Mobius Science CenterMarch 13th 2009

Review from previous day

• “The River”, The River of Life”

• Review of Bubble Diagrams and Space Allocations

• Discussion of IMAX and Mobius Theater

• Exhibit review and discussion of “Corner Stone Exhibit” for each gallery

• Preliminary Budget Review

• Business Plan Review

• Discussion of next steps

• Discussion of Applebaum, Off the shelf or a Hybrid

• Discussion of Mobius Gallery and space allocations

• Upload to SlideShare of Presentation

Business Plan Concerns

• Exhibits staff plan and budget

• Exhibits repair budget

• Added exhibits shop to budget

• Base building $266 including Tenant Improvements?

• Paying more for IMAX per square foot than exhibits per square foot $498 per square foot IMAX, $266 Exhibits

• Food Court Included?

• Museum Shop Included?

• Revenue from speciaL events?

• Budget for traveling exhibits first year?

• Budget to fit out traveling exhibits space?

• Concerns about IMAX model

Museum 2.0

• Incorporating Web 2.0 into Mobius Science Center

• Flickr

• Twitter

• Facebook

• Myspace

• Museum 2.0, Nina Simon

• Museum Blog

• Viral

• You Tube

• ExhibitFiles

Science Center Websites

• http://www.exhibitfiles.org/

• http://www.ideum.com/

• http://www.dhdc.org/

• http://www.moca.org/library/archive/exhibition/

• http://ds9.ssl.berkeley.edu/viewer/flash/flash.html

• http://www.thetech.org/genetics/

• http://www.exploratorium.edu/climate/

• http://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/segway/

• http://www.exploratorium.edu/exhibits/f_exhibits.html

The River of Life (The Natural World)

The Body

Technology Gallery

Space and FlightSecond Floor

Exhibition Framework

The River, Of Life

Look and Feel

Look And Feel

Look and Feel

Look and Feel

Look and Feel

Look and Feel

Look and Feel

Look and Feel

• Materials: environment friendly, lush, soft, saturated

• Colors, Greens, Blues, Whites, Browns, Reds

The River of Life

• Where are you going?

• Exploring the river, the “River of Life”

• Peaceful, but full of surprises

• When in an eddy ride!

• It’s all about the trip

• Non Linear

• Changes throughout the year

• A beautiful experience

Exhibition Filters

• Using “The River, Of Life” as the Science Center Umbrella concept the group created a list of “Exhibition Filters” to define exhibits that fit within the exhibition concept. The exhibits to be included will be:

• Powerful

• Show Connections

• Vital

• Oriented Towards Conservation

• Sustainable

• Promote Stewardship

• Transpiration

• Consistent With the Look and Feel of “The River”

• Consistent with the qualities of the Spokane River

• Hands on, Minds On, Body On

• Promotes Conversation

• Promoting Recreation

• Multi Layered

The River, Of Life Thematic Elements

• Water Fall at Entrance

• River running through gallery

• Underground mine

• Underground viewing area for pond

• Aquifer cross section

• Stream Table

• Vortex

• Wave Tank

• Glacier Melting Demonstration

• Ice Dam Collapse Exhibit

• Climbing Wall

• Flood Video Installation

Exhibition Mission Statement

• Mobius Science Center is a destination for lifelong exploration to inspire global connections of science, technology and people

• North Face “Never Stop Exploring”

• “Near Nature, Near Perfect” - Spokane Tourism Slogan

• “Science and Technology Near Nature”

• “Rugged Science”

Make the Grade

• Incorporate Science Standard Guides for each grade level

The River, Of Life Gallery

Virtual RiverChildren’s Museum of

Manhattan

Demonstrations

Aquarium

Natural World Cloud Rings

Crawl Through Aquarium

Natural World Exhibits

The Body

Object Theater

Body On Activities

Fitness Testing

Your Opinion

Air and Space

• “Canoeing Through the Universe”

The Universe

The Universe

Hot Air Ballon Simulator

Stream Table

Remote Sensing

Technology

Bridge Building

Energy Consumption

Regenerative Braking

Simple Machines

Your Carbon Foot Print

Energy Use

Carbon

Balancing Act

Technology Look and Feel

Maker Faire Take Apart

Solar Cell Field

Hydro Power

Emerging Technology

Working Lab

The Building

Sculpture

Building Thematic Elements

Media Shows

Video Art

Video Art

Exhibition Budget