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Chattanooga's
Creative Discovery Museum
Celebrates Its 12th Birthday
with "Alice's Wonderland -- A Most Curious Adventure"
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Giant Birthday Presents Lifted by Crane, May 21
* Mad Hatter Leads Preview of Exhibit Assembly, May 22
* Full-Exhibit Media Preview, May 25
* Grand Opening with Cake & Mayfield Ice Cream, May 26
On
May 26, Creative Discovery Museum celebrates its 12th birthday
with the opening of a new temporary exhibit, "Alice's
Wonderland -- A Most Curious Adventure." This interactive
exhibit based on the classic children's book builds imaginative
fun out of science. It will continue at the Museum through
Sept. 4.
Birthday
festivities on May 26 also include cake and ice cream. Beginning
at noon and while quantities last, Mayfield Moms will be on
hand serving Mayfield ice cream. Birthday cake will be cut
and served at 1 p.m. These treats will be served on the plaza
outside the Museum, or inside if the weather does not cooperate.
Birthday preparations actually begin a few days before opening
day, with two unique media opportunities and a media preview
of the entire exhibit.
On
Monday, May 21, under the supervision of the Mad Hatter himself,
a construction crane will lift big, brightly wrapped birthday
presents up to the roof of Creative Discovery Museum. These
43 crates contain all the parts for the Alice exhibit. Once
they are on the roof, Museum staff will begin opening these
oversize birthday presents to begin assembling more than 30
hands-on participatory exhibits. Media are invited to this
unusual photo op from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
On
Tuesday, May 22, cranes will continue to lift crates up to
the roof, but the photo op action shifts inside the building,
where the Mad Hatter will again be on hand to show off the
first few learning stations that Museum staffers have put
together and to help them talk about how exhibits are put
together. Media are invited to this opportunity from 1 p.m.
- 3 p.m.
Cranes
will be working most of the day on Monday and Tuesday, but
the Alice exhibit will not be ready for the public to enter
at that time.
On
Friday, May 25, media are invited to preview the entire exhibit
at any time during regular Museum hours, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Alice's
Wonderland is sponsored at Creative Discovery Museum
by Little Debbie Snack Cakes®, Baylor School, and Allied
Arts of Greater Chattanooga.
Creative
Discovery Museum is open Mon-Sat: 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun: noon-5
p.m. Tickets: $8.95 for children and adults. 321 Chestnut
Street. For more information, call (423) 756-2738, or visit
www.cdmfun.org.
The
Alice’s Wonderland exhibit was created and
is circulated by Children’s Discovery Museum of San
Jose, California, with major funding from the National Science
Foundation and the MetLife Foundation. Opinions expressed
are those of the authors and are not necessarily those of
the Foundations. Alice’s Wonderland will travel to children’s
museums and science centers throughout the nation for four
years. An interactive story based on the exhibit can be found
on www.cdmfun.org.
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Creative
Discovery Museum is a non-profit, educational organization
dedicated to the enrichment of children through interactive,
hands-on experiences that foster creative and critical thinking.
Creative Discovery Museum is a funded agency of Allied Arts.
Hours of operation vary according to season: March
to Labor Day: The Museum is open 10 a.m. ET to 5
p.m. ET, Monday through Saturday, and Noon to 5 p.m. ET on
Sunday (last ticket is sold at 4 p.m. ET and building closes
at 5 p.m. ET) Labor Day to February: The
Museum is closed Wednesdays; open Noon ET
to 5 p.m. ET on Sundays; and open 10 a.m. ET to 5 p.m. ET
all other days during the week (M, TU, THU, FR, SAT) (last
ticket is sold at 4 p.m. ET and building closes at 5 p.m.
ET) Extended Summer Hours Creative Discovery
Museum is open all holidays except Thanksgiving, Christmas
Eve, and Christmas Day. Ticket prices are $8.95 per person.
The last ticket is sold one hour prior to closing. Family
memberships with unlimited visitation are $75 annually. Call
423-756-2738 for more information.
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