The North Museum of Nature and Science, located in nearby Lancaster County, will reopen its doors after the most extensive renovations in more than 60 years. Curious scientists of all ages are invited to experience the new Museum with free admission on Saturday, March 21, 2015, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Visitors will get the first look at the Museum’s new state-of-the-art SciDome Theater, reinvented exhibits, renovated museum spaces and a nationally touring dinosaur exhibit.
•Space Lobby with a three-foot diameter iGlobe that shows Earth from space, current weather patterns, and other planetary data.
•Nature Explorer Gallery created especially with preschoolers in mind. The interactive space boasts a nine-foot sculpted maple tree, an aerial map of Lancaster County, touchable artifacts, an indoor beehive and the inhabitants of the Museum’s popular Live Animal Room.
•Upgraded exhibit space featuring “Dinosaur Discoveries,” a nationally traveling exhibit created by the American Museum of Natural History in New York.
•New front steps, sidewalk, and stroller- and wheelchair-friendly ramp that makes the front entrance accessible for all Museum visitors
•New ADA-compliant restroom on the main floor and renovated restrooms on the other two floors.
•Catering station with sink and refrigerator for special events and facility rentals.
The new North Museum will feature:
•Fully immersive 41-foot SciDome Theater. Inside Central Pennsylvania’s largest planetarium, stunning video animations, exceptional software, and digital programs will surround visitors in topics ranging from astronomy to geology to meteorology and more.
•Space Lobby with a three-foot diameter iGlobe that shows Earth from space, current weather patterns, and other planetary data.
•Nature Explorer Gallery created especially with preschoolers in mind. The interactive space boasts a nine-foot sculpted maple tree, an aerial map of Lancaster County, touchable artifacts, an indoor beehive and the inhabitants of the Museum’s popular Live Animal Room.
•Upgraded exhibit space featuring “Dinosaur Discoveries,” a nationally traveling exhibit created by the American Museum of Natural History in New York.
•New front steps, sidewalk, and stroller- and wheelchair-friendly ramp that makes the front entrance accessible for all Museum visitors
•New ADA-compliant restroom on the main floor and renovated restrooms on the other two floors.
•Catering station with sink and refrigerator for special events and facility rentals.
About “Dinosaur Discoveries” Exhibit
This interactive exhibit explores how paleontologists today are using an incredible array of new technologies—from bioengineering computer software to CT scans—along with new discoveries and ideas to investigate and reinterpret many of the most puzzling and persistent mysteries of dinosaurs such as what they looked like, how they behaved, how they moved and theories of why they became extinct. The exhibit includes an impressive collection of casts made from real dinosaur bones including the leg of a Tyrannosaurus rex and a Triceratops skull. The exhibit was developed by the American Museum of Natural History and is sponsored locally by The Hershey Company. “Dinosaur Discoveries” will be at the North Museum through June 21.
The North Museum of Nature and Science is located at 400 College Avenue in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The Museum is home to Central Pennsylvania’s largest planetarium, the SciDome Theater; hands-on exhibits exploring the natural world; live animals; and a temporary exhibition on dinosaurs. Admission to the North Museum is $9 for adults, $8 for children (3-17) and seniors (65+). Admission to the SciDome Theater is $7 for adults, $6 for children (3-17) and seniors (65+). Combined admission tickets are $13 for adults and $12 for children (3-17) and seniors (65+). Admission for members is free. For more information, call 717-291-3941 or visit www.northmuseum.org.
