Archive for the ‘museums’ Category
Tuesday, April 30th, 2013
Saint Paul Award Program Honors the Achievement
SAINT PAUL April 24, 2013 -- Science Museum of Minnesota and Omnitheater has been selected for the 2013 Best of Saint Paul Award in the Movie Theaters category by the Saint Paul Award Program.
Each year, the Saint Paul Award Program identifies companies that we ...
Posted in museums, Theaters | No Comments »
Friday, April 19th, 2013
Ground-Breaking Laser Projection System to Enable IMAX® TheatreAt TELUS World of Science Edmonton to Access Full Spectrum of IMAX Content
NEW YORK - April 18, 2013 - IMAX Corporation (NYSE:IMAX; TSX:IMX) and the Edmonton Space and Science Foundation today announced an agreement to install IMAX's next-generation laser digital projection technology at ...
Posted in museums, Theaters | No Comments »
Friday, April 12th, 2013
Omaha World-Herald writes:
The IMAX theater at Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium will be closed next week for maintenance and renovation.
Zoo officials said the theater will be closed Monday through Friday for routine maintenance work as well as moving the ticket and concession counters.
Article >>
Posted in museums, Theaters | 1 Comment »
Thursday, April 4th, 2013
The New Mexico Museum of Space History's Clyde W. Tombaugh IMAX Dome Theater has suspended its shows until Friday due to electrical problems. Alamogordo Daily News writes:
The IMAX theater is on the fritz, probably until Friday.
The New Mexico Museum of Space History's Clyde W. Tombaugh IMAX Dome Theater has ...
Posted in museums, Theaters | 1 Comment »
Monday, March 18th, 2013
Ground-Breaking Laser Projection System to Enable LG® IMAX® Theatre to Access Full Spectrum of IMAX Content
NEW YORK -- Mar. 18, 2013 -- IMAX Corporation (NYSE:IMAX; TSX:IMX) and World's Biggest Screens PTY Ltd., today announced an agreement to install IMAX's next-generation laser digital projection technology at the LG® IMAX theatre, located ...
Posted in museums, Theaters | 3 Comments »
Thursday, March 14th, 2013
Following an Extensive Nationwide Search, We Are Pleased to Announce The Fleet's New Executive Director: Steven Snyder, Ph.D.
San Diego, CA -- March 14, 2013 -- Dr. Jeffrey Kirsch will retire from his highly successful tenure as Executive Director of the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center on June 30, 2013. Kirsch, ...
Posted in museums, Theaters | 1 Comment »
Monday, March 11th, 2013
KREM.com reports:
The IMAX at Riverfront Park reopens Friday.
The screen opens with “Rocky Mountain Express.” That’s one of three new features promised this season. “Air Racers” and “Great White Sharks” will also air.
Park officials closed the five-story screen for the winter and will close it again earlier this year than normal. ...
Posted in museums, Theaters | No Comments »
Monday, March 11th, 2013
Evanston, IL (March 11, 2013) -- D3D Cinema is proud to announce their latest digital 3D theater installation at Field Station: Dinosaurs. Located just outside New York City, Field Station is a world class science attraction that combines state-of-the-art robotics with the latest science to provide audiences with one ...
Posted in Films, museums, Theaters | 2 Comments »
Monday, March 11th, 2013
Ground-Breaking Laser Projection System to Enable Melbourne Museum's IMAX® Theatre to Access Full Spectrum of IMAX Content
NEW YORK -- Mar. 11, 2013 -- IMAX Corporation (NYSE:IMAX; TSX:IMX) and Museum Victoria today announced an agreement to install IMAX's next-generation laser digital projection technology in the IMAX® Melbourne Museum. The new ...
Posted in Industry, museums, Theaters | No Comments »
Monday, February 11th, 2013
AOPA reports:
A first-of-its-kind aviation film festival will mark the grand reopening of the giant-screen theater of the Air Force Museum at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio, from April 11 through 14.
