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July 26, 2019
St Paul, MN
Science Museum of MN |
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Coordinator: Nancy Sand |
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| Twenty-one
ULLRs experienced the world of Leonardo da Vinci at the Science Museum
of Minnesota (SMM) on July 26. ULLR Gary Gray is a volunteer at
the SMM and provided vouchers for fifteen ULLRs to visit the SMM and
Omni Theatre at no cost. THANK YOU, GARY! Gary and Karen guided our group through the Museum, up and down the music stars, took some of us on elevators to avoid the stairs, and recommended one of the Museum restaurants for lunch. The da Vinci exhibit included recreations of da Vinci’s drawings and examples of machines he designed for flight, hydraulics, and more. Multimedia touchscreens and augmented reality experiences revealed the parallels between da Vinci’s work and modern technology and engineering. The major inventions were off limits for touching, but we were allowed to play with a few. It was fun to see and make the mechanics work. An Inventors’ Den interactive activity area provided exciting and stimulating activities for younger visitors and for us older ULLR visitors, too. In another part of the exhibit, ULLRs were captivated by an immense visual display with digital surround sound. The entire exhibit showcased 101 of the greatest inventions of all time. The “Apollo11: First Steps” Omni Theatre film brought back memories for us. We all remembered hearing President Kennedy declare the United States would travel to and set foot on the moon. It seemed impossible, but we did it! This was one of the events in our lives we will remember forever. Event leader Nancy S was surprised to see a new adventure when she arrived at the Museum. There was an opportunity to go deep-sea diving with dolphins and sharks via Virtual Reality. Nancy and several ULLRs bought tickets for the short 6-minute show. Mary J took some photos and filmed the group. It was fun to see our heads moving up and down and our chairs turning around while we were trying to see all around ourselves on our deep-sea adventure. By the way, no one sea sick! Thanks again to Gary and Karen for helping us experience these exhibits and the Science Museum. |
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