Event Calendar

Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day 2021

Date: Saturday, September 18, 2021 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Location: Cosmosphere

Join us Saturday, September 18, 2021 for Smithsonian magazine Museum Day! 

Mark your calendar for America’s annual celebration of boundless curiosity. Museum Day brings together museums, zoos & cultural centers from all 50 states to offer free admission to all ticket holders. 

Cosmosphere guests that show their printed ticket receive free admission into the Hall of Space Museum for two guests. Tickets will be available soon HERE.

Celebrating the 60th Anniversary of Liberty Bell 7

Date: Wednesday, July 21, 2021 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Location: Cosmosphere

Join us Wednesday, July 21, in celebrating the 60th Anniversary of Gus Grissom's Liberty Bell 7 spacecraft!

• Throughout the summer: See the special Liberty Bell 7 exhibit at the Cosmosphere and celebrate the mission all day on July 21!
• Wednesday, July 21, beginning at 12:30 p.m.: Mercury to Artemis Celebrating the Past and Future of Space Travel
  • 12:30 p.m Jim Remar, Cosmosphere President and CEO, shares a presentation about Liberty Bell 7
  • 1:00 p.m. NASA’s Nicole Herrmann, Technical Integration Manager in the Human Exploration Development and Operations Office of NASA Marshall Space Flight Center will join us virtually to discuss the future of space travel and the Artemis Mission. 
• Special discounts in the gift store and café to celebrate Liberty Bell 7's Anniversary
• Don't miss the limited edition Liberty Bell 7 patch and t-shirt in the Cosmosphere Gift Store!

Find out more in our latest blog post. 

Coffee at the Cosmo: The Peril and Promise of Space Exploration: Celebrating the 60th Anniversary of Liberty Bell 7

Date: Thursday, July 15, 2021 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Location: Cosmosphere

Welcome back to in-person Coffee at the Cosmo at the Cosmosphere!

This informative community gathering over coffee features guest speakers offering insight into STEM topics and space history. Coffee at the Cosmo is offered quarterly and is free of charge. It can also be enjoyed via Facebook Live from anywhere!

Enjoy this free, presentation on The Peril and Promise of Space Exploration as it examines the risks revealed in the Liberty Bell 7 Mission along with insight into the Mercury program goals and objectives, which formed the foundation of U.S. manned space exploration. Jim Remar, Cosmosphere President and CEO presents. 

*Coffee at the Cosmo topics and speakers are subject to change.

Blue Star Museum Program

Date: Saturday, May 15, 2021
Location: Cosmosphere

Cosmosphere will join museums nationwide in the Blue Star Museums initiative, a program that provides free admission to currently-serving U.S. military personnel and their families this summer. The 2021 program will begin on Armed Forces Day, Saturday, May 15, 2021, and end on Labor Day, Monday, September 6, 2021. Blue Star Museums is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts in collaboration with BlueStar Families, the Department of Defense, and participating museums nationwide.

The free admission program is available for those currently serving in the United States Military—Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard as well as members of the Reserves, National Guard, U.S. Public Health Commissioned Corps, NOAA Commissioned Corps and up to five family members. Qualified members must show a Geneva Convention common access card, DD Form 1173 ID card (dependent ID) or a DD Form 1173-1 ID for entrance into a Blue Star Museum.

For a complete list of participants, visit arts.gov/bluestarmuseums.