Museum of Arts & Sciences

The Museum of Arts & Sciences (MOAS) is the primary art, science and history museum in Central Florida. The area's largest museum, MOAS is nationally accredited by the American Alliance of Museums and is a Smithsonian Institution Affiliate. Located on a 90-acre Florida nature perserve, the facility host over 30,000 objects including the Dow Gallery of American Art, one of the finest collections of American art in the Southwest; the Cuban Foundation Museum, showcasing one of the most significant collections of Cuban paintings in the United States; the Schulte Gallery of Chinese Art, the Bouchelle Collection and Gallery of Decorative Arts, the largest and most comprehensive collection in the South; and the Root Family Museum featuring restored railroad cars, antique automobiles and the largest collection of Coca-Cola® memorabilia in Florida. The Helene B. Roberson Visible Storage Building exhibits thousands of objects from many donors which are owned by the Museum, while the Linda and Williams Children's Museum presents an interactive experience for children. The Gillespy Gallery of Sub-Saharan African artifacts, a new state-of-the-art planetarium presenting daily star shows and weekly laser shows and the Cici and Hyatt Brown Museum of Art, showcasing the largest collection of Florida-based art in the world, rounds out areas to explore inside the Museum of Arts & Sciences.

New! Helene B. Roberson Visible Storage Building. Opened in February 2011, The Helene B. Roberson Visible Storage Building is unique in the state of Florida. The state-of-the-art, 4,400 square foot addition to the Museum displays important works from the Museum’s collection in a glass-fronted, open storage format. Currently on display are selections from the Museum’s extensive European and American furniture collection, as well as significant art and artifacts from the Arts in the Age of Napoleon Collection, one of the most richly historic collections of Napoleonic holdings in the Southeastern United States. This building was made possible through a generous donation from Mrs. Helene B. Roberson and funding from the County of Volusia Echo grant program.

MOAS is a not-for-profit educational institution founded in 1955 and chartered by the State of Florida in 1962. The Museum is accredited by the American Association of Museums and is an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution. MOAS renews over 5,000 memberships annually representing over 17,000 individuals. The Museum publishes Art & Sciences magazine quarterly along with catalogs and books specific to its permanent collections.