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Museum of Science, Boston Announces World Premiere of The Heart of New England in the Mugar Omni Theater

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Wednesday, October 18, 2023
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BOSTON, Oct. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Museum of Science, Boston announced the premiere of its latest original film, The Heart of New England. Produced by Cosmic Picture exclusively for the Mugar Omni Theater and directed by Daniel Ferguson (Jerusalem, Superpower Dogs), the 45-minute IMAX® experience takes audiences on a spectacular and immersive journey across the rich and storied region of New England. The film, produced with support from Natick-based MathWorks, will premiere to the public on November 11.

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  • The film, produced with support from Natick-based MathWorks, will premiere to the public on November 11.
  • The movie is inspired by the 5-minute pre-show "New England Time Capsule" that audiences enjoyed in the Mugar Omni Theater since 1987.
  • The Heart of New England is produced and distributed by Cosmic Picture exclusively for the Museum of Science, through the generosity of MathWorks.
  • "I think audiences will be astonished and hopefully moved by some of the stories and images we've managed to capture."

Museum of Science, Boston Enters the Metaverse With New Roblox Experience “Mission: Mars”

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Tuesday, December 13, 2022
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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221213005360/en/
    The Museum of Science, Boston launches its first immersive online educational experience on Roblox, "Mission: Mars.''
  • The Museum of Science is the first Roblox Community Fund (RCF) recipient to launch their experience since the funds introduction in November of 2021.
  • Please go to mos.org/Roblox to learn more and here to access Mission: Mars directly on Roblox.
  • Around the world, the Museum is known for digital experiences such as Mission: Mars launching in 2022 on Roblox and traveling exhibitions such as The Science Behind Pixar .

Brendan Bradley, The Jigsaw Ensemble Release Live Virtual Reality Musical

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Sunday, October 30, 2022
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Award-winning actor and founder of The Jigsaw Ensemble Brendan Bradley releases the companion album of his new virtual reality musical theatre show.

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  • Los Angeles, California--(Newsfile Corp. - October 29, 2022) - The Musical Workshop Recording of 'Non-Player Character' is the latest launch from Brendan Bradley and The Jigsaw Ensemble.
  • Listeners can go 'inside' the album by entering a virtual reality world in their web browser to interact with the characters and songs from the live stage show.
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    The release develops the innovations that lie at the heart of Brendan Bradley's work, combining virtual reality technology to offer viewers and listeners a multimedia entertainment experience.
  • With his virtual reality musical theater and the release of the new album, Brendan Bradley continues to pioneer the world of live virtual reality events.

Museum of Science, Boston Presents New Original Planetarium Film God, Science, and Our Search for Meaning, A Collaboration with Acclaimed Author Dan Brown

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Thursday, October 13, 2022
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BOSTON, Oct. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Museum of Science, Boston announced the date for the premiere of its new Planetarium film, God, Science, and Our Search for Meaning, written and narrated by international bestselling author Dan Brown. The 30-minute film, opening November 11 at the Charles Hayden Planetarium, is the result of a unique collaboration between Brown and the Museum over the last four years. The story, however, was inspired long before that by Brown's childhood visits to the Museum.

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  • BOSTON, Oct. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Today, the Museum of Science, Boston announced the date for the premiere of its new Planetarium film, God, Science, and Our Search for Meaning, written and narrated by international bestselling author Dan Brown.
  • The 30-minute film, opening November 11 at the Charles Hayden Planetarium, is the result of a unique collaboration between Brown and the Museum over the last four years.
  • God, Science, and Our Search for Meaning opens at the Charles Hyden Planetarium at the Museum of Science on November 12.
  • "It has been an uplifting experience to bring this film to the giant screen in collaboration with Dan Brown.

Museum of Science Partners with Dictionary.com to Bring Scientific Words to Life

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Friday, October 7, 2022
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BOSTON, Oct. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Museum of Science, Boston, one of the world's largest science centers, and Dictionary.com, the leading online and mobile English-language educational resource, announce their new collaboration to bring science to life for millions of followers around the world through "Science Word of the Week," a weekly digital video series that will describe scientific terms, their meanings, and how they are used. The partnership stems from a common theme in mission between the partners to inspire a love of words and science in everyone.

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  • The partnership stems from a common theme in mission between the partners to inspire a love of words and science in everyone.
  • Science Word of the Week will feature popular science influencers describing unique, interesting, and funny science words to enhance audiences' command of science terms.
  • "Science Word of the Week" videos will explain these words and more every week on Friday, across social media and at Dictionary.com and MOS.org .
  • Our Science Word of the Week with the Museum of Science will help bridge this gap, connecting students, teachers, parents, and lifelong learners alike with the wonders of science through the wonders of words."

EiE, the Curricula Division of the Museum of Science, Boston, Launches EiE Families

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Monday, July 11, 2022
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BOSTON, July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Museum of Science, Boston's award-winning curricula division, EiE®, launched its newest product, EiE Families. With generous support from Overdeck Family Foundation, the interactive website offers families free activities that encourage engineering and computer science learning at home and on the go. EiE Families' multi-modal, web-based product is available now in English and Spanish at families.eie.org.

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  • BOSTON, July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Museum of Science, Boston's award-winning curricula division, EiE, launched its newest product, EiE Families.
  • EiE Families' multi-modal, web-based product is available now in English and Spanish at families.eie.org .
  • "We're excited to introduce EiE Families as part of our portfolio of STEM and computer science learning outside the classroom," said Heather Gunsallus, vice president of STEM Education at EiE.
  • EiE, the award-winning curricula division of the Museum of Science, Boston, develops research-based, classroom-tested programs that empower children to become lifelong STEM learners and passionate problem solvers.

Museum of Science, Boston, EiE® and Pear Deck™ Partner to Bring STEM Learning to Interactive Platform

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Monday, June 27, 2022
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NEW ORLEANS, June 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ISTE 2022 -- Today at the 2022 International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) conference, the Museum of Science, Boston's award-winning curricula division, EiE®, announced its collaboration with Pear Deck™, a student engagement platform from GoGuardian providing interactive learning and formative assessment solutions to K – 12 schools and teachers. As part of this collaboration, Pear Deck will offer a series of EiE-developed interactive STEM lessons that support educators in introducing the critical topic of climate change to students in grades 3 – 8.

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  • As part of this collaboration, EiE with Pear Deck transformed 10 of its climate change lessons into engaging, interactive, slideshow-style lessons for teachers to add to their curriculum.
  • Each of the presentations include standards-aligned lesson plans, formative assessments, real-world examples and videos, enhanced with the interactive features of Pear Deck.
  • Founded by educators, Pear Deck is an interactive learning platform that helps teachers engage students in proven instructional strategies with real-time formative assessment tools.
  • Pear Deck also offers the Content Orchard, which provides learning templates, ready-to-teach activities such as the EiE-developed STEM lessons, and much more seamlessly integrated into the Pear Deck experience.