Inside The MOST: Syracuse’s Armory Turned Science Museum, the Micron Exhibit, and How to Get Involved Host Mike Ndii visits The MOST in downtown Syracuse and interviews president Lauren Cochen during the museum’s busiest week of the year while school is out. Cochen explains the building’s history as the original Armory Square armory—over 115 years old, nearly 100,000 square feet, and once used for events like the Bowling Congress, the circus, and Syracuse’s former NBA Nationals—before The MOST moved in during the early 1990s. She shares her career path from sports PR and marketing to nonprofit fundraising, including roles at Syracuse Stage and Arc of Onondaga, leading to her recruitment to The MOST and promotion to president about six years ago. Cochen describes The MOST as a children-focused science museum and a New York State Board of Regents c ...