RMSC Launches Object Theater
September 26, 2009
IN BRIEF:
Title: Rochester Museum & Science Center Launches Object Theater
Location: 657 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14607
Phone: (585) 271-4320
Date: Opens Saturday, September 26.
Time: Available during regular museum hours: 9am–5pm Monday through Saturday. 11am–5pm Sunday
Free with Museum Admission: adults $10, seniors/college students $9, ages 3–18 $8, RMSC members and children under 3 free.
Presented by: American Rock Salt Company, LLC
Website: www.rmsc.org
Media Contact: Debra Jacobson, Director of Marketing and Community Affairs (585) 697-1944 • debra_jacobson@rmsc.
Rochester Museum & Science Center Launches Object Theater
Rochester, NY — Experience the story of our region's abundant natural resources—water, wind, rocks and minerals—in a new, state-of-the-art, multi-media theater located within the Rochester Museum & Science Center's Expedition Earth natural science exhibition. Presented by American Rock Salt Company, LLC, the new theater will open to the public on Saturday, September 26 with the original production "Natural Treasures."
The 17-minute fully automated show choreographs high-definition video, sound, and lighting effects with authentic objects from the RMSC's collections that "magically" appear, weaving an entertaining narrative of the natural processes and human ingenuity that have combined to shape our region's history and prosperity.
Survey greater Rochester's wealth of freshwater resources, created by mile-high glaciers more than 10,000 years ago. Find out why it's so windy here, and travel to a local wind farm to explore the potential of wind power. Where do waterwheels, millstones, windmills, and other human innovations fit into the story? Discover Livingston County's American Rock Salt Mine, the largest operating salt mine in the United States. Where did this huge salt deposit come from, and how do we know?
Admission to the Object Theater is free with museum admission: adults $10, seniors and college students $9, ages 3–18 $8, RMSC members and children under age 3 free.
NOTE: To celebrate American Rock Salt Company's generous presentation of the Object Theater, science classes from Livingston County schools have been invited to preview "Natural Treasures" free of charge on September 18 and 25. Members of the Press are invited to attend these previews as well. RSVP to Debra Jacobson, (585) 697-1944 or debra_jacobson@rmsc.org.
For high-resolution images relating to the Object Theater, contact Debra Jacobson (585) 697-1944 or debra_jacobson@rmsc.org.
Rochester Museum & Science Center (RMSC) receives major funding from Monroe County. RMSC includes a planetarium, nature center and science/regional history museum. The Rochester Museum & Science Center stimulates broad community interest and understanding of science and technology, and their impact—past, present, future—on our lives. For more information about RMSC, see . ###
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