Getting ready forthe Museum of Discovery and Science.
A hands-on science museum and IMAX theater in downtown Fort Lauderdale with free Sensory-Friendly Sunday Mornings: the museum opens early for sensory-based activities, then a sensory-friendly IMAX film plays with the lights up and the sound lowered. Preregistration is required.
Sensory supports. Free Sensory-Friendly Sundays, sensory IMAX film.
Hours
Monday to Saturday, 10 am to 5 pm; Sunday, 12 pm to 5 pm. Open 363 days a year: closed on Thanksgiving Day and during the museum's annual Bank of America Wine, Spirits and Culinary Celebration in October. Sensory-Friendly Sunday Mornings are on the date cards.
“To create a supportive environment for individuals on the autism spectrum, theater lights will be turned up, sound levels lowered, and all films will be presented in 2D. No trailers will be shown.”
“Guests are welcome to move around, sing, dance and bring comfort items such as snacks, blankets and small personal items.”
“Audience members are welcome to get up, sing, walk, dance and shout without worrying about complaints.”
Sensory-Friendly Sunday Mornings are free, with the museum opening early before regular hours. Guests can take part in sensory-based activities throughout the museum, and the sensory-friendly IMAX film afterward is optional.
Bring your registration tickets to the front desk when you arrive; they can be printed or shown on your phone.
Food and drinks are not permitted inside the museum on regular days; there are picnic tables outside in the Grand Atrium. On Sensory-Friendly Sundays, families can bring snacks from home, blankets and other small comfort items.
The IMAX theater is on the second floor, reached by elevator for guests who use a wheelchair. Luggage, backpacks and oversized handbags are not allowed in the IMAX theater, and there is no luggage storage; a few small lockers near the Information Desk cost 50 cents a use (coins only).
Quiet/nursing area in the Discovery Spot (an exhibit for ages 0 to 6; timed entry slots at the box office)quiet zone
MODS Discovery Pass (exhibits, live demonstrations, one HoloTheater experience and one IMAX documentary). South Florida residents of Broward, Miami-Dade or Palm Beach County, with photo ID and an advance reservation (without the ID you pay the difference): online adult $26.50, child (1 to 12) $20, senior (65+) $24.50, military $23.50; walk-up $28.50, $22, $26.50 and $25.50. Non-members: online adult $29.50, child $24, senior $27.50, military $26.50; walk-up $31.50, $26, $29.50 and $28.50. Infants (0 to 12 months) and members are free. Arriving after 4 pm, you pay full price and your ticket is stamped to come back within 30 days.
All ticket sales are final, with no refunds or exchanges unless MODS cancels the event.
Ways to save: Museums for All is $4 a person for up to four people per EBT or WIC card, with photo ID (children under 1 free; it includes the exhibits and one HoloTheater experience, based on availability, but not IMAX documentaries). Bank of America Museums on Us gives cardholders one free general admission on the first full weekend of every month, with photo ID; it can't be combined with other offers and excludes ticketed and special exhibitions and fundraising events. Blue Star Museums gives free summer admission to active-duty military and up to five family members from Armed Forces Day through Labor Day. Groups of 15 or more: booking@mods.org.
Parking: the city-owned Arts & Entertainment (A&E) District Garage and street parking on SW 2nd Street, paid by meter with a card or the ParkMobile app; rates vary and special event rates may apply. Other nearby garages cost $5 to $15; the Broward County Governmental Center Garage takes only cash during the day, and the two county garages give no change.
Children under 13 must be with an adult. Strollers are welcome unless a special exhibition says otherwise. A limited number of free manual wheelchairs are first-come, first-served at the Information Desk, with a photo ID and car key left at the desk.
To ask for an accommodation before your visit, or with any questions, call guest experience at 954.713.0930 or email booking@mods.org. Main line: 954.467.6637.
