Traveling Exhibits

• Heavens Above
• Hubble Space Telescope: New Views of the Universe

Organized by the Space Telescope Science Institute and the Midland Center for the Arts of Midland, Michigan, this new, low cost traveling exhibition features breathtaking images of the universe presented as large-formatted captioned transparencies mounted in light boxes. The images survey a range of visible-light astronomy from the solar system to stellar evolution to the farthest reaches of space and time.

Also included in the exhibition is a plasma display panel featuring ViewSpace, continuously running presentations of Hubble images and animations with interpretive text set to evocative music.

Cost
Heavens Above is available for eight-week bookings for $1000 plus shipping and insurance.

Requirements
The light boxes are each 30x40 inches, some mounted horizontally and some vertically, and require approximately 170 to 200 feet of linear wall. Each light box requires 110v electricity. The ViewSpace program takes up a floor space of approximately 12 x 15 feet.

Extras
A Docent’s Guide and Educator Guide are provided as digital pdf files. To help make the exhibition a success, we can provide educational materials to distribute to school groups who visit the exhibition (contact us).

Next Steps
For more information, or to schedule a booking, contact Bruce Winslow at the Midland Center for the Arts at (989) 631-5931 ext. 1403, http://www.mcfta.org. (Note: The Midland Center for the Arts is changing its name to the Alden B. Dow Museum of Science and Art.)

Itinerary
Confirmed or pending bookings of Heavens Above are listed below. Additional bookings are currently under negotiation.