Overview
There are museums that explain things to you. MoMath is not one of them. The exhibits don't lecture — they invite. You sit on a tricycle with square wheels and feel it roll smooth. You walk through a parabola. You manipulate a shape until something clicks that no worksheet ever made click.
Over 70 interactive exhibits across two floors, covering geometry, topology, number theory, symmetry, fractals, and probability. It doesn't feel like a curriculum. Staff "Integrators" roam the museum and are genuinely good at meeting visitors where they are — whether that's a five-year-old or a curious adult who hasn't thought about math since high school.
Summer Camp (grades 1–9) — math your child won't see in school
Transformations summer camp runs one-week sessions from late June through early September, with three levels matched to where your child actually is. Each week has its own theme — Mathemagical Marvels, Graphs Galore, Beautiful Symmetry, Mathematics Naturally, and Puzzle Lab — so a child can come back multiple weeks and get something genuinely different each time. Small groups, educator-led, held at the museum.
After-School Program (grades 1–12) — for the child who needs more
Expansions is a selective gifted after-school program running during the school year. Fractal geometry, game theory, abstract algebra — topics well outside the standard curriculum, taught to students who are genuinely ready for them. If your child has already lapped what school is offering, this is worth a look.
Volunteer Program (high school) — a real role for high school students
Integrators places a limited number of high school students in ongoing volunteer roles at the museum — on the exhibit floor, in visitor engagement, in online programming — training alongside professional educators and math communicators. Summer or school year. The students who do it tend to talk about it for years.
Birthday Parties (all ages) — one of the better options in the city
Parties built around hands-on math activities — scavenger hunts, constructions, custom challenges — plus full access to the exhibits. Customized by age. If your child lights up at puzzles and building things, this is a natural fit.
Fellowships (recent college graduates) — paid year-long programs
The MoMath Fellowships are worth filing away if you have an older teen approaching graduation. Several paid, year-long positions in math outreach and museum work. Highly selective. Worth knowing about.
Tutoring (grades K–12) — one-on-one support
Private tutoring with certified educators — for the child who needs a steadying hand, and equally for the one who needs more of a challenge than school is giving them. In person or online.
Free programming is real and recurring
MoMath runs a genuinely robust calendar of free public events year-round — lectures, game nights, family programming, film screenings, monthly puzzle sessions with working mathematicians. The Math on the House and Super Sunday Specials mailing lists are worth signing up for if you want early access to free and discounted tickets.
Cost & Information
- Members · Free
- Infants/toddlers · Free
- Youth, students, seniors · $20
- Adults · $30
Summer Camp · $1,450 per one-week session · Extended day options available · Financial aid available for families who need it
Memberships available. MoMath participates in the ASTC Passport Program — reciprocal benefits apply when both your home museum and residence are 90+ miles from MoMath.