Alamos and the H-Bomb Decision" with historian Nicholas Lewis.

📅 Monday, Sept. 9
⏰ 5:30-7 p.m.
📍projectY cowork, 150 Central Park Square, Los Alamos, NM

During the height of the Red Scare in the 1950s, political enemies of Oppenheimer seized upon his past views on H-bomb development as a means of discrediting him publicly as well as attempting to criticize the Lab's H-bomb program.

This talk uses unique Lab archival sources to untangle the complex issues surrounding the H-bomb debates and to challenge the claims made against Los Alamos and its early H-bomb effort.

07/03/2024

The Bradbury is OPEN this July 4th from 10-5pm. 🇺🇲 Bring the whole family for a day of discovery!

Plus, see a unique lens on American history with our new summer exhibit, Project Y Photographers.

06/10/2024

Tonight at 5:30, get the scoop on the Bradbury's newest exhibit: Project Y Photographers. Historian and museum specialist Madeline Whitacre will discuss why creating a visual record was important to Project Y, the men whose job it was to capture the secret work on film and her research process in developing the Bradbury’s summer exhibit.

📅 Today, Monday June 11
⏰ 5:30-7 p.m.
📍Bradbury Science Museum, 1450 Central Ave in Los Alamos

05/11/2024

How do climate shifts impact national security?

This Monday, May 13, join climate security expert Travis Pitts at our FREE Periodic Table event to discuss how modeling climate can help anticipate threats like droughts, floods and food scarcity 👉 https://ow.ly/rKLK50RAEEB

05/04/2024

May the force of STEM be with you this Star Wars Day!

At last year’s High-Tech Halloween event, we were honored with the presence of a Mandalorian, who wielded the force in our static electricity demonstration.

This Mandalorian was smaller than one would imagine, about the size of a seven-year-old Earthling, and his bounty hunting yielded a bantha-sized trove of Halloween candy.

04/26/2024

The Bradbury is excited to be a sponsor of the New Mexico Consortium’s April 27 & 28 event, Cosmic Frontiers: Stephen Hawking and the Universe.

Held at SALA Event Center, the event’s line-up includes Hawking-themed films, discussions and presentations by Los Alamos National Laboratory researchers. 💫

See more about this free, registration-required event👇 https://ow.ly/tY2j50Roy5q

04/08/2024

A little birdie told us that tonight’s (April 8) talk at ProjectY Cowork, 5:30 p.m., is going to be a good one. Chat with Milu Velardi about the pinyon jay, a local bird at risk of becoming an endangered species.

Hear about her team’s research on our fine feathered friends in this free event. 🐦 👉https://ow.ly/1NwR50R7Gw7

03/17/2024

☘️ Get your green gear at Gadgets this ! With science-themed shirts, hats, socks and more, you can go green from head to toe.

🦠 And green isn’t just the color of luck; it's the color of yuck. Gadgets carries the cuddliest of germs, including a cute seafoam green flu plushie. It’s the only flu bug you actually want to get!

All purchases support in Northern NM. 👉https://ow.ly/o8OR50QQIIQ

Get green items at Gadgets gift shop

03/15/2024

Our museum is closed today, Friday (March 15), due to inclement weather. We'll look forward to seeing you soon! https://about.lanl.gov/bradbury/

03/14/2024

Welcome, spring breakers! School may be out, but students can come learn — and have fun — at the Bradbury. We’ve been inspiring bright ideas in young minds for over 60 years, earning an old-school shoutout in a 1964 issue of LIFE Magazine.🌼 🌸

👉 https://discover.lanl.gov/publications/at-the-bradbury/2024-mar/spring-break/

03/11/2024

Tonight (March 11), 5:30 p.m. at Project Y Cowork, avoid FOMO and discuss foam, yo. Floppy, firm, squishy or smooshable — foams come in many forms and have countless uses in our daily lives. Los Alamos National Laboratory ’s Jason Benkoski discusses potential high-performance foams of the future. 🧪

👉https://ow.ly/VKK150QNNQv

The Bradbury Science Museum is not just a place to visit. It also hosts events and activities for all ages. Check this page regularly for all our happenings.

