IRIS loaned the Franklin Institute Science Museum an exhibit for its Powers of Nature traveling exhibit. The traveling display traveled to 12 museums between 1998 and 2005, and has since retired. The USGS Albuquerque Seismological Laboratory, the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science and IRIS collaborated to develop this exhibit.
The combined annual attendance of these 12 museums is over 5 million people.
Museums that Hosted the Traveling Exhibit
| Date | Museum | Annual Attendance |
| April 1998 |
Franklin Institute Science Museum Philadelphia, PA |
450,000 |
| October 1998 |
California Museum of Science and Industry Los Angeles, CA |
500,000 |
| April 1999 |
Center of Science and Industry Columbus, OH |
350,000 |
| October 1999 |
Fort Worth Museum of Science and History Fort Worth, TX |
600,000 |
| April 2000 |
St. Paul Science Museum of Minnesota St. Paul, MN |
375,000 |
| October 2000 |
Boston Museum of Science Boston, MA |
550,000 |
| April 2001 |
US Space and Rocket Center Huntsville, AL |
400,000 |
| February 2002 |
Denver Museum of Nature and Sciences Denver, CO |
500,000 |
| October 2002 |
North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences Raleigh, NC |
450,000 |
| March 2003 |
Moody Gardens Galveston, TX |
500,000 |
| January 2004 |
Franklin Institute Science Museum Philadelphia, PA |
450,000 |
| October 2004 |
Cincinnati Museum Center Cincinnati, OH |
25,000 |
