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Aerospace Education Center
Little Rock, AR
(501) 376-4629 I
www.aerospaced.org
Space Adventures
(through Aug. 31, 2008)
Learn about space exploration from moon bases to space ships,
and relive space adventures from science-fiction, books, TV, and
the cinema.
Dallas Museum of Art
Dallas, TX
(214) 922-1200 I
dallasmuseumofart.org
Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs
(Oct. 3, 2008-May 17, 2009) This exhibit features more than
130 treasures from tombs, royal graves, and ancient sites in the Valley
of the Kings, including 50 major objects from the tomb of Tutankhamun,
which are on exhibit in the U.S. for the first time in 27 years. Among
the artifacts from King Tutıs tomb are his gold crown and the canopic
coffinette that contained his mummified internal organs.
Discovery Place
Charlotte, NC
(704) 372-6261 I
www.discoveryplace.org
A Day in Pompeii
(July 11, 2008-Jan. 4, 2009) Experience life and death in the
cosmopolitan city of Pompeii, which was turned into a virtual time
capsule by the debris and ash that suddenly and violently ended life in
the city.
Dinosaurs: Ancient Fossils, New Discoveries
(through Aug. 17, 2008) This exhibit presents reinterpretations
of the most persistent and puzzling mysteries about how dinosaurs looked,
moved, and behaved and why they became extinct. The exhibit features fossil
specimens and casts; interactive computer simulations and animations; videos
of fieldwork; a large wall of mounted dinosaur skulls; and a walk-through
diorama that is the worldıs most detailed re-creation of a prehistoric
environment.
Fort Worth Museum
Fort Worth, TX
(888) 255-9300 I
www.fortworthmuseum.org
Dino Digs: Mysteries Unearthed
(ongoing) This exhibit features a clutch of dinosaur eggs and other exhibit features
a reconstructed paleontological excavation site and showcases eight complete
and 12 partial dinosaurs, as well as other prehistoric land and sea animals
and other fossils, in disparate land and aquatic settings.
Houston Museum of Natural Science
Houston, TX
(704) 372-6261 I
www.hmns.org
Dinosaur Mummy CSI: Cretaceous Science Investigation
(Sep. 19, 2008-Sep. 7, 2009) Learn about the forensic approach
used by scientists to study dinosaur fossils and mummified dinosaur
remains, as well as the sites where they are found. The exhibit
features Leonardo, a 77 million-year-old adult duckbilled dinosaur
and the most
perfectly fossilized plant-eating dinosaur ever discovered. Found
with almost
all of his skin intact, Leonardo has provided extensive details about
plant-eating dinosaurs and things that could only be theorized before.
Lowe Art Museum
Miami, FL
(305) 284-3535 I
www6.miami.edu/lowe
Excavating Egypt: Great Discoveries from the Petrie Museum of
Egyptian Archaeology at University College London (through Nov. 2, 2008 )
This exhibit presents the most important finds of Sir William Matthew
Flinders Petrie and items from the Petrie Museum, one of the world's
most important collections of Egyptian antiquities. The exhibit
uses photographs, excavation notes, and personal journals to bring the
science of archaeology and the early days of Egyptology to life.
Mary C. Brogan Museum of Art and Science
Tallahassee, FL
(850) 513-0700 I
www.thebrogan.org
The Magician's Workshop (Sep. 1, 2008-Feb. 1, 2009)
This exhibit features kinetic, illusionistic sculpture that mixes art and science to perfection.
Memphis Pink Palace Museum
Memphis, TN
(901) 320-6362 I
www.memphismuseums.org
Treasure! (through Sep. 7, 2008)
The word "treasure" stirs the imagination. This exhibit
explores the history of treasures and treasure hunting, the
technology used in hunting treasure, and the people and
personalities who hunt for treasure.
Miami Museum of Science
Miami, FL
(305) 646-4200 I
www.miamisci.org
Dinosaurs of China
(through Sep. 1, 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.