03/09/2024

Oppenheimer on the brain? ICYMI, Los Alamos National Laboratory 's senior historian, Alan Carr, appeared on “Down to a Science: A LANL Podcast” to discuss J. Robert Oppenheimer fact and fiction on the big screen.

Listen to Carr discuss what parts of the film are grounded in truth, what parts take creative liberties and what’s the deal with that story about the apple. 👉 https://ow.ly/hi5y50QO3wf 🎬

Explore everything Los Alamos is doing

02/27/2024

Meet the Bradbury's new director! We are excited to announce Patrick Moore will lead our . Moore grew up in Los Alamos and has led cultural and historic sites throughout . His enthusiasm for science and community are right at home at the Bradbury. Welcome to Los Alamos National Laboratory, Patrick!

The Los Alamos native begins March 11

02/20/2024

It’s and we’re celebrating with nifty new toys in our Tech Lab, the museum’s activity space! Visitors of all ages can create their own engineering masterpieces with our buildable blue blocks. These multishaped blocks will delight even the littlest engineers (and their grown-ups).

Get your creative gears turning and come play! https://ow.ly/FB8t50QFEIl 😃 🏗️

Announcement of new engineering toys for Engineers Week, Feb. 18-24.

02/14/2024

The Bradbury’s director, Linda Deck, is retiring. She has been the museum’s longest-serving director. Linda is a true champion, exhibit mastermind and beloved community member. We are grateful for her years of leadership, humor and colorful socks. Thank you, Linda! 👏 💫 https://ow.ly/EOPC50QAQ6V

Announcement of the retirement of the Bradbury Science Museum's director, Linda Deck

02/07/2024

Today is , and next Monday night (Feb. 12) is our Periodic Table event. 👨‍🔬

Feb. 12 at 5:30 p.m., meet us at the intersection of history and science as Los Alamos National Laboratory 's Todd Urbatsch discusses influential mathematician Bengt Carlson. From the Manhattan Project to his groundbreaking work with discrete ordinates, Carlson was a legendary Labbie. ⚛️

The Periodic Table is the Bradbury Science Museum’s casual, ask-me-anything program held "periodically" 😉 (once a month) at projectY cowork in Los Alamos. Gather in person with other science enthusiasts and nerd out with a special guest Labbie about their unique work.

See more about this free event 👉 https://ow.ly/OF7y50QyYsB

01/11/2024

Tonight (Thursday, Jan. 11) at 6 p.m. at our museum, physicist and Los Alamos National Laboratory's leader Mark Chadwick discusses early fusion research from the Manhattan Project. Learn what Enrico Fermi and other scientists of the time thought about fusion, decades before it became the hottest topic in contemporary physics. Presented by the , this Night with a Nerd event is $10, free for BSMA members. Proceeds support in Northern NM. Register here: https://ow.ly/lg7450Qq61v 🤓⚛️

01/04/2024

Our museum is closed today, Thursday (Jan. 4), due to inclement weather. We'll look forward to seeing you soon! https://www.lanl.gov/museum/

12/25/2023

May the currents flow in all of your electric farolitos.
May your auditory cortex resist the seasonal earworms.
And may the fabled reindeer defy the laws of classical physics.

Wishing you good science and great memories this holiday season. ☃️

12/11/2023

Mix one part nuclear sleuthing, one part space exploration, and one part 1960s international relations. Strain through the Lab’s Physics division and add a garnish of historic test ban treaty. You’ve got yourself a fine recipe for Vela Hotel, a series of curiously named reconnaissance that Los Alamos National Laboratory helped develop in the ‘60s to detect nuclear testing in . Vela Hotel is the subject of this month’s Periodic Table program, served up by Lab historian Madeline Whitacre.

