Museum of Math: Photo Tour

Museum of Math: Color Spheres

Each colorful sphere makes music at this exhibit in the National Museum of Mathematics (MoMath).

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Each colorful sphere makes music at this exhibit in the National Museum of Mathematics (MoMath).

Hyper Hyperboloid

The Museum of Math's Hyper Hyperboloid

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The Museum of Math's Hyper Hyperboloid lets you twist straight cords into a curved shape. Museum founder Glen Whitney demonstrates.

Square-Wheeled Tricycle

A child tries out a square-wheeled tricycle, which rolls smooth on a curved track,

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A child tries out a square-wheeled tricycle, which rolls smooth on a curved track, at the Museum of Math.

Math Sculpture

Sculptures, games, videos and more make math fun, and comprehensible, at the National Museum of Mathematics.

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Sculptures, games, videos and more make math fun, and comprehensible, at the National Museum of Mathematics.

Interactive Floor

museum of math interactive floor

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Even the floor is full of math at the new museum. Here, the Math Square exhibit reacts to your feet as you walk through mazes and patterns.

Math Cube

Math Cube

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Kids of all ages can find something to enjoy at the Museum of Math.

Shape Ranger

Shape Ranger

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Try to pack different shapes into the smallest area possible in the Shape Ranger game.

Feedback Fractals

Feedback Fractals

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Play with light beams to create repeating patterns in Feedback Fractals.

Rhythms of Life

Rhythms of Life

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In this exhibit, if you fill a circle with fractions that add up to 1, each fraction will play a rhythm to make a complex tune.

Clara Moskowitz
Clara has a bachelor's degree in astronomy and physics from Wesleyan University, and a graduate certificate in science writing from the University of California, Santa Cruz. She has written for both Space.com and Live Science.