miSci is Tech Valley's leading science museum, providing multi-media hands-on STEM learning to visitors of all ages. Located in New York’s Capital Region, miSci is mission-driven to celebrate and explore science and technology, past, present and future. The museum explores the area's rich technological heritage, through an internationally-recognized archive and collection related to the regional and global history of innovation, the region's finest interactive STEM exhibits, a Challenger Learning Center, the Dudley Observatory, the Suits-Bueche Planetarium, dynamic standards-based education programs and outreaches, and soon the Vale Park Conservancy Trail. Operating without public funding, miSci engages patrons, donors and strong community partnerships to deliver dynamic "edutainment" that fosters public understanding of scientific subjects, promotes STEM careers, and encourages scientifically-informed citizenship.