August 2008 Press Release:

CASTING TRADITION: EXHIBITION OPENING CELEBRATION
Friday, September 5 from 4-5 pm

There will be a celebratory public reception for Casting Tradition: Contemporary Brassworking in Ghana on September 5, from 4-6 pm. in the Exhibit Museum of Natural History. The exhibition opened in August in the Exhibit Museum’s newly renovated gallery on the 4th floor. This exhibition is an international collaboration presenting the evolving tradition of lost-wax brasscasting in Ghana through objects, photos, and multimedia displays.

The exhibition will be on display through May 2009.

FREE DINOSAUR TOURS!

Saturdays and Sundays at 2 pm

Attention dinosaur fans! Join us at 2 pm on Saturdays and Sundays for a free, 30-minute docent-led tour of the dinosaur exhibits. Sign up on the day of the tour. Limit: 15 people.

PLANETARIUM SHOWS

The Sky Tonight: Star Talk

Saturdays, September 6, 13, 21 & 28 at 1:30
Sundays, September 7, 14, 21 & 28  at 1:30

Bright stars, constellations, planets, and telescopic objects in the current night sky will be discussed in this live “star talk.” Then leave Earth and fly out into space to examine the planets in the current sky.

Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity

Saturdays, September 6, 13, 21 & 28 at 2:30
Sundays, September 7, 14, 21 & 28  at 2:30

Recorded narration by Liam Neeson. Features striking, immersive animations of the formation of the early universe, star birth and death, the collision of giant galaxies, and a simulated flight to a supermassive black hole.

All ages admitted. Planetarium prices are $4.75 for adults, seniors, & children.