OMSI’s Natural Sciences Hall will close Sept. 30 for a significant reimagining focused on climate resilience and community storytelling. The renovated space will be renamed the Nancy Stueber Natural Sciences Hall in honor of OMSI’s former president and CEO and is set to reopen in spring 2026.

OMSI’s Natural Sciences Hall is known for hands-on exhibits like the Paleontology Lab, Science On a Sphere and Oregon fossils and minerals, offering experiences of Earth and life sciences.

The new permanent exhibition, Climate of Change/Clima de Cambio, will share stories from Oregon communities most affected by climate change, highlighting their resilience, creativity and collaboration.

Featuring perspectives from Indigenous, Black, Latine, rural, coastal and youth communities, the exhibition a

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