ilmi is a Science Discovery & Innovation Center designed to make science, discovery, and innovation more engaging and accessible.
Through hands-on experiences, playful discovery, and STREAM-based learning, ilmi aims to inspire curiosity, creativity, and problem-solving among young people, families, educators, and the wider community.
ilmi was created to help young people build the curiosity, confidence, and skills they need to thrive in a fast-changing world.
By complementing formal education with informal learning experiences, ilmi encourages learners to ask questions, explore ideas, create, and solve challenges through science and discovery.
ilmi is designed for young people, families, educators, and learners.
Its experiences aim to make science and learning more inviting, meaningful, and accessible for different ages, interests, and backgrounds.
ilmi aims to become a leading science discovery and innovation center that empowers young and lifelong learners across Saudi Arabia.
Its objective is to inspire curiosity, support creativity, and make science and learning more accessible through interactive and engaging experiences.
ilmi is a subsidiary of the Mohammed Bin Salman Foundation “Misk” and operates in partnership with Mohammed Bin Salman Nonprofit City.
The ilmi Center will be located in Mohammed Bin Salman Nonprofit City in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
ilmi’s learning programs are inquiry-led, interactive, and focused on skills development.
They are designed to encourage learners to explore, experiment, collaborate, and apply what they learn in meaningful ways. ilmi also works with young people, families, educators, experts, and the wider community to help shape experiences that are relevant, engaging, and responsive to learners’ needs.
STREAM brings together science, technology, reading, engineering, arts, and mathematics.
These subjects help develop important future skills, including creativity, problem-solving, innovation, collaboration, and communication. At ilmi, STREAM learning is brought to life through hands-on experiences, storytelling, and playful discovery.
ilmi will offer interactive exhibitions, hands-on learning experiences, workshops, events, talks, digital programs, and outreach activities.
These offerings are designed to inspire curiosity and make science, discovery, and innovation more engaging for learners, families, educators, and the wider community.
ilmi is currently scheduled to open to visitors in 2027.
The exact opening date will be announced closer to launch through ilmi’s official channels.