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continents<strong>OMSI</strong>’s exhibit professionals have extensive expertise thatcan only be obtained through years of daily work at a highlysuccessful museum. Consequently, our staff is particularlywell-versed in the development of truly sustainableexhibition programs that serve both internal and externalstakeholders, generate revenue, drive attendance, andfulfill visitor needs.countriesclientsOUR SERVICES INCLUDE• Traveling Exhibits• Exhibit Component Sales• Exhibit Development, Designand Consulting ServicesCONTACT <strong>OMSI</strong>• 503.797.4659• exhibitsales@omsi.edu• travelingexhibits@omsi.edu• www.omsi.edu


Exhibit Sales & ServicesExhibit Sales & Services<strong>OMSI</strong>’s exhibit sales and services are allencompassing.Highly experienced exhibitprofessionals take pride in producing some ofthe most interactive, robust, and educationallysound, handcrafted exhibits available. Ourservices are available individually or bundledinto a full-scale, turn-key project. We workwith you at each stage to help you identifyexhibit topics, test the feasibility of your ideas,and outline the steps necessary to turn yourideas into reality. Whether you seek museumrelatedplanning and consultation, componentsales, exhibit development, design, evaluationor fabrication assistance, or fully designedand built custom exhibits, our museumprofessionals have the skills to suit your needs.NEWTABLE TOP EXHIBITSTopics include:Exhibit Componentand Exhibition SalesOur catalog includes hundreds of tested and proven exhibitcomponents, as well as numerous full exhibitions availablefor replication.affordable• Developed to have a low footprint and low price tagflexible• Have been used successfully in libraries, schools,community events and museumsportable• Health and wellness• Space• Brain teasers• Nanotechnology• Renewable energy• Natural scienceNew and replicated exhibits may be customized to meet yourneeds, from a change in colors to match your facility’s look tothe addition of multilingual text to suit your audience.• Great as a stand-alone museum exhibit, or aspart of an outreach programinteractive• Hands-on interactives are the name of the gameOver 300exhibits tochoose from!Topicsinclude:• Health and life science• Engineering andinnovation/technology• Energy and theenvironment• Earth and natural science• Early childhood education• Physics and motion• Space and flight• Art and science• Math and economics• Puzzles, critical thinking,creative problem solvingeducational• Set to national education standards, guaranteedto bescientifically accurate, andevaluated for successfuldelivery of educationalmessagesrobust• Built to the samehigh level of qualityas our full-sizedexhibit componentsContact exhibitsales@omsi.edu. Special packagediscounts, including outreach-ready exhibit packagesin custom crating, are also available.4 503.797.4659 • www.omsi.edu 503.797.4659 • www.omsi.edu 5


LARGE <strong>TRAVELING</strong> EXHIBITSLARGE <strong>TRAVELING</strong> EXHIBITS“Great interactives in this exhibit allowed our visitorsto do actual animation. So many hands-on exhibitsrely on analogs, but this exhibit provides easy to usetools to do the real thing.”Brian Mancuso, Director, Exhibits, The Health Museum,Houston, TXSize: 6,000 -7,000 sq. ft.Price: $100,000 for 3 monthsAvailable: Beginning OCTOBER 2012“This was one of the most well received exhibitswe’ve hosted in years. It appealed to families,school groups, even staff! We saw visitors of allages spending hours working on the puzzles.”Size: 6000 sq. ft.Price: $100,000 for 3 monthsAvailable: Beginning FEBRUARY 2013Lisa Marchisio, Exhibit Operations Manager, Pacific Science Center, Seattle, WAUpdatedgraphics!Animation...Mindbender Mansion is...• Teaches the process of animation by bringing togetherart, math, science, and technology incorporating colorful,larger-than life graphics of popular characters fromCartoon Network.• Delights families and children as they experiment with theirown storyboarding, character design, drawing techniques,movement,timing, filming, sound,andediting• Is apowerful and effective tool forengaging and teaching allages about mathand scienceconcepts likeperception,illusion, persistenceof vision, geometry,and measurement,making it ideal for schoolgroups (grades K-8).Reducedrental fee!Animation inCLUDEs sixthematic areas:• History: Visitors can try using a praxinoscope to spinthree-dimensional figures into a single animation, and can“crank” out animations with an old-fashioned mutoscope.• Animation Studio: They’ll learn about theprocess of animation, story creation, andanimator techniques and tools.• Art in Motion: With help from thecharacters of Foster’s Home for ImaginaryFriends, visitors will discover why artand math are important allies when itcomes to creating characters, motion,and change.• Animation Laboratory: Dexter’sLaboratory teaches the science and technology thatmake animation possible, such as the technique of“squash and stretch” and time-lapse videos.• Sound and Stage: Discover the principlesof sound and phonetics with the characters fromChowder, Ben 10: Alien Force, and Kids Next Door.• Cartoon Museum: Take a seat in anintimate theater setting and view clips of popularanimations while learning the secrets behind theirproduction, and examine important artifacts from classicanimations such as Scooby-Doo, The Powerpuff Girls, andThe Flintstones.TM and ©2011 Cartoon Network. All rights reserved.• An eclectic place full of brainteasers and interactivechallenges guaranteed to test brainpower and problemsolving skills. A fun and quirky mansion where visitors areinvited to join the Mindbender Society by gathering hiddenclues and secret passwords scattered throughout variousthematic rooms.• A combination of tabletop brainteasers visitors can solveon their own and full-body group challenges that requirecollaboration and teamwork.• A wonderful world of math, science, and technology wherevisitors must identify patterns, use logical reasoning, and lookat the problems from different perspectives.Mindbender Mansionincludes five groupchallenges:• Feeding Frenzy: Kitchen mayhem is guaranteed in arace to beat the clock by filling T.V. dinner trays with five kindsof food on a fast-moving conveyer belt.• Flying Machine: Solid teamwork is a must in order tomaneuver a mechanical “flying machine” around a large gameboard, hitting six targets in sequence before time is up.• Spelling Fever: Hopscotch meets Scrabble® in thisrace to spell correct words within a limited amount of time byhopping on letter squares that light up.• Move and Match: Dinner time was never this much fun!Slide your dining room chairs on wheels into a correct patternbefore the clock runs out.• Amazing Maze: In this version of the classic steel balllabyrinth game, visitors must work together to tilt a tablein different directions, guiding a ball into six holes as quicklyas possible.Size: 6,000 sq. ft. • Price: $100,000 for 3 months • Available: Beginning JUNE 201210 503.797.4659 • www.omsi.edu 503.797.4659 • www.omsi.edu 11


