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Launch Pad

Paul Orselli Gallery / Launch Pad

POW! worked with the New York Hall of Science to transform an underutilized outdoor area near the famous 1964 World’s Fair NASA Rockets Display into the Launch Pad interactive exhibit area about the Solar System.

Solar System Wall

Long-shot through Launch Pad with restored NASA rockets in background, All the interactives and materials chosen for the space with NY Hall staff have held up to the elements and look great!.

Sun Starting Panel

Busy working on Long Island! Hop inside our mini backhoe to start a kid-sized construction project.

Number 7 Line Queens Rocket

The #7 Rocket echoes the nearby subway line in Queens, and serves as the starting point for visitors’ journey through the Solar System.

Become an Astronaut!

The entry panel for Launch Pad with a “peek through” astronaut cutout for photo opportunities.

TotSpot

TotSpot Exhibit: Perfect for Kids!

One of several exhibit galleries developed for the new Long Island Children’s Museum, TotSpot is an engaging, active area for young visitors with Long Island and Transportation themes.

Interactive Kids Bridge

This early childhood gallery with a transportation theme was developed for the Long Island Children’s Museum.

Kid-sized Crane

Busy working on Long Island! Hop inside our mini backhoe to start a kid-sized construction project.

Lighthouse Climber

The central Lighthouse Climbing Structure provides both gross motor and fine motor opportunities.

TotSpot Fishing Boat

Catch of the day on the fishing boat Galaxy Jane! Young sailors can role-play or send messages back to the Lighthouse.

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Somewhere along the way, milk got controversial again.The oat-milk aisle has opinions. Some influencers treat raw milk like a personality. Almond, soy, macadamia, and "barista blend." The dairy case now reads like a debate stage. For a plain white liquid that mostly just wants to go on cereal, milk is doing a remarkable amount of […]
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What Makes a Museum Experience Stick?

Quick: think of a museum visit you still remember years later. Not the museum, the moment.It was pro...

Masks, Portals, and Non-Museums

Every few years, someone outside the museum world builds something that makes all of us inside the m...

"Storm Proofing" Your Exhibits?

Batten Down the Hatches!If you live anywhere near the East Coast, you spent last weekend watching th...

Big Museum Energy (on a Small Museum Budget)

If museums had a red carpet season, we'd be in the middle of it.The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art ju...

5 Unexpected Ways to Network at Your Next Conference

It's a BIG Museum Conference Week, folks!By some quirk of the scheduling gods, the ASTC Annual Confe...