Adventure Starts Here

Plan your next adventure with a visit to the LASC

  • Sunday: CLOSED

    Monday: Closed to the Public

    Tuesday - Friday: Open 10 am - 6 pm

    Saturday: Open 10 am - 2 pm

    Closed Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, November 23-25, December 24-January 1

  • Adults : $8
    Students, Veterans & Seniors: $5
    Kids Under 3: FREE

    Free for Members

    Free for our neighbors - residents of 40508

    Planetarium Shows included in Admission price

Join us to create, explore, and discover the fun of learning when you sign up for our classes & workshops!

Planetarium Shows

Planetarium Shows included in Admission Price | Planetarium Shows run ~30 minutes

Planetarium Show Schedule

Explore the LASC

  • The Living Arts & Science Center features four galleries and multiple exhibitions annually. Exhibits showcase work by children established national and regional artists and innovative emerging artists. The gallery's art is a favorite stop for LexArts Gallery Hop. All exhibitions are free and open to the public.

  • Project: THINK embodies our values of lifelong learning, community outreach, diversity, accountability, and interactivity. Aligned with the Fayette County Public Schools (FCPS) core curriculum, the exhibit offers screen-free, dynamic, and creative experiences. The Discovery Exhibit aims to provide K-12 students, parents, caregivers, and visitors with an engaging environment to explore STEAM concepts through hands-on learning.

    Thanks in partnership with The Marksbury Family Foundation

  • Observe the beauty of the night sky in Lexington’s only public planetarium. Daily shows & can be part of field trip opportunities for educators.

  • The Moosnick Makerspace inspires creativity, connects the community, and facilitates collaboration through multi-disciplinary and ever-evolving activities for families and children 6 and under.

  • Our Animal Ambassadors are animals who live at the LASC and help us educate the public about the incredible diversity of nature in Kentucky and worldwide. These animals represent their species and support our mission of lifelong learning during educational tours and visits to local schools. Our Ambassadors help us connect the public with rare animal species to learn the wonderful things they do for us, the issues they face, and how we can support the Earth's ecosystems. These animals are often displayed or handled during school programs and educational talks. This allows children and adults hands-on experience to help better understand why these animals are so important in environmental conservation.

  • The Innovation Lab is a space including all things of the natural world. Our touch-and-feel table gives you a hands-on learning experience with the native animals of Kentucky. We have a constantly growing collection of natural specimens and microscopes. This room celebrates our planet through interaction and literature.

  • The Creation Space is a place to be inspired and inspired in all things creative! This room features a craft cart full of supplies waiting to be made into something extraordinary. We host a craft that goes along with the Book of The Month each month. This space is for all ages. When you visit, make sure you visit the Creation Space.

The LASC Gift Shop

We have the coolest gift shop in town with affordable, unusual gifts for the creative thinker! Looking for a unique gift for a loved one or yourself?  Please stop by to shop our collection of educational art and science toys for kids, LASC apparel, and other fun items!

Members receive 10% off purchases in the gift shop!

Grounds

Designed to support urban ecology, the LASC’s playfully interactive system of interconnected rain gardens, butterfly gardens, a rainwater collection cistern, a waterfall and stream, permeable pavers, bird houses, and feeders, native Kentucky flowers, grasses, shrubs and trees, and vegetable and herb gardens integrated to demonstrate numerous best practices for environmental conservation as well as support for our urban ecology.

StoryWalk Trail

In 2022, the LASC opened the StoryWalk Trail. This trail is the product of our ongoing mission to create hands-on and accessible arts programming for the communities we serve and will feature a seasonally rotating selection of children’s books that will be available for all to visit.