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Midwest
Adler
Planetarium
Chicago, IL
(312) 322-0323 I
www.adlerplanetarium.org
Bringing the Heavens to Earth (ongoing)
Steer by the stars as a Polynesian navigator, plant potatoes by the
Pleiades as they do in the Andes, send an Egyptian pharaoh to his celestial
destiny, and look at the moon and Jupiter to determine your fate as an
Assyrian king. Since ancient times, people have looked at the heavens
with awe and wonder, but they have also used the sky as an inspiration
and resource for the entire spectrum of their lives. This exhibit features
some of the cultures of the world that have, throughout time, engaged
in the timeless quest to understand their place in the Universe, and found
diverse ways to incorporate astronomy into their daily lives.
Search for Alien Worlds (ongoing)
There were no known planets beyond our solar system a decade ago, but
in the last several years a tremendous burst of discoveries has revealed
more than one hundred planets circling other stars. This exhibit
poses the question "Are we alone in the Universe?" and uses
astronomical data to present scientific concepts and theories to explore
how common alien worlds might be, whether they are anything like Earth,
and whether they could support life.
Shoot for the Moon (ongoing) This exhibit
highlights the exciting stories of space exploration, the race to the
Moon, and the U.S.'s bold plans to return to the Moon. It features
the fully-restored Gemini 12 spacecraft flown by astronauts Jim Lovell
and Buzz Aldrin, as well as Lovell's personal collection of space
artifacts, and demonstrates the initial setbacks and ultimate triumphs
of the Gemini program and Apollo missions with state-of-the-art
interactives and exhibit elements that allow visitors to discover the
thrills and challenges of lunar exploration and imagine serving as a
member of an exploration team going back to the Moon in the 21st
century.
Stranded in an Alien Lab (ongoing)
Imagine yourself as a space explorer, marooned on a strange rocky planet.
You are billions of miles from home, and your spaceship has crash-landed
near the laboratory of an alien scientist. This interactive exhibit
uses clues hidden throughout the lab to solve the mystery about the scientist
and her work and puts a twist on the search for extraterrestrials - in
this lab, the aliens are looking for Earthlings!
Boonshoft Museum of Discovery
Dayton, OH
(937) 275-7431 I
www.boonshoftmuseum.org
Chinasaurs (through Sep. 8,
2008) This
exhibit features diving videos,
immersive exhibition features cast skeletons of rare and large
Chinese dinosaurs that are little-known in the U.S., accompanied by authentic
fossils and nests, scenic elements, and interactives, including activity
carts, skeleton dig pits, and a preparation laboratory with real fossils.
Cincinnati Museum Center
Cincinnati, OH
(800) 733-2077 I
www.cincymuseum.org
Bodies: The Exhibition
(through Sep. 1, 2008) This exhibit offers a unique opportunity
to see the inner workings of the human body first-hand through
authentic, preserved human body specimens.
Cleveland Museum of Natural History
Cleveland, OH
(800) 317-9155 I
www.cmnh.org
Alien Earths
(through Sep. 1, 2008) This exhibit presents research and
discoveries related to the age-old questions - Where did we come
from? Are we alone in the universe? Join the search
for planets around distant stars and for life beyond Earth, and
learn about the technology and methods scientists are using to
search our galactic neighborhood in interrelated clusters of
interactive components and multimedia presentations.
Beyond: Visions of Planetary Landscapes
(Aug. 9-Oct. 5, 2008) This exhibit presents research and
discoveries related to the age-old questions - Where did we come
from? Are we alone in the universe? Join the search
for planets around distant stars and for life beyond Earth, and
learn about the technology and methods scientists are using to
search our galactic neighborhood in interrelated clusters of
interactive components and multimedia presentations.
COSI Columbus
Columbus, OH
(888) 819-2674 I
www.cosi.org
Alien Earths
(through Aug. 31, 2008) This exhibit presents research and
discoveries related to the age-old questions - Where did we come
from? Are we alone in the universe? Join the search
for planets around distant stars and for life beyond Earth, and
learn about the technology and methods scientists are using to
search our galactic neighborhood in interrelated clusters of
interactive components and multimedia presentations.
CSI: The Experience
(through Sep. 1, 2008) This immersive, interactive forensic
science exhibition invites visitors to be the forensic expert and use
real science to identify, record, and analyze the scientific evidence to
solve hypothetical crimes in an exciting multimedia environment.
