The Health Museum
1515 Hermann Drive
Houston, Texas, 77004
713-337-8449
MINDWORKS OPENING JUNE 15TH
Opening on June 15, 2024, The Health Museum will debut the U.S. premiere of MindWorks, a hands-on, bodies-on psychology exhibition on loan from the Ontario Science Centre.
MindWorks brings ideas like decision-making, memory, and emotions to life through playful, interactive exhibits based on cognitive psychology. MindWorks will encourage visitors to step into their own mind and explore how they think, feel, and react in a playful and exciting new way.
Researched, designed, and fabricated by the Ontario Science Centre, MindWorks lets visitors explore and learn through a fully immersive experience – from writing a song with building blocks to understanding personality traits. Visitors can try their negotiation skills to play the world’s largest Pac-Man game and engage in critical thinking as they squeeze through unusual shapes and explore consciousness with help from a humanoid robot.
In this age of technology and instant communications, MindWorks is designed to keep visitors in the moment. Through carefully crafted reflection questions, the exhibition asks visitors to step back and look at thought processes they take for granted. Whether they’re comparing risks and rewards, pondering their dreams, or creating a digital painting, visitors will discover the remarkable power of their minds.
The exhibition will be in Houston through September 29, 2024 and admission is included in the general admission ticket for The Health Museum. It is designed to be a conversation starter for visitors of all ages on topics such as understanding perception, making choices, and exploring emotions. To continue the discussion, The Health Museum will offer activities, demonstrations and special speakers that expand on different themes featured in the MindWorks exhibition.
In the heart of Houston, The Health Museum inspires passion and curiosity in health, the medical sciences and the human body. With over 2.5 million visitors, we are the most interactive and popular science learning center of its kind and a favorite among Houstonians.
What We offer
Our exhibits and programs are designed to engage visitors of all ages, making learning about health and science a fun and rewarding experience. Here’s what you can expect to find:
Interactive Exhibits
Our exhibits are designed to be hands-on and immersive, allowing visitors to engage with health and science in a new way.
Amazing Body Gallery
Take a larger-than-life walking tour through the human body and learn about how your major organs work.
DeBakey Cell Lab
Gear up with a lab coat, gloves, and goggles and travel through experiment stations designed to introduce biology-based science to the public.
Your Body Your Air
Your Body, Your Air explores four common types of air pollutants and their sources in the Houston area, and how they affect our bodies and our communities.
Educational Programs
We offer a variety of programs, from workshops to lectures, aimed at deepening understanding of health and medical science.
Special Events
Check out our unique opportunities to engage with our community and gain insights into health and medical science.