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Visitors Can Show Off Their "Cool Moves" at Lied Discovery Children's Museum
January 7, 2008
Change the twist of a tornado, swirl water into amazing patterns, spin the colors of a rainbow and more at Cool Moves! Artistry of Motion, Lied Discovery Children’s Museums new exhibition opening January 19th.
"Cool Moves" features fourteen fun, interactive exhibits that allow visitors to discover the beauty of motion all around us. At the "Dancing Wall" exhibit, visitors are encouraged to create a light and sound show by "dancing" in front of a wall that contains multiple lights and speakers that are triggered by motion detectors. See animals swim, fly, jump, and crawl in the most bizarre and breathtaking ways at the "Animals in Motion" exhibit. A computer kiosk allows the visitor to control the speed of videos for different animal motions, including those of frogs, owls, otters, cheetahs, kangaroos, hummingbirds, snakes, and dolphins. Visitors can create their own piece of art, zoom a strange car down a track and more!
"Cool Moves! Artistry of Motion" was developed by the Science Center in Ithaca, N.Y. and the Rochester Museum and Science Center in Rochester, N.Y. as part of the TEAMS II (Traveling Exhibits at Museums of Science) collaborative, and was funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation.
The exhibition will be on display at Lied Discovery Children’s Museum through May 11, 2008.
Located in the heart of downtown, Lied Discovery Children's Museum is a private non-profit organization designed to provide vibrant and engaging experiences that ignite a love of lifelong learning for children and their families in the arts, sciences and humanities. Imagine a place where you can step into a hurricane, make a bubble as tall as yourself, participate in a chemistry show, dress up and take part in a stage play – all in one afternoon! Since 1990, Lied Discovery Children’s Museum has been offering interactive learning adventures through hands-on exhibitions, multicultural performances, and creative art and science workshops.
Lied Discovery Children’s Museum is located at 833 Las Vegas Boulevard North, and is open Tue.- Fri. from 9 am to 4 pm, Sat. 10 am to 5 pm and Sun. Noon – 5 pm. Admission is $8 for adults and $7 for children ages 1 through 17, seniors and military families. Children under one are free. For more information call (702) 382-KIDS(5437) or visit the Museum website: www.ldcm.org.
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