Michael C. Carlos Museum of Emory
University
Atlanta, GA
(404) 727-4282 I
www.carlos.emory.edu
Lost Kingdoms of the Nile (through Aug. 31, 2008)
This monumental exhibit
features some of the most significant archaeological treasures ever
found in Africa and provides unprecedented insight into ancient
Nubia, the extraordinary African civilization that has often been
overshadowed by ancient Egypt.
Moody Gardens
Galveston, TX
(800) 582-4673 I
www.moodygardens.com
Titanic: The Artifact Exhibit (through Sep. 7, 2008) Marvel
at the incredible effort it took to recover these artifacts from 2.5 miles
below the surface of the sea. Learn of the personal sacrifice and
courage that dominates the most important shipwreck of modern maritime
history.
North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
Raleigh, NC
(877) 462-8724 I
www.naturalsciences.org
Dinosaurs: Ancient Fossils, New Discoveries
(through July 5, 2008) This exhibit presents reinterpretations
of the most persistent and puzzling mysteries about how dinosaurs looked,
moved, and behaved and why they became extinct. The exhibit features fossil
specimens and casts; interactive computer simulations and animations; videos
of fieldwork; a large wall of mounted dinosaur skulls; and a walk-through
diorama that is the worldıs most detailed re-creation of a prehistoric
environment.
The Dead Sea Scrolls
(through Dec. 28, 2008) Experience one of the most remarkable
archaeological discoveries of the 20th century in this exhibit of the earliest written texts of the Bible's
Old Testament. The exhibit tells a story that is beyond words,
beyond time, and beyond imagination.
Shipwreck & Treasure Adventure
New Orleans, LA
(504) 561-5656 I
www.shipwreckandtreasure.com
Shipwreck and Treasure Adventure
(ongoing) Find out what it takes to be a shipwreck explorer with
hands-on interactive exhibits and activities. Pilot an ROV, see
shipwreck treasure and recovered artifacts, pick up a treasure coin with
a robotic arm, and much more.
South Carolina Maritime Museum
Beaufort, SC
(252) 728-7317 I
www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/maritime
Down to the Monitor (ongoing) Commemorates
the 30th anniversary of the finding of the wreck of the USS Monitor
and incorporates text, photographs, drawings, a scale model of the vessel,
and a recreation of its turret. Panels describe the design and construction
of the USS Monitor as well as its battle history. A nine-minute
video recounts the search efforts, showing actual dive footage of the
wreck site.
Blackbeard the Pirate (ongoing) Learn
about Blackbeard and the excavation of the wreck of his ship, the Queen
Anne’s Revenge, in Beaufort Inlet. See artifacts, such
as, a brass bell, a cannon, a blunderbuss barrel, and a sounding
weight, which give important clues about the 17th-century lives
of Blackbeard’s crew - what they ate, what they drank, how they
fought, etc.
U.S. Space & Rocket Center
Huntsville, AL
(256) 837-3400 I
www.spacecamp.com
The Lost Spacecraft: Liberty Bell 7 Recovered
(ongoing) See the only un-recovered NASA spacecraft, which was
used in 1961 for the U.S.'s second manned space mission. Although
it lay deeper below the ocean's surface than the Titanic and is only the
size of a refrigerator, it was located and recovered in 1999 and is displayed
alongside the history of the space program and the story of the recovery
mission.
Virginia Air & Space Center
Hampton, VA
(757) 727-0900 I
www.vasc.org
Space Gallery (ongoing) Be an
astronaut for a minute; have a close encounter with a meteorite from Mars;
marvel at a three-billion-year-old moon rock; launch a rocket; and pilot
a space shuttle!
Wild, Wild Weather (ongoing) This
exhibit features the wonders of the earth's weather and atmosphere in
a fun, interactive setting.
Virginia Museum of Natural History
Martinsville, VA
(276) 634-4141 I
www.vmnh.net
TUSKS! Ice Age Mammoths & Mastodons
(Sep. 27, 2008-Jan. 4, 2009)
Delve deeply into the prehistoric world of the giant beasts of the
Ice Age, who ruled the Earth until 10,000 years ago.
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