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How the Air and Space Museum is Using Virtual Docents

The MatrixFiles

Andy Weir also wrote The Martian, which was a great movie and an even better book. Anyway, Project Hail Mary inspired me to take the boys to the Udvar-Hazy Center of the National Air and Space Museum. This museum is full of all types of vehicles that fly: planes, helicopters, amphibious ships, missiles and drones.

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Scientists Invent Holograms You Can Touch

Futurism

In fact, the "holograms" you see in sci-fi movies are almost always better described as volumetric displays, according lead author Elodie Bouzbib from UPNA. These displays could be particularly useful in museums, for example, where visitors can simply approach and interact with the content," the team said in the statement.

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Jason Momoa reportedly in talks to star in the Minecraft movie

The Verge

The years-in-the-making Minecraft movie from Warner Bros. However, it still seems the movie might be a long way from actually hitting theaters, though, as neither THR or Variety provided a projected release date. The Minecraft movie has hit a few blocks (buh-dum tish) over the past several years. Warner Bros. delayed the film.

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What is a Museum without YouTube?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

What is a Museum without YouTube? Looks like reviewed the YouTube channels for museums. The videos include short promotions, almost like movie trailers promoting an exhibit. The videos that give a peek behind the scenes at the museum have the most views, like this one of another sculpture installation.

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Raise More Gifts From Members By Understanding Their Motivations

Bloomerang

Once upon a time, there was a beloved children’s museum in the middle of a thriving city. The brilliant team at the museum set out to find a bigger space and ran a successful capital campaign to expand to a much larger location. Like the set of the movie Night at the Museum , these guests had the whole museum to themselves.

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Creative Membership Fundraising Ideas For Year-End Giving

Bloomerang

If you’re a museum, zoo, cultural organization, aquarium, garden, or any nonprofit with a physical presence people can visit, you have a great opportunity to raise money and boost your membership sales by marketing your membership as the perfect gift. Film lovers If you’re an arts nonprofit , try tapping into the local movie scene.

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Visiting the Smithsonian On Vacation

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

My kids, who had been introduced to the Smithsonian through the popular movie “Night at the Smithsonian&# were excited too. At the Natural History Museum, we visited the David H. At the Museum of American History, we visited the First Ladies Exhibit. There were a number of online/offline participatory visitor experiences.

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