Liberty Science Center
Hoberman sphere at Liberty Science Center
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 Location of Liberty Science Center in New Jersey
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| Established | 1993 |
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| Location | Liberty State Park, Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 40°42′30″N 74°03′15″W / 40.708312°N 74.054246°W |
| Type | Science museum |
| President | Paul Hoffman |
| Chairperson | William Tansey |
| Public transit access | Liberty State Park |
| Website | Liberty Science Center |
Liberty Science Center is an interactive science museum and learning center located in Liberty State Park in Jersey City in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States.
The center, which first opened in 1993 as New Jersey's first major state science museum, has science exhibits, the largest IMAX Dome theater in the United States, numerous educational resources, and the original Hoberman sphere, a silver, computer-driven engineering artwork designed by Chuck Hoberman.
Liberty Science Center completed a 22-month, $109 million expansion and renewal project on July 19, 2007. The expansion added 100,000 square feet (9,300 m2) to the facility, bringing it to nearly 300,000 square feet (28,000 m2). However, the amount of exhibit space slightly decreased with the expansion as all the new space added is open space such as queue lines for the ticketing office. Liberty Science Center also has state-of-the-art surround sound as well as a technologically advanced picture screen in the IMAX dome.
The museum's expansion has received criticism for a perceived politicization of science, for example, by Edward Rothstein of The New York Times.
Liberty Science Center's permanent exhibitions include:
In July 2007, Center for Science Learning and Teaching opened. It is a 20,000-square-foot (1,900 m2) facility extending over the entire former Invention Floor of Liberty Science Center, with six laboratories, a 150-seat theater, and other resources for teachers and students. Here educators can upgrade science teaching skills and find peers to help strengthen science instruction in the classroom, while students can participate in intense, multi-day or single hour programs to ignite interest and skills in science exploration.
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