The First Annual Reel Stuff of Aviation film festival will offer feature films, documentaries, and broadcast programming—each presented ...
Posted in museums, Theaters | No Comments »
Friday, February 1st, 2013
The Journal Sentinel writes:
The Milwaukee Public Museum begins showing 3-D movies in its domed theater with a new projection system today.
Renamed the Daniel M. Soref National Geographic Dome Theater and Planetarium, the theater will feature educational films, with about 50% of the offerings provided through a partnership with National Geographic, ...
Posted in museums, Theaters | No Comments »
Tuesday, January 29th, 2013
Lake Anna, VA -- January 29, 2013 -- Dr. Jeffrey Kirsch, executive director of the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center, will join the panel discussion "Playing Together Under the Dome" at the IMERSA 2013 Summit, February 14-17, at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. The session will examine how ...
Posted in Industry, museums | No Comments »
Tuesday, January 15th, 2013
Smithsonian's Three IMAX® Theatres to be Capable of Showing Full Spectrum of IMAX Content
NEW YORK, Jan. 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX; TSX: IMX) and the Smithsonian Institution today announced an agreement to install IMAX's next-generation laser digital projection technology in the Smithsonian's three IMAX® theatres, enabling the ...
Posted in Industry, museums, Theaters | No Comments »
Tuesday, January 8th, 2013
The Alamogordo Daily News writes:
A proposed injection of quality-of-life money from the city of Alamogordo would allow the IMAX theater to upgrade to digital equipment, which city leaders hope will result in an increased tourist presence at the theater and nearby space museum.
The Clyde W. Tombaugh IMAX Theater and Planetarium ...
Posted in museums, Theaters | No Comments »
Friday, December 21st, 2012
WDTN reports:
The IMAX Theater at the National Museum of the United States Air Force will no longer show 'films' instead movies will be shown in digital format.
The newly named Air Force Museum Theater will keep the big screen, but now will offer films ... oops, I mean movies in 3D.
It's ...
Posted in museums, Theaters | No Comments »
Monday, November 12th, 2012
Canada's Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum may get an IMAX theater. The Grande Prairie Daily Herald-Tribune reports:
Last Friday, the Pipestone Creek Dinosaur Initiative (PCDI) announced that IMAX has officially expressed interest in building a wide-screen theatre adjacent to the future Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum.
“We had initial discussions in ...
Posted in museums, Theaters | No Comments »
Tuesday, October 30th, 2012
Erie, Pa. Environmental Center Revitalizes Large-Format Theater
The Big Green Screen Theater located in the Tom Ridge Environmental Center (TREC) at Presque Isle State Park has made the move to digital cinema technology. The announcement was made by Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) Secretary Richard J. Allan at ...
Posted in museums, Theaters | No Comments »
Tuesday, October 30th, 2012
State-of-the-art 4K digital projection theater to feature 2D and 3D National Geographic films, plus media get first look at paleontology, bird and universe halls
DALLAS (Oct. 30, 2012) -- Film aficionados and science fans alike will experience some of the industry's most advanced digital technology when The Hoglund Foundation Theater debuts ...
Posted in museums, Theaters | No Comments »
Friday, October 19th, 2012
The first films to play at Peoria Riverfront Museum's Giant Screen Theater will be Rescue 3D and Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure 3D. The Register-Mail reports:
When the Peoria Riverfront Museum opens to the public starting Saturday, many will flock Downtown not just for the exhibits and the art, but ...
Posted in Films, museums, Theaters | No Comments »
Friday, October 12th, 2012
Peoria's Riverfront Museum's Giant Screen Theater will launch with the films, Rescue 3D and Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure 3D. WEEK TV writes:
The Peoria Riverfront Museum announced Thursday the first two large-format movies that will play in the new Giant Screen Theater.
Rescue and Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure will ...
Posted in Films, museums, Theaters | No Comments »
