Mound Science and Energy Museum

Mound Science and Energy Museum The Museum, which reopened in April 2018 as the Mound Cold War Discovery Center and is operated by Dayton History, permanently closed on 8/09/25.

See: is: https://www.daytonhistory.org/visit/dayton-history-sites/mound-cold-war-discovery-center/ About Us

Mound Laboratory and the Mound site, located at southern edge of Miamisburg, between Dayton and Cincinnati, in Southwestern Ohio, hold significant places in the history of the Nuclear Age and in the hearts and minds of the dedicated scientists and workers who labored there for more than 50

years. The people, the plant, their research and manufactured items were at the leading edge of the Nuclear Age in the United States. Mound-built components are still in the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile protecting us as a deterrent to attack from other nuclear powers. Mound-built components went with NASA to the moon, Mars and Jupiter reliably powering their instruments and keeping them at operational temperatures. They are still continuing in the same vein to Saturn, the outer reaches of the solar system and beyond. The Mound Science and Energy Museum collects, preserves and makes publicly accessible the remaining heritage of the Mound Laboratory, its workers and its site. The Mound Science and Energy Museum Association (MSEM) is a non profit organization (currently approximately 200 members) supporting that effort. Presently, MSEM’s membership is regionally dominated, but some members reside throughout the nation. Most are former Mound/Dayton Project employees, their spouses or their descendants. Plans to increase and diversify the membership significantly are underway.

The next presentation will be on November 11, 2025 starting at 7:00 p.m.  The topic is the “Carnegie Library Renovation ...
11/13/2025

The next presentation will be on November 11, 2025 starting at 7:00 p.m. The topic is the “Carnegie Library Renovation and Future Use” to be given by Kim Izor from the Miamisburg Historical Society as described in the attached announcement.

The next seminar will be presented on THURSDAY September 25, 2025 by Dr. Symeonidis as described in announcement.
09/12/2025

The next seminar will be presented on THURSDAY September 25, 2025 by Dr. Symeonidis as described in announcement.

With a mere click of your mouse (or other digital tool), you can watch edited recordings of (currently) 69 past MSEMA se...
08/05/2025

With a mere click of your mouse (or other digital tool), you can watch edited recordings of (currently) 69 past MSEMA seminars.
Here is that link to those videos starting with the latest posting:

Mound Laboratory and the Mound site, located at southern edge of Miamisburg, between Dayton and Cincinnati, in Southwestern Ohio, hold significant places in the history of the Nuclear Age and in the hearts and minds of the dedicated scientists and workers who labored there for more than 50 years. Th...

Here are a collection of photos taken of the exhibits displayed on the main floor of the Mound Cold War Discovery Center...
08/05/2025

Here are a collection of photos taken of the exhibits displayed on the main floor of the Mound Cold War Discovery Center (MCWDC) in Miamisburg OH on July 9, 2025, which was a month prior to its permanent closure. While many of these items and exhibits will be available for viewing at the Dayton History's Carillon Historical Park that is due to open in early 2026, these photos serve as a record of the original MCWDC.

This is the final week to visit the Mound Cold War Discovery Center in Miamisburg.
08/05/2025

This is the final week to visit the Mound Cold War Discovery Center in Miamisburg.

Notice - the next seminar in the MSEMA series will be "Global Manufacturing Solutions (GMS) AKA Global Foam Company"  pr...
08/02/2025

Notice - the next seminar in the MSEMA series will be "Global Manufacturing Solutions (GMS) AKA Global Foam Company" presented by Bill Bankes, Former GMS President and co-founder, who had worked at the Mound Plant for 15 years when it was operated by Monsanto and then EG&G.

The seminar will begin at 7:00 p.m. EDT at the (former) Mound Cold War Discovery Center, 1075 Mound Road, Miamisburg, OH 45342.

07/20/2025

Notification: The Mound Cold War Discovery Center ( MCWDC) located on the grounds of the former Mound Laboratory in Miamisburg OH will permanently close on CORRECTION will be August 09, 2025. The majority of the MCWDC exhibits will be transferred to a designated location in the Carillon Park that is operated ny the Dayton History organization.

Announcement for July 23 2025 MSEMA seminar attached.
07/14/2025

Announcement for July 23 2025 MSEMA seminar attached.

Here is the announcement for the next seminar to be presented on May 28, 2025 at the Mound Cold War Discovery Center in ...
05/12/2025

Here is the announcement for the next seminar to be presented on May 28, 2025 at the Mound Cold War Discovery Center in Miamisburg OH.

We sharing this YouTube video recorded during a 2021 visit to the Mound Cold War Discovery Center:
04/15/2025

We sharing this YouTube video recorded during a 2021 visit to the Mound Cold War Discovery Center:

Mound Cold War Discovery Center - Miamisburg, OH

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1075 Mound Road
Miamisburg, OH
45342

Opening Hours

Wednesday 10am - 4pm
Thursday 10am - 4pm
Friday 10am - 4pm
Saturday 9am - 4pm

Telephone

+19373534457

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