Museum of Arts & Sciences (MOAS) Changing Hours of Operation and Admission

Daytona Beach, FL (January xx, 2015) – To coincide with the opening of the Cici and Hyatt Brown Museum of Art, the Museum of Arts & Sciences (MOAS) will be changing its hours and updating admission pricing.

Effective Sunday, February 8, 2015, the Museum admission pricing will be as follows:

Museum of Arts & Sciences Pricing: $12.95 adults; $10.95 seniors and students; $6.95 children 6-17; children 5 and under are free

Cici and Hyatt Brown Museum of Art Pricing: $10.95 adults; $8.95 seniors and students; $4.95 children 6-17; children 5 and under are free.

For visitors who are planning on visiting both Museums on the same day, there will be an option of purchasing a combo ticket.

Combo Ticket Pricing: $18.95 adults; $16.95 seniors and students; $9.95 children 6-17; children 5 and under are free.

Admission to the Museum of Arts & Sciences and combo tickets include one Planetarium show. Planetarium show tickets must be picked up at the Guest Relations desk at the Museum of Arts & Sciences. Additional Planetarium show tickets are $5.00 for adults and $3.00 for children 17 and under.

The hours of operation for the Museum of Arts & Sciences will be increasing to 7 days a week and will be the same for the entire MOAS campus.

Effective Monday, February 9, 2015, the Museum hours of operation for both the Museum of Arts & Sciences and the Cici and Hyatt Brown Museum of Art will be as follows:

Monday – Saturday: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm

Sunday: 11:00 am-5:00 pm

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Call 386.255.0285 or visit www.moas.org for more details or images.

About the Museum of Arts & Sciences - The Museum of Arts & Sciences (MOAS) in Daytona Beach, Florida, is the primary art, science and history museum in Central Florida. Located on a 90‐acre Florida nature preserve, the 100,000 square foot facility is host to over 30,000 objects including the finest collection of American art in the Southeast, one of the most significant collections of Cuban art outside of Cuba, a Chinese art collection, Florida's prehistoric Giant Ground Sloth, a large Coca-Cola^© and Americana collection, a rare Napoleonic Collection and the new Helene B. Roberson Visible Storage Building. The MOAS collection also includes a wealth of historic paintings and African artifacts. The Museum’s auditorium, planetarium, and Charles and Linda Williams Children's Museum make for a truly interactive experience. The Cici and Hyatt Brown Museum of Art will open to the public on Sunday, February 8, 2015. The new Museum will showcase Florida themed oil and watercolor paintings dating back to the early 1800’s.

Museum Hours are 9am-5pm (Tuesday‐Saturday) and 11am-5pm (Sunday). Closed Mondays. Museum admission is $12.95 adults; $6.95 children 6‐17; $10.95 seniors and students; members and children 5 and under are free. Daily Planetarium and weekly laser shows. Museum admission includes one Planetarium show. Additional Planetarium shows are $5.00 for adults and $3.00 for children 17 and under. Parking is free. Admission is FREE for Volusia County residents the first Tuesday of each month (does not include Planetarium show). MOAS is fully accessible to the handicapped. MOAS is located at 352 S. Nova Road, Daytona Beach, Florida 32114. For more information call 386.255.0285 or visit the website www.moas.org

MOAS is a not‐for‐profit educational institution founded in 1955 and chartered by the State of Florida in 1962. The Museum is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums and is an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution. Programs sponsored in part by the State of Florida, Division of Cultural Affairs, and the County of Volusia.

Exhibits and dates subject to change.