Catawba Science Center

Catawba Science Center is a nonprofit science and technology museum serving NC’s western Piedmont region. Special attractions include traveling exhibits, a digital planetarium theater and a marine touch pool with live sharks and stingrays. A community asset and regional destination, Catawba Science Center is dedicated to changing lives and inspiring learning through science and wonder. Learn more at CSC is funded in part by the United Arts Fund of Catawba County and the NC Grassroots Science Museums Collaborative. CSC is located in the Arts and Science Center of Catawba Valley, on the SALT Block, 243 3rd Avenue NE, Hickory. CSC offers numerous youth and adult science programs thanks to the generosity of several individuals, companies and organizations. If you are interested in helping CSC, “Change lives and inspire learning through science and wonder”, please call CSC at 828/322-8169 or visit CatawbaScience.org for more information about membership, sponsorship, volunteering and donation opportunities.