COSI

Science museum in Columbus, OhioCOSIWest facade and Dorrian GreenEstablished1964 (1964)LocationColumbus, OhioCoordinates39°57′35″N 83°00′25″W / 39.9596889°N 83.0068919°W / 39.9596889; -83.0068919TypeScience museumFounderSanford N. Hallock IICEOFrederic BertleyChairpersonTom DaileyPublic transit access 10, 12 CoGoWebsitewww.cosi.org COSI (/ˈkoʊsaɪ/), officially the Center of Science and Industry, is a science museum and research center in Columbus, Ohio. COSI was opened to the public on 29 March 1964 and remained there for 35 years. In 1999, COSI was moved to a 30000 m2 (320000 sq ft) facility, designed by Japanese architect Arata Isozaki along a bend in the Scioto River in the Franklinton neighborhood. COSI features more than 300 interactive exhibits throughout themed exhibition areas. Until the COVID-19 pandemic, COSI operated the largest outreach education program of any science museum in the United States. Anchored by COSI on Wheels – a whole-school outreach program traveling throughout Ohio and the surrounding Midwest – as well as local COSI on Wheels Workshops, Camp COSI on Wheels, and Interactive Videoconference programs reaching 350000 learners ea