{"id":419376,"date":"2026-07-31T12:05:24","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T12:05:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/419376\/"},"modified":"2026-07-31T12:05:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T12:05:24","slug":"new-exhibits-cafe-open-at-renovated-fleet-science-center-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/419376\/","title":{"rendered":"New Exhibits, Cafe Open At Renovated Fleet Science Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SAN DIEGO, CA \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fleetscience.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The Fleet Science Center<\/a> recently unveiled new exhibit galleries, updated visitor spaces and a new cafe following the completion of its largest renovation project in decades.<\/p>\n<p>The San Diego museum completed the second phase of its Science Starts Here capital campaign, a $5.6 million project funded by a grant from the state. The renovation expanded public exhibit space by more than 20% while keeping the work within the building&#8217;s existing footprint.<\/p>\n<p>The renovation marks the Fleet&#8217;s first major update since the late 1990s. Credit: Jennifer Curry Wingrove <\/p>\n<p class=\"article-subscribe\">\n  <a class=\"article-subscribe-link\" href=\"https:\/\/patch.com\/california\/san-diego\/subscribe?utm_source=amp&amp;utm_campaign=subscribe&amp;utm_medium=mobile&amp;utm_term=subscribe_in_article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Subscribe<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>The updated Fleet now includes a new free entrance gallery featuring San Diego&#8217;s science, innovation and natural wonders, along with two new exhibit spaces.<\/p>\n<p>Mindbender Mansion, located in the former entry rotunda, features interactive brainteasers and challenges. A newly opened basement gallery features winners from the ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition.<\/p>\n<p>The project also redesigned the theater queuing and concessions area and introduced Element 8 Cafe, a new dining space operated by the Fleet that offers locally sourced menu items and an ice cream area inspired by the museum&#8217;s former restaurant.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This transformation represents our dedication to the community and to connecting San Diegans to the power of science for generations to come,&#8221; Fleet Science Center President and CEO Steve Snyder said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The Fleet Science Center recently unveiled new exhibit galleries, updated visitor spaces and a new cafe. Credit: Jennifer Curry Wingrove <\/p>\n<p>The renovation marks the Fleet&#8217;s first major update since the late 1990s. The project was designed by Carrier Johnson + Culture and completed by Pacific Builders Group.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fleetscience.org\/fleet-reimagined\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The Fleet Science Center<\/a>, located in Balboa Park, is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, visit fleetscience.org.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SAN DIEGO, CA \u2014 The Fleet Science Center recently unveiled new exhibit galleries, updated visitor spaces and a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":419240,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[74,76,75],"class_list":["post-419376","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-diego","tag-san-diego","tag-san-diego-headlines","tag-san-diego-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/419376","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=419376"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/419376\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/419240"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=419376"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=419376"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=419376"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}