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Does The Tech have a narrower focus than the rest of us science
centers?  There are many old-standby exhibits that can get a breath of
new life when adapted to a unique space.

The Leid Discovery Center in Las Vegas has a giant viscosity exhibit in
their tower, as well as a neat-o collection of light tubes that can be
activated with a synthesizer keyboard.

The main building at the Fermi Particle Accelerator in Illinois  has an
ultra-long Foucault's Pendulum in their multi-story atrium.

Upon reading your email, my immediate thought was of Galileo's gravity
experiments off the Tower of Pisa.  The Exploratorium has an exhibit
that demonstrates gravity, and air resistance, and the lack of air
resistance in a vacuum.  Perhaps it could be modified for a space as
tall as yours.

Is it a good space for echoes or sound delay?
Google "silophone" for information on one of the coolest sound art
installations of which I've ever heard.  It uses technology in a novel
way, too, which might suit the Tech.

Good luck, and best of fortunes,
JasonJayStevens
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annArborHands-OnMuseum
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On Jul 27, 2004, at 12:52 PM, Andrew Sternick wrote:

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> At Zeum we have a room we call the cone, which is a high (3 stories)
> round
> space.  Around the outside of the cone there is a "corkscrew" walkway
> which
> has balconies that overlook the central space at various heights.  It
> is
> both an impressive space and a challenging one to design exhibits for.
>
> I am wondering - what other spaces like this are out there?  How did
> you
> approach the design process?  What did you end up doing?
>
> Right now we are exhibiting Metafield Maze by Bill Keays:
>
> http://www.zeum.org/exhibits/metafield2/main.html
>
> In the past we have had Jam O world:
>
> http://www.zeum.org/exhibits/jam/main.html#
>
> The space is simultaneously so promising and difficult that we have
> never
> used it to its fullest extent.
>
> Andrew Sternick
> Technology Administrator
> Zeum
> 221 Fourth St., San Francisco, CA  94103
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> 415-777-2851 Fax
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>         Now in Zeum's Main Gallery...
>
>         WHOOSH!
>         Let your imagination soar at Zeum.
>
>         - Make art that comes to life in the wind
>         - Design, build, and fly your own kite
>         - Create a symphony of wind sounds
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