This exhibit is based on the children’s best-selling book, Grossology by Sylvia Branzei. It explores all the slimy, mushy, oozy, scaly and stinky gross (yet scientific) things that occur everyday in the human body. Kids love the “gross stuff” and parents like the scientific explanations. Grossology will be at the ASU Museum September 16, 2008 to January 4, 2009. Come enjoy the Members-Only Gala on September 13 (for ASU Museum membership information, call Jill Kary at 870-972-2074). Sharp is presenting sponsor of Grossology at ASU Museum; the exhibit is also sponsored by Niche, KAIT8, Chick-fil-A, and Occasions Publishing Group, along with statewide sponsor, Arkansas Children's Hospital.

You can see Grossology at Mid-America Science Museum in Hot Springs until September 7.

Solve The Mystery of the Mayan Medallion and uncover the secret of this ancient dig site. This exhibit opens in Little Rock at the Museum of Discovery on September 6 and runs through December 14. The Mystery of the Mayan Medallion is sponsored in Little Rock by Bank of America.

You can see the Mystery of the Medallion in Texarkana at Discovery Place Children's Museum until August 31.

The Oklahoma Museum Network, funded by the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation, celebrated it's launch at Science Museum Oklahoma in Oklahoma City, on August 13.

The network in Oklahoma is set up much like the Arkansas Discovery Network to fufill the growing need for inquiry-based, hands-on learning opportunities in Oklahoma.

Five new exhibits at the affiliated museums opening this week are Extreme Machines at Science Museum Oklahoma in Oklahoma City; Imagination Station at Museum of the Great Plains in Lawton; Weather Works at Leonardo's Discovery Warehouse in Enid; 3-2-1 Blast at Tulsa Air and Space Museum & Planetarium; and Eureka at Jasmine Moran Children's Museum in Seminole.

To find out more, go to www.omniplex.org/omn_home.htm

Kids’ Quest Party: Rockin’ Rockets
October 28, 2008; 3:45 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
NASA and space and rockets, oh my! Spend a fun and fast-paced afternoon exploring the world of space exploration as you play games, make rockets, and launch what you make! The event is free of charge and open to the first 50 Kids’ Quest members. (It is required that an adult accompany any child under the age of 9.) A light snack will be served. Free to all Kids’ Quest members*, but registration IS required. To register, email: cmorley@uark.edu. Register early!.

* Kids’ Quest membership is free and open to all children ages 5-12. For more information on how to become a KIDSQUEST member, access http://www.arkansasdiscoverynetwork.org/.

After-School Scholars Program
Arts & Science Center for Southeast Arkansas, Pine Bluff
The Arts & Science Center’s newest program, the After-School Scholars Program, offers fun, healthy and hands-on learning experiences from 4-5:30 p.m. on Terrific Tuesdays and Wellness Wednesdays starting this fall. The After-School Scholars Program is open to children from 3rd-6th grades. Pre-registration is required. For more information on the program and scholarships, call 870-536-3375.

School Break Discoveries
Museum of Discovery, Little Rock
Working parents often need something meaningful for their children to do during school breaks that don’t coincide with their own holiday or leave schedule. A new program offered by the Museum of Discovery allows your children to continue learning and have fun during their school breaks. Led by Museum educators, School Break Discoveries encourages social interaction and hands-on learning for children in grades K-9. School Break Discoveries offers flexibility by providing morning, afternoon or all-day programs.

Arkansas Reflections
Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources, Smackover
Now until Dec 1, 2008
Arkansas: Reflections" is a new exhibit in the Temporary Exhibit Hall that focuses on Arkansas History and Celebrates the75th Birthday of Arkansas State Parks. Visitors will find hundreds of historical and fun facts about The Natural State and Arkansas State Parks. This exhibit will be in the Museum until December 1, 2008.

Online History Exhibits
Texarkana Museums System, Texarkana
Texarkana Museums System has developed online exhibits about Woodrow Crocket, Remarkable Women of Texarkana, Oscilloclast, Texarkana's Oldest Brick Building, all free for viewing by you!

Our Body: The Universe Within
and Grossology
Mid-America Science Museum, Hot Springs
Here for Limited Engagement
Our Body: The Universe Within literally goes "under the skin" to reveal the mysteries of the human anatomy through a riveting presentation of fascinating and ACTUAL human specimens. The exhibit features bodies and anatomical displays preserved to expose the inner workings of the human anatomy. At Grossology, you will learn everything you always wanted to know about your body, but were too polite to ask. Grossology is sponsored statewide by Arkansas Children's Hospital.

To see what else is going on at our partner sites across the state, see our Events page.

The mission of the Network is to bring world-class educational experiences to the children and families of Arkansas. A generous grant of $7.3 million from the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation initiated the Network and made the programs possible.

Find out more about the network of museums across the state of Arkansas. To keep up on the latest events and a behind-the-scenes look every now and then, check out our flickr photostream or flickr group page, our blog, our Facebook page, or follow us on Twitter.