SMALL <strong>TRAVELING</strong> EXHIBITSNEW“More than 7,000 visitors of all ages enjoyedand were challenged by Brain Teasers – asought-after addition to our annual SummerSundays outreach program.”Jeanne DAscoli, Manager for Community Relations, BrookhavenNational Laboratory, Upton, NYSize: 500 sq. ft.Price: $4,800 for 3 monthsAvailable: Beginning FEBRUARY 2013From mathematical conundrums tomind-boggling block puzzles, handsonproblem solving is the theme ofthis popular traveling exhibition, forindividuals of all ages. Each puzzlestimulates active participation,“After visiting “Eat Well, Play Well,” you walkaway with a better understanding of the importanceof healthy eating habits. This exhibitis very well received by visitors of all ages. Amust have for all museums, big or small.”Darlene Griffith, Collections Manager, Tunica Museum, Tunica, MSABCAVAILABLE IN 3 SIZESSize: 1,500 sq. ft.Price: $18,000 (21 Exhibit components)Available: Beginning February 2013Size: 800 sq. ft.Price: $7,500 (9 Exhibit components)Available: Beginning February 2013Size: 500 sq. ft.Price: $5,500 (6 Exhibit components)Available: Beginning june 2012requiring creative thinking andinnovative strategies to solve thechallenges. Visitors to this exhibithave been known to return time andtime again in hopes of solving all ofthese fun and educational puzzles!SCIENCE EDUCATIONSEPA PARTNERSHIP AWARDSupported by the National Center for Research Resources, a part of the National Institutes of HealthAN INDUSTRY LEADER IN EXPERTISE AND SUSTAINABILITYThe Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (<strong>OMSI</strong>)is an independent educational resource centerdedicated to improving the public’s understandingof science and technology. Founded in 1944, <strong>OMSI</strong>operates a 219,000 sq. ft. facility that includes fiveexhibit halls, seven science labs, a planetarium, anOMNIMAX giant-screen theater, the USS Bluebacksubmarine, and an early childhood education area.<strong>OMSI</strong> leads the industry in promoting the use ofsustainable and environmentally friendly materialsand processes. We were the first institution todevelop a LEED-inspired Green Exhibit Checklist,which uses eight broad categories such as End-LifeAssessment, use of Low-Emitting Materials, andRecycled Content to accurately measure an exhibit’senvironmental friendliness.We have developed and produced thousands ofinteractive science exhibits for more than 65 years.We are internationally known for the exceptionallyhigh levels of quality, innovation, interactivity, andeducational integrity of the exhibits we develop,design, and build. We have been providing premiumquality traveling exhibits for over 25 years, andoffering exhibit sales and exhibit consulting servicesfor over 20. Consequently, wehave regular interactionwith a wide range of museums, visitor’s centers,aquariums, interpretive centers, libraries, governmentagencies, and other organizations throughout theworld. We receive constant feedback on the needs,trends, and challenges facing museums and sciencecenters today, placing our team’s collective fingerson the pulse of the industry.Visitors explore nutrition and fitness in Eat Well,Play Well, a new bilingual (English / Spanish)exhibit featuring fun, hands-on components.Nutrition and fitness education cometogether to encourage all-around healthyliving for visitors of all ages! Families, children,and school groups explore fun and interestingways to be active—and the science of makinghealthy food choices.Eat Well, Play Well is educational,entertaining, and empowering. Visitorswill realize that healthy choices are withineveryone’s reach!14503.797.4659 • www.omsi.edu 503.797.4659 • www.omsi.edu


