Center of Science and Industry

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educational institution nonprofit organization science museum technology museum

The Center of Science and Industry (COSI) is a large, hands-on science and technology museum in Columbus, Ohio, known for interactive exhibits and educational programs for all ages.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Center of Science and Industry canonical	6
Center of Science and Industry (original location)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11101534 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Center of Science and Industry
Context triple: [280 East Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio, formerOccupant, Center of Science and Industry]

A. Discovery Center of Science and Technology
Discovery Center of Science and Technology was the original name of the Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science and Technology, a hands-on science and technology museum in Syracuse, New York.
B. Western Science Center
The Western Science Center is a regional museum in Hemet, California, known for its extensive paleontology collections and exhibits on local natural and cultural history.
C. New York Hall of Science
The New York Hall of Science is an interactive science and technology museum in Queens, New York City, featuring hands-on exhibits and educational programs for children and adults.
D. Explora Science Center and Children’s Museum
Explora Science Center and Children’s Museum is an interactive, hands-on science and learning museum in Albuquerque, New Mexico, designed to engage children and families through playful exploration and educational exhibits.
E. California Science Center
The California Science Center is a major hands-on science museum and educational institution in Los Angeles, best known for exhibits like the Space Shuttle Endeavour and its interactive STEM displays.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Center of Science and Industry
Target entity description: The Center of Science and Industry (COSI) is a large, hands-on science and technology museum in Columbus, Ohio, known for interactive exhibits and educational programs for all ages.

A. Discovery Center of Science and Technology
Discovery Center of Science and Technology was the original name of the Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science and Technology, a hands-on science and technology museum in Syracuse, New York.
B. Western Science Center
The Western Science Center is a regional museum in Hemet, California, known for its extensive paleontology collections and exhibits on local natural and cultural history.
C. New York Hall of Science
The New York Hall of Science is an interactive science and technology museum in Queens, New York City, featuring hands-on exhibits and educational programs for children and adults.
D. Explora Science Center and Children’s Museum
Explora Science Center and Children’s Museum is an interactive, hands-on science and learning museum in Albuquerque, New Mexico, designed to engage children and families through playful exploration and educational exhibits.
E. California Science Center
The California Science Center is a major hands-on science museum and educational institution in Los Angeles, best known for exhibits like the Space Shuttle Endeavour and its interactive STEM displays.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	educational institution ⓘ nonprofit organization ⓘ science museum ⓘ technology museum ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
focusesOn	STEM education ⓘ science ⓘ technology ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	family-friendly ⓘ hands-on ⓘ interactive ⓘ
hasEducationalRole	informal science education center ⓘ
hasExhibitType	hands-on exhibits ⓘ permanent exhibits ⓘ traveling exhibits ⓘ
hasFacility	cafe ⓘ classrooms ⓘ gift shop ⓘ laboratories ⓘ planetarium ⓘ theater ⓘ
hasType	hands-on museum ⓘ interactive museum ⓘ
isLocatedInCity	Columbus ⓘ
isLocatedInNeighborhood	downtown Columbus ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
locatedIn	Columbus, Ohio ⓘ Franklin County, Ohio ⓘ Ohio ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone	Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
mission	to inspire interest in science and technology ⓘ to provide engaging science education experiences ⓘ
offers	educational programs ⓘ field trip programs ⓘ interactive exhibits ⓘ live demonstrations ⓘ outreach programs ⓘ public events ⓘ workshops ⓘ
regionServed	Central Ohio ⓘ Midwestern United States ⓘ
sector	education sector ⓘ museum sector ⓘ
servesAudience	children ⓘ families ⓘ school groups ⓘ
shortName	COSI ⓘ linked to: COSI (Center of Science and Industry)
targetAgeRange	all ages ⓘ

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

280 East Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio → formerOccupant → Center of Science and Industry ⓘ

280 East Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio → associatedWith → Center of Science and Industry (original location) ⓘ

linked to: Center of Science and Industry

Central High School (Columbus, Ohio) → buildingRepurposedAs → Center of Science and Industry ⓘ

Central High School (Columbus, Ohio) → currentOccupant → Center of Science and Industry ⓘ

Central High School (Columbus, Ohio) → associatedWith → Center of Science and Industry ⓘ