CELEBRATE OUR TROOPS AT ARMED FORCES
NIGHTS AT THE MUSEUM
Salute our country
and support our troops at the South Florida
Science Museum’s Armed Forces “Nights at the
Museum” on Friday, May 27th. The
event will be from 6 to 10 p.m. and kicks off
the Blue Star Museums program which runs from
Memorial Day through Labor Day.
Honor soldiers
oversees by creating a special card for them,
make models of military vehicles, learn Morse
code in the Ham Radio center, talk to local
military officers who will answer questions and
enjoy the sights and sounds of the United States
Naval Sea Cadet Corps Color Guard during the
evening. Guests can also view the waning moon,
rings of Saturn, the brightest star in the
spring sky through the new and improved Museum’s
observatory.
“Our Armed Forces
Nights at the Museum is an excellent way to
thank area military personnel and to kick off
the summer program,” said Lew Crampton, chief
executive officer for the South Florida Science
Museum. “The evening will feature many fun
activities and guests can also check out our
newest exhibits Attack of the Bloodsuckers and
Tree Houses.”
Admission to Armed
Forces “Nights at the Museum” for museum members
and military personnel with current ID and their
family is $5.00 for adults and children are
free. Non-members admission is $10.00 for
adults and $6.00 for children. Children three
and under are free.
Blue Star Museums is
a partnership among Blue Star Families, the
National Endowment for the Arts, and more than
1,000 museums across America. First launched in
the summer of 2010, Blue Star Museums once again
will offer free admission to active duty
military personnel and their families from
Memorial Day, May 30, 2011, through Labor Day,
September 5, 2011.
The South Florida
Science Museum delivers entertaining and
educational journeys through the many worlds of
science and technology for curious minds of all
ages. The Museum features more than 50 hands-on
exhibits, a digital planetarium, freshwater and
saltwater aquariums, as well as natural history
exhibitions. Current happenings at Museum
include It’s a Nano World exhibit, Bugz!
exhibit, an Amateur Radio Center open on
weekends and holidays as well as aquarium
feedings and shark petting on Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays at 1:30 p.m. Each year
the museum welcomes more than 125,000 visitors
and reaches more than 45,000 students through
workshops at the museum and outreach programs to
local schools. Established in 1961, the museum
is a non-profit organization dedicated to
exciting curiosity and furthering the
understanding and appreciation of science and
technology.
The South Florida
Science Museum is located at 4801 Dreher Trail
North in West Palm Beach. For more information
about the South Florida Science Museum, call
561-832-1988 or visit
www.sfsm.org.