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The history of the Gulf Coast Explorum

By cph9031

  • Funding for the Exploreum was provided

    Funding for the Exploreum was provided
    Exploreum HistoryRecognizing an opportunity to improve the community through science-based educational programming, The Junior League of Mobile provided funding for research and development of a hands-on interactive museum for the children of Mobile.

  • The Exploreum was opened

    The Exploreum was opened
    Exploreum HistoryThe board eventually raised $1.3 million to build a 10,000-square-foot (929 m2) contemporary building on Springhill Avenue adjacent to the Bragg-Mitchell Mansion, and the Gulf Coast Exploreum “Museum of Science” was opened

  • The original site was outgrown

    The original site was outgrown
    That site was outgrown within 4 years and a Relocation Committee was formed and determined that Mobile’s historic downtown area would be well suited for an expanded, state of the art science center and IMAX theater. A capital campaign was launched at this time with the procurement of corporate and individual contributions and commitments by officials at the city, county and federal level.

  • The new Exploreum was opened

    The new Exploreum was opened
    After 11 years of planning and 3 years of construction, the new facility situated on Government Street between Royal and Water streets was opened and is now suited for people of all ages.

  • The first exibits were opened

    The first exibits were opened
    Exhibit
    The Dinosaurs of Jurassic Park: The Lost World IMAX Film
    Everest

  • Year 1999 Exhibits and Imax Films

    Year 1999 Exhibits and Imax Films
    Exhibits
    Sport: The Exhibit
    Robotics
    Star Trek: Federation Science IMAX films
    Mission to Mir
    Alaska
    Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun
    Africa’s Elephant Kingdom

  • Year 2000 Exhibits and Imax Films

    Year 2000 Exhibits and Imax Films
    Exhibits
    Flight: Where Adventure Takes Off
    Backyard Monsters
    Beakman’s World: On Tour IMAX films
    Super Speedway
    Dolphins
    Ring of Fire
    Old Man and the Sea

  • Year 2001 Exhibits and Imax Films

    Year 2001 Exhibits and Imax Films
    Exhibits
    Mysteries of Egypt: Wonderful Treasures from the Pharaoh’s Tomb
    Earth 2 U
    Arithmetricks IMAX films
    Mysteries of Egypt
    Whales
    Grand Canyon
    Lost Worlds
    Solar Max
    Michael Jordan: To The Max
    Extreme

  • Year 2002 Exhibits and Imax Films

    Year 2002 Exhibits and Imax Films
    Exhibits
    China! 7,000 Years of Innovation
    American Accents IMAX films
    China: The Panda Adventure
    First Emperor of China
    Lewis & Clark: Great Journey West
    The Human Body

  • Year 2003 Exhibits and Imax films

    Year 2003 Exhibits and Imax films
    Exhibits
    International Space Station
    Dinosaurs
    Scream Machines: The Science of Roller Coasters
    Barbie IMAX films
    Space Station
    T-rex: Back to the Cretaceous
    India: Kingdom of the Tiger
    Our Country
    Young Black Stallion

  • Year 2004 Exhibits and Imax films

    Year 2004 Exhibits and Imax films
    Exhibit
    The Brain: It’s All In Your Head IMAX films
    Shackleton’s Antarctic Adventure
    NASCAR: The IMAX Experience

  • Year 2005 Exhibits and Imax films

    Year 2005 Exhibits and Imax films
    Exhibits
    The Dead Sea Scrolls
    Animal Grossology IMAX films
    The Mystery of the Maya
    Forces of Nature
    Coral Reef Adventure
    Bugs!

  • Economic Impact $12-$15 million.

    Exploreum About Us The Exploreum generated an economic impact totaling $12 to $15 million during the international traveling exhibit The Dead Sea Scrolls – a figure that benefits the city, the county, and multiple education and tourism partners, including schools, hotels, restaurants and area attractions.

  • Year 2006 Exhibits and Imax films

    Year 2006 Exhibits and Imax films
    Exhibits
    Mummy: The Inside Story
    Football: The Exhibit IMAX films
    Fighter Pilot
    Amazing Caves
    Adrenaline Rush
    Mystic India
    Pulse
    Mystery of the Nile
    Roving Mars
    Santa vs. The Snowman

  • Year 2007 Exhibits and Imax films

    Year 2007 Exhibits and Imax films
    Exhibits
    A Day in Pompeii
    Reptiles: The Beautiful and the Deadly
    Human Grossology: The (impolite) Science of the Human Body IMAX films
    Greece: Secrets of the Past
    Hurricane on the Bayou
    Sea Monsters
    Santa vs. The Snowman

