From the President and Chief Executive Officer
RAY VANDIVER
Dear Friends of the Saint Louis Science Center, It is my pleasure to introduce the eleventh edition of Opening Minds to Science – The Saint Louis Science Center’s Report to the Community, 2024. The Science Center is a STEM-driven community institution, and this deep knowledge of our community and our guests is key to understanding the ways we can engage various audiences as we work to inspire everyone to be curious and engaged in science.
This report shines the spotlight on key findings from our 2024 audience research work, including an overview of our general public visitation demographics, guest satisfaction ratings, and a look at how evaluation informs the development and review of our exhibit galleries and educational programs.
This year, we highlight evaluation work that is helping shape the development of new exhibits in our GROW gallery, feedback from teachers about planning field
trips to the Science Center, and insights about what intere
