Following a historic closure, Science Museum Oklahoma is making plans to reopen its doors on June 1 with comprehensive new safety precautions, ticket processes and changes to the way guests will explore SMO. “Since temporarily closing our doors in March to support community health efforts in containing the spread of COVID-19, our staff have been […]
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Giant leap
Science Museum Oklahoma (SMO) officials are hoping to raise $3.5 million to relocate Kirkpatrick Planetarium and outfit it with improved infrastructure. SMO recently launched One Giant Leap, a fundraising campaign to help convert the dormant OmniDome Theater into a world-class planetarium. “Our history as a museum began on the fairgrounds as the Kirkpatrick Plan-etarium, and […]
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Clockwork life
Life Imagined: The Art and Science of Automata Through Sept. 29 Science Museum Oklahoma 2020 Remington Place sciencemuseumok.org 405-602-6664 Free-$15.95 A clown figurine dressed in a colorful silk shirt stands next to a small table. His head gives a teasing wiggle just as he raises a feathered fan to his face. When the fan comes […]
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Chill science
Tinker ‘Bout It6-10 p.m. Tuesday Science Museum Oklahoma 2020 Remington Place sciencemuseumok.org 405-602-6664 $20 Walking through Science Museum Oklahoma (SMO) with a child with Asperger’s Syndrome is a different experience, a much more cautious experience. Thousands of people are bouncing around the exhibits like hyper-heated particles in a boiling cauldron of water, lights and sounds […]