Public Shows
$5 Children/Students/Seniors
$6 Adults
Saturday, May 18, 2024
Sponsored by:
La Crosse Parks and Rec
The First Stargazers (All ages)
9:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Cost:
$5 City of La Crosse Residents
$6 Non-Residents
Ticketing through La Crosse Parks and Rec CLICK HERE. Search "Exploratorium" and you will see it under Intergenerational Programs. You can also call 608.789.8640
Every show begins with a quick look at what you can see in the sky tonight. Then sit back for a full dome movie experience.
Travel back in time to explore The First Stargazers! Experience how ancient eyes saw the sky above. Your guide is Nashira, a friendly time traveler who reveals amazing tales from cultures all across the globe. Witness the very first stargazer making a moon calendar out of animal bone 30,000 years ago. Discover Kukulkan, the feathered serpent god of the Maya. You will also tower above the Giza pyramids, fly around fascinating Stonehenge, and have many more ancient adventures! Produced by the Milwaukee Public Museum.
Saturday, May 18, 2024
Sponsored by:
La Crosse Parks and Rec
Destination Mars (All ages)
11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Cost:
$5 City of La Crosse Residents
$6 Non-Residents
Ticketing through La Crosse Parks and Rec CLICK HERE. Search "Exploratorium" and you will see it under Intergenerational Programs. You can also call 608.789.8640
Every show begins with a quick look at what you can see in the sky tonight. Then sit back for a full dome movie experience.
Ever wonder what it would be like to fly to Mars? “Destination Mars: The New Frontier” gives audiences a close-up look at the work being done globally to make the dream of getting humans to Mars a reality. Fly through the International Space Station, explore the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, and learn about the rockets and vehicles that will return humans to the Moon and, one day, on to Mars.
Produced by the Museum of Science in partnership with NASA, with narrators who include the first African American woman in space Dr. Mae Jemison.