Science City at Union Station Kansas City to Host World Premiere of New Touring Exhibition ‘Alien Worlds and Androids’ 0
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (PRWEB) Could 22, 2013
Alien Worlds and Androids, an all-new touring museum exhibition featuring scientific and educational content from Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and NASA, is set to open at Kansas Citys Science Center, Science City, in Union Station Kansas City on Friday, Might 24, 2013. In this five,000-square-foot interactive exhibition, guests will join scientists in their search for alien life within and beyond our solar program, uncover strange alien-like creatures identified here on Earth, and learn about the technologies utilised to explore remote solar systems and extreme environments found on Earth.
Made by Worldwide Encounter Specialists (GES), Alien Worlds and Androids addresses the query that has fascinated man for centuries: Are We Alone? Through the use of robots, telescopes, space probes and higher-tech laboratories, scientists have been studying the possibility of life current beyond Earth and what types it may possibly take based on the atmosphere. This exhibition has nine locations highlighting their research and findings: Are We Alone, Looking for Life in Space, Alien Life on Earth, Artificial Intelligence and Robots, Robot Space Explorers, Explore the Solar Method, The Robotization of Planet Earth, I-Cyborg, and The Human Microbiome.
We are excited be the host site for the planet premiere of an exhibition that gives our visitors the opportunity to expertise STEM education in a enjoyable, interactive manner. This restricted engagement highlights the science centers mission of serving as a scientific, educational and cultural resource to the neighborhood. We are devoted to inspiring a lifelong really like of science, finding out and discovery. Visitors will leave this exhibit inspired to additional explore their all-natural curiosities, says George Guastello, Union Station President & CEO.
Entry to Science City, which consists of admission to Alien Worlds and Androids, is $ 11.50 for children ages three to 12, $ 13.50 for adults (13 and older), and cost-free for Union Station members. Hours of admission for the opening weekend, May 24-26, are 9:30 a.m. to five p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 11 a.m. 6 p.m. Sunday. In addition, the science center will be open 9:30 a.m. 6 p.m. Memorial Day, Monday, Might 27. For more data, please pay a visit to http://www.unionstation.org.
About Union Station Kansas City, Inc.
Union Station Kansas City is a historical landmark and civic asset renovated and reopened to the public in 1999. The organization, driven by its mission of science and history education and entertainment, attributes Kansas City’s science center, Science City the popular Model Railroad Encounter open year round the new Gottlieb Planetarium, the Regnier Extreme Screen Theatre, the regions biggest screen movie theater live theater, shops, restaurants and house to prominent region civic organizations and organizations. Go to unionstation.org for particulars.
About GES
Worldwide Expertise Specialists, Inc. (GES), a Viad Corp (NYSE: VVI) business, is a major marketing and advertising agency that produces exhibitions, events, exhibits and retail environments. GES gives a wide variety of solutions, like turnkey official show solutions, cutting-edge inventive and style, marketing and advertising and measurement servicesall with an unrivaled global attain. GES partners with major shows and brands, such as Spring Fair Birmingham, International Woodworking Fair, CONEXPO-CON/AGG and IFPE, Bell Helicopter, LOreal, Warner Bros., and Simon House Group. GES National Servicenter