Newsweek has named the winners of Readers’ Choice Awards, and ASTC-member institutions are well-represented. Newsweek convened expert panels to identify a list of candidates that were then subject to a public vote; individuals could vote once per day in each category.
Best Science Museum
The top vote-getter in Newsweek‘s Readers’ Choice Awards for best science museum is the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) in Portland, leading a group of science museums and ASTC members:
- Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI), Portland, Oregon
- Explora Science Center and Children’s Museum, Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Science Museum Oklahoma, Oklahoma City
- Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, Illinois
- Science Museum of Minnesota, Saint Paul
- The Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Museum of Science, Boston, Massachusetts
- Exploratorium, San Francisco, California
- Lowell Observatory, Flagstaff, Arizona
- Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, National Air and Space Museum, Chantilly, Virginia
Best Free Museums
Two ASTC members were also voted among the top ten free museums:
#2. Saint Louis Science Center, Missouri
#9. North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh
Additional Information
- Newsweek Readers’ Choice Awards
- “ASTC members sweep USA TODAY 10Best list again,” February 27, 2024.