{"id":59198,"date":"2025-07-12T09:10:16","date_gmt":"2025-07-12T09:10:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/59198\/"},"modified":"2025-07-12T09:10:16","modified_gmt":"2025-07-12T09:10:16","slug":"mosh-celebrates-summer-with-multiple-programs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/59198\/","title":{"rendered":"MOSH celebrates summer with multiple programs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Museum of Science &amp; History (MOSH) is keeping everyone cool this summer with multiple programs throughout the month of July.<\/p>\n<p>Beat the heat outside and soak in all MOSH has to offer during its last summer in its current location before proceeding with plans to break ground on its visionary new location in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>July will offer multiple family-friendly programs and activities, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"photo-thumbnail\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250710-124639-153-phpFW9grf.jpg\" width=\"150\"\/>Summer camps are still available if you\u2019re looking for a way to get your kids\u2019 brains engaged while school is out. Themed Summer Discovery Camps are week-long (five day) programs appropriate for students in kindergarten to sixth grade. Camps consist of fun experiments, wild crafts, STEAM activities, daily planetarium or science shows and full exploration of the museum.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"photo-thumbnail\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 15px; margin-bottom: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250710-124638-760-phpnJBFLt.jpg\" width=\"250\"\/>The Bryan-Gooding Planetarium will hold its final live concert in the historic dome theater. On the evening of July 12, local indie space-rock band Skyview will transform the planetarium into a celestial stage, delivering an immersive, unforgettable performance that celebrates humanity\u2019s journey through space. It\u2019s a one-of-a-kind fusion of sound, science and starlight. This event is ticketed separately from museum admission; go to themosh.org\/event\/skyview-concert-2025. Doors open at 7:30 p.m.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"photo-thumbnail\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250710-124640-467-phpUSRcRP.jpg\" width=\"250\"\/>Experience MOSH\u2019s resident alligator snapping turtle as Tonca comes up close and out of the water in celebration of his 59th birthday! This annual tradition dates back to just after Tonca first arrived at MOSH in 1995. Tonca will receive his annual medical checkup and a birthday \u201cspa day\u201d on July 19. Florida Naturalist\u2019s Center staff will provide educational information about Tonca and the other animals in MOSH\u2019s Living Collection during the program. Special birthday treats, provided by Kilwin\u2019s, will be available before the program (while supplies last).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Explore \u201cMOSH Archives: The Story of Us \u2026 And You!,\u201d the museum\u2019s final exhibition in its current location, all summer long! The exhibition is part science, part history and part time capsule. This fascinating look at how the objects we save shape the stories we tell highlights 80-plus years of MOSH with shells and fossils from archaeological sites, collections from MOSH through the decades, including the beloved Model T, and numerous examples of natural sciences, including taxidermy, mammals, birds, reptiles and fish, minerals, rocks, gemstones and much more. Running all normal operating hours through Sept. 1.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All events are appropriate for guests of all ages.<\/p>\n<p>For more information or to register for any of these events, go to themosh.org.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>MOSH is located at 1025 Museum Circle, Jacksonville.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Museum of Science &amp; History (MOSH) is keeping everyone cool this summer with multiple programs throughout the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":59199,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5136],"tags":[5229,2879,3188,723,7310,43012,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-59198","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-jacksonville","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-events","10":"tag-fl","11":"tag-florida","12":"tag-jacksonville","13":"tag-museum-of-science-history-mosh","14":"tag-united-states","15":"tag-united-states-of-america","16":"tag-unitedstates","17":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","18":"tag-us","19":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/114839488013670636","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59198","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59198"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59198\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59199"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59198"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59198"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59198"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}