The San Bernardino County Museum will celebrate Chemistry Appreciation Day on Saturday, April 10, from noon to 5pm. With guidance from Chemistry Club students at California State University, San Bernardino, visitors will enjoy safe and exciting activities and demonstrations. Chemistry Fair activities are included with paid museum admission.

Visitors will see demonstrations like freezing flowers and fruits using liquid nitrogen, density toys with liquids, making your own silly putty, experiments that deal with polarity, and how the solutions of the same characteristics dissolve each other with the use Styrofoam, and many more exciting chemistry demos. 

“Our visitors have really enjoyed this event in the past,” said Jolene Redvale, curator of education. “It is exciting and definitely educational. Club members will show museum visitors how chemistry relates to everyday objects and events. Chemistry explains how things work.”

The San Bernardino County Museum is at the California Street exit from Interstate 10 in Redlands. The museum is open Tuesdays through Sundays and holiday Mondays from 9am to 5pm. Admission is $8 (adult), $6 (senior or military), $5 (student), $4 (child aged 5 to 12), and children under five and Museum Association members are admitted free. Parking is free. Food will be available from 9am to 5pm. For more information, visit www.sbcountymuseum.org.

The museum is accessible to persons with disabilities. If assistive listening devices or other auxiliary aids are needed in order to participate in museum exhibits or programs, requests should be made through Museum Visitor Services at least three business days prior to your visit. Visitor Services’ telephone number is 909-307-2669 ext. 229 or (TDD) 909-792-1462.