Gather with other science enthusiasts at the final Periodic Table of 2023. What do you want to know about the of Vela Hotel? 🌠⚛️
https://ow.ly/Xut850QfJhs

12/05/2023

Celebrate 60 years of the Bradbury Science Museum! On Wednesday, Dec. 6, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., join us at the museum and enjoy special tours with the director and collections specialist, a lecture by Los Alamos National Laboratory's senior historian Alan Carr about our namesake and have a piece of anniversary cake! All events are free🎉🥳 https://ow.ly/iUJE50QfGoK

11/30/2023

The museum is closed today (Thursday, Nov. 30) due to inclement weather. Check for updates at https://www.lanl.gov/museum/ or here on Facebook. Stay safe and warm! ❄️

11/25/2023

Don’t you love a science-themed holiday goodie?🧪 🎁 Head to the Bradbury Science Museum Association’s gift shop, Gadgets at the Bradbury to get your holiday goodies at a discount on , Nov. 25, and , Nov. 26. 10% off for all purchases 20% for BSMA members. Prefer to shop online? Use coupon code SHOP10. https://ow.ly/Rx1050QawLY

The best part is that funds from your purchases support education in Northern New Mexico. It’s your chance to shop local and give locally, while checking off the science enthusiasts on your "nice" list. 📝

11/23/2023

This (and always!), we’re grateful for our amazing visitors, volunteers, staff, students, and community. You have made this such a fun, exciting, science-filled year! What are you grateful for? 🍁

11/13/2023

Color us curious! What can math reveal about how we see color? 🌈 How can visualizations help researchers efficiently make sense of gobs of data? 📈 What did Schrödinger get wrong about color perception? 🧐 Find out this and more at this month’s installment of the Bradbury’s Periodic Table program with Los Alamos National Laboratory's Roxana Bujack at Project Y Cowork, tonight at 5:30 p.m.
https://ow.ly/Awg750Q6aUi

10/31/2023

Although we love seeing your furry pets trick-or-treating on Main Street, here’s a friendly reminder that pets, including goats, are not allowed inside the museum.

10/27/2023

It’s heeeere! Tonight the Bradbury Science Museum opens its doors 4-6 p.m. for High-Tech Halloween, the most spinetingling fun you’ll have all year! Part of ’s Los Alamos Trick-or-Treat on MainStreet, HTH is a mashup of eerie and educational – and suitable for revelers of all ages. Costumes are encouraged and curiosity is a must. We can’t wait to see you! 🐈‍⬛🎃

10/24/2023

Learning should be fun! Our collections manager recently got these old-school toys made by sci-minded A.C. Gilbert Co. Read about the creator of these and other classic toys and games for junior scientists and engineers in the 20th century, like the beloved . https://discover.lanl.gov/publications/at-the-bradbury/2023-oct/collections-feature-toys ⚙️

10/20/2023

By the pricking of my thumbs, something high-tech this way comes! Get ready for our annual High-Tech Halloween, 4-6 p.m., Oct. 27. The free event features spooky science fun for all ages. Get ready for chills and thrills with a few not-mad scientists. We’re grinning like jack-o’-lanterns in anticipation. Hope you’ll join us ... if you dare! https://discover.lanl.gov/publications/at-the-bradbury/2023-oct/halloween-2023/

10/16/2023

Fast, heavy and shredding with awesomeness, Crossroads is here to rock the supercomputing world. 🤘 Tonight at 5:30, come to Project Y Cowork to hear about 's newest supercomputing superstar, Crossroads. 💫 For this month’s presentation of the Bradbury Science Museum’s ongoing Periodic Table program, special guest Jim Lujan discusses the Lab’s fastest and most efficient ever. https://discover.lanl.gov/publications/at-the-bradbury/2023-oct/crossroads-event