pɹˈiːviəsli nˈoʊn æz ðə nˈuː ˈɪŋɡlənd sˈaɪəns sˈɛntɚ, ðə mjuːzˈiəm fˈiːtʃɚz sˈɛvɹəl pˈɜːmənənt ænd tɹˈævəlɪŋ ɛɡzˈɪbɪts, ðɪ ˈɔːldən plˌænɪtˈɛɹiəm, ɐ nˈæɹoʊɡˈeɪdʒ tɹˈeɪn pˈʊld baɪ ɐ skˈeɪl mˈɑːdəl əvən wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti z stˈiːm ˈɛndʒɪn, ænd ɐ vɚɹˈaɪəɾi ʌv wˈaɪldlaɪf.
Previously known as the New England Science Center, the museum features several permanent and traveling exhibits, the Alden Planetarium, a narrow-gauge train pulled by a scale model of an 1860s steam engine, and a variety of wildlife.