The Gilder Center for Science, Education and Innovation is the latest addition to the dozen buildings that make up the institution since its founding in 1869. In Invisible Worlds, an immersive 360-degree experience that recreates in just over 10 minutes the development and future of the universe, the public receives downloads of information, light and colors like an interactive panopticon.

The new center also facilitates the visitor's journey by establishing continuity through an enclosure that occupies four blocks and connects buildings that were built over almost 150 years.