Clients Include:United StatesAmerican Lung AssociationArkansas Discovery NetworkAustin Children’s Museum, Austin, TXBishop Museum, Honolulu, HIBoonshoft Museum of Discovery, Dayton, OHButterfly House, St. Louis, MOCalifornia Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CACalifornia Science Center, Los Angeles, CACarnegie Science Center, Pittsburgh, PACH2MHillChicago Academy of Sciences, Chicago, ILChildren’s Museum of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, INCincinnati Museum Center, Cincinnati, OHCleveland Museum of Natural History, Cleveland, OHConnecticut Science Center, Hartford, CTCOSI Columbus, Columbus, OHDenver Museum of Natural History, Denver, CODetroit Zoo, Detroit, MIFranklin Institute, Philadelphia, PAFt. Worth Museum of Science & History, Ft. Worth, TXGreat Lakes Science Center, Cleveland, OHHealth Adventure, Asheville, NCImagination Station, Toledo, OHIntel CorporationJack Rouse AssociatesKirby Science Discovery Center, Sioux Falls, SDLafayette Natural History Museum, Lafayette, LALiberty Science Center, Jersey City, NJLouisville Science Center, Louisville, KYMacGillivray Freeman FilmsMaryland Science Center, Baltimore, MDMiami Science Museum, Miami, FLMuseum of Discovery and Science, Fort Lauderdale, FLMuseum of Science & Industry, Chicago, ILMuseum of Health & Medical Science, Houston, TXMuseum of Science, Boston, MANASA, Cape Canaveral, FLNASA, Jet Propulsion Lab, CANew York Botanical GardensNew York Hall of Science, Queens, NYOmaha Children’s Museum, Omaha, NEOregon Coast Aquarium, Newport, OROregon Historical Society, Portland, ORPacific Science Center, Seattle, WAPort of Los Angeles, CASmithsonian Institution, Washington, DCSpace Center Houston, Houston, TXStrategic Air & Space Museum, Omaha, NEStrong National Museum of Play, Rochester, NYScience Museum of Minnesota, St. Paul, MNScience Museum of Virginia, Richmond, VASt. Louis Science Center, St. Louis, MOTech Museum of Innovation, San Jose, CATexas Forestry Museum, Lufkin, TXUnited States Department of AgricultureVirginia Air & Space Center, Hampton, VAVirginia Zoo, Norfolk, VAInternationalBEA Bern Expo, Bern, SwitzerlandCalgary Science Centre, Calgary, CanadaChildren’s Museum of Beirut, Beirut, LebanonEl Centro de Ciencias y Arte (Explora), Panama City, PanamaEvent Marketing Services GmbH, Vienna, AustriaHancock Museum, Newcastle, UKHong Kong Science Museum, Hong Kong, PRCJohn Janzen Nature Centre, Edmonton, CanadaKunsthal, Rotterdam, NetherlandsMuseum of Science & Industry, Manchester, UKMuseum Victoria (Scienceworks), Melbourne, AustraliaNational Museum Cardiff, Cardiff, Wales, UKNational Science & Technology Museum, Taiwan, ROCNordstar GmbH, Rostock, GermanyOil Sands Interpretive Centre, Fort McMurray, CanadaOntario Science Centre, Toronto, CanadaPapalote Museo del Niño, Mexico City, MexicoPetrosains, The Discovery Centre, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaPT. Para Bandung Propertindo, Jakarta, IndonesiaPusat Sains Negara Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaScience Museum of London, London, UKScience North, Sudbury, CanadaScience World, Vancouver, CanadaShanghai Energy Resource Center, Shanghai, PRCSM Science Discovery Center, Manila, PhilippinesSultan Bin Abdulaziz Science & Technology Center, Al-Khobar, Saudi ArabiaTampere Museums, Tampere, FinlandTekniska Museet, Stockholm, SwedenTELUS World of Science, Calgary, CanadaThe Manitoba Museum, Winnipeg, CanadaTrompo Mágico Museo Interactivo, Zapopan, MexicoUnited Exhibits Group, Copenhagen, DenmarkWaterloo Regional Children’s Museum, Kitchener, CanadaW5, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UKExhibit Sales and Traveling Exhibits1945 SE Water Avenue • Portland, Oregon 97214503.797.4659 • www.omsi.edu503.797.4659 • www.omsi.edu<strong>OMSI</strong> is an independent, non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization

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