This hand-on exhibition brings to life fundamental scientific
principles, numerous scientific disciplines, and the most advanced
technologies and techniques used by crime scene investigators and
forensic scientists, from DNA and firearms analysis to forensic
anthropology and toxicology.
Detroit Science Center
Detroit, MI
(313) 577-8400 I
www.detroitsciencecenter.org
SHIPWRECK! Pirates & Treasure
(through Sep. 1, 2008) This interactive multi-media
exhibit teaches visitors about the history of shipwrecks and pirates,
and allows them to experience the research, search, archaeological
recovery, and conservation involved in the quest for deep-sea
knowledge and treasures.
Exploration Place
Wichita, KS
(316) 263-3373 I
www.exploration.org
Our Body: The Universe Within
(through Oct. 12, 2008) This exhibit explores
the mysteries of human anatomy through a
riveting presentation of fascinating actual human specimens.
Hastings Museum of Natural and Cultural History
Hastings, NE
(402) 461-4629 I
www.hastingsmuseum.org
Hatching the Past
(through Sep. 14, 2008) Take a rare and exciting look at the life
of dinosaurs through their eggs, nests, and embryos. This hands-on
exhibit offers an array of authentic dinosaur eggs and nests collected
from all over the globe, including those of each of the major plant and
meat-eating dinosaur groups.
Milwaukee Public Museum
Milwaukee, WI
(414) 278-2728 I
www.mpm.edu
Titanic: The Artifact Exhibit (Oct. 10, 2008-May 25, 2009)
This exhibit features a chronology of the life of
the ill-fated vessel, through recreated first- and third-class cabins,
a large simulated iceberg, and more than 200 artifacts recovered from
the wreckage. Learn about the technology, artistry, and incredible effort
needed to find and reach the ship that now lies 2.5 miles under the sea.
Saint Louis Science Center
St. Louis, MO
(800) 456-7572 I
www.slsc.org
Monsters! The Art & Technology of Animatronics
(through Sep. 1, 2008) Meet your favorite movie creatures face to
fangs at this exhibit, which provides a behind-the-scenes look at visual effects
techniques and movie animatronics.
Science Museum of Minnesota
St. Paul, MN
(651) 221-4585 I
www.smm.org
Star Wars: Where Imagination Meets Science
(through Aug. 24, 2008) This exhibit combines costumes and props
from all six Star Wars films with real-world technologies; video
interviews with filmmakers, scientists, and engineers; and two large
Engineering Design Labs, where visitors can build and test speeders and
robots. Visitors can explore prototypes, learn about the engineers
and designers who are creating new technologies, and discover intriguing
similarities between how scientists and filmmakers think.
The History Museum at the Castle
Appleton, WI
(920) 735-9370 I
www.myhistorymuseum.org
a/k/a Houdini
(through Dec. 31, 2008) This exhibit presents an important collection
of performance paraphernalia and historic documents relating to Harry Houdini and
allows visitors to experience some of Houdini's tricks of the trade
through hands-on activities and perform Houdini's escape illusions, thus exposing the secrets of the magician.
The Field Museum
Chicago, IL
(312) 922-9410 I
www.fieldmuseum.org
Mythic Creatures: Dragons, Unicorns & Mermaids
(through Sep. 1, 2008) This exhibition uses sculptures,
paintings, textiles, cultural objects, preserved specimens, and fossils
of prehistoric animals to explore the fantastic creatures that have long
inhabited legends and fables, the accounts of early naturalists, and
ancient and contemporary art, literature, and drama. The exhibit
traces their cultural and natural history origins; examines the
surprising similarities in various cultures' depictions of legendary
beasts; and explores the possibility that some of the more persistent
tales may stem from actual sightings of unfamiliar--but perfectly
real--creatures that would have seemed monstrous.
Sue: The world’s largest,
most complete and best preserved Tyrannosaurus rex (ongoing) Examine
Sue’s bird-like feet, massive legs and pelvis, and surprisingly
graceful tail, as well as the bottomless eye sockets, razor-sharp teeth,
and powerful jaws of her skull, which is in nearly perfect condition and
displayed separately because it is too heavy to be mounted on the skeleton.
Displays include touchable casts of selected bones that allow visitors
to “diagnose” some of the wounds found on the skeleton; animated
CT images of the skull that create a virtual journey inside Sue’s
head; video clips recounting Sue’s story, from her discovery to
her arrival at the museum; and a time-lapse video of the mounting of Sue’s
colossal skeleton.
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