Wonderworks new website is up!
April 29, 2009
Wonderwork's is pleased to announce our new website - www.wonderworksexhibits.com. The site is not yet complete. We hope to have information on all our current and future traveling exhibits posted on the site within the next 60 days. Please check back often as information is added daily. Thanks to AM Design for doing a great job.
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Release date set for new Sherlock Holmes movie
March 5, 2009
Director Guy Ritchie has decided to tackle a new movie adaptation based on Arthur Conan Doyle's detective Sherlock Holmes. The movie, simply titled Sherlock Holmes, stars Robert Downey, Jr. as Holmes and Jude Law as Watson. Ritchie said he was a huge fan of the stories. "We're trying to be as authentic as we can to the original Sherlock Holmes. We've tried to include a bit more Conan Doyle in it." He also said the film was a fresh take on Holmes which was "kind of returning to a little bit more of what the stories always had in them and the scale of them and the canvas is so huge I just don't think they've ever had the budget to fully tell the story in a really big, fun way." The movie Sherlock Holmes is scheduled to be released December 25, 2009. The movie will introduce Sherlock Holmes to a new generation and is sure to increase interest in all things Sherlock Holmes!
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Sherlock Holmes and the Clocktower Mystery Exhibit's two millionth visitor
January 3, 2009
Wonderworks traveling exhibit Sherlock Holmes and the Clocktower Mystery is currently on display at the Frazier International Museum in Louisville, Kentucky. The exhibit has traveled for nine years and been hosted by over twenty-two museums. The exhibit features a live actor who has traveled with the exhibit for all those nine years. This weekend the exhibit recorded its 2,000,000 paid visitor.
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Moody Gardens Christmas Lights Festival
December 1, 2008
Filled with festive sights and sounds, Moody Gardens will transform its lush tropical garden setting into a winter wonderland during the Seventh Annual Festival of Lights. As one of the Gulf Coast's largest holiday events, Moody Gardens Festival of Lights has become a holiday favorite for families and groups alike. On the opening night, Santa Claus will kick off this whimsical event by parachuting in to switch on the winding trail of thousands of lights and dozens of lighted displays themed to holiday music. A wide variety of holiday films will be featured at the IMAX 3D, Ridefilm and 4D Special FX Theaters. Guests can enjoy nightly live entertainment or hop on the Mini-Express train along the light trail. Wonderworks Exhibits Company has leased the Mini-Express trackless train to Moody Gardens for each of the past seven Festival of Lights. The "Santa Train" has become a favorite of visitors.
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Something to howl about!
October 19, 2008
(Portland, Oregon) The World Forestry Center Discovery Museum presents, Wolf to Woof: The Story of Dogs from September 28, 2008 to January 4, 2008. This exhibit sniffs out the facts on dogs and explores what makes their relationship with humans so unique. This hands-on, interactive exhibit uses our familiarity and love of these four legged friends to explore science and biological concepts. Visitors can enter a "howling" area, guess what other dogs are saying, test their noses against an extraordinary sense of smell, and climb into an avalanche scene to see what it's like to be saved by a search and rescue dog. During the run of this exhibit many activities and events will occur including Doggie Palooza: Sunday, Oct. 19, 2008: A one day special pet fair celebrating all things dog! Vendors specializing in doggie clothing, portraits, food, and more will be on hand for you and your pooch to enjoy AND it will also be a day in which well-behaved dogs are welcomed into the museum.
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Bishop Museum is having a Whale of a summer!
June 22, 2008
Whales: Wonders of the Ocean, a traveling exhibit by Wonderworks Exhibits Company, will be making its way to the Bishop Museum in Hawaii for summer 2008, opening May 17 and remaining on view through September 21, 2008. The exhibit tells the 54-million-year-old story of whales, from their early life on land to their journey back to the sea. Visitors will see an ample share of toothsome prehistoric beasties, including six robotic whales and dolphins. This presentation is sponsored in part by Wyland Waikiki, NOAA's Hawaiian Island Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary, and Bank of Hawaii. Read more.
