New special exhibition coming to the American Museum & Gardens this July

Everyone can discover the wonders of space at the fantastic new family exhibition Beyond Infinity: American Space Exploration, which opens on 5 July 2025 at the American Museum & Gardens in Bath.

This special exhibition will showcase innovation, collaboration, and the sublime magic of space that ignites awe in all of us. Exhibition features will include a giant moon installation, amazing rocket and spacecraft models, games, facts, out-of-this-world stories and hours of interactive play, continuing the Museum’s year of exploration. 

Image: American Space Exploration Exhibition 2025 at the American Museum & Gardens

Exhibition Highlights

• An immersive space experience with fun STEM and creative activities for the whole family
• NASA’s space history and future, with inspiring technology and science, and some of the innovators, designers and astronauts involved
• Space zone with a range of play, including astronaut games, dressing up, dynamic build kits, create-your-own solar system and more
• The chance to get up close to a giant moon installation and touch real lunar rock 
• Video tour of the International Space Station

Kids and adults alike are sure to love the journey of the exhibition’s zones, which are all inspired by NASA’s vision and mission: 

• NASA Vision: Exploring secrets of the universe for the benefit of all 
• NASA Mission: NASA explores the unknown in air and space, innovates for the benefit of humanity, and inspires the world through discovery. 

Stepping into the innovation zone, visitors will be invited to explore the technology and science of the 20th-century space race, get off this planet and go up into space. In the discovering the universe zone, visitors will uncover some of the mysteries of space that have been revealed with robotic spacecraft, telescopes and exploration vehicles. The next station, exploring the moon, will tell the story of the first person on the moon, NASA’s Apollo programme, and the pioneers that made it possible.

The collaboration and research zone will show how partnership between different countries and agencies have made space travel possible, with the International Space Station a centre of research for the world. The space zone will be the perfect place to get creative and make your own rocket, test your astronaut abilities and build something new.

Exhibition Opening

Beyond Infinity: American Space Exploration opens from 5 July 2025 – 4 January 2026. On the 5 July, the American Museum & Gardens will host a summer party, when visitors can explore the brand-new space exhibition and the summer gardens, and enjoy live music, lawn games and delicious food. There will be space-themed activities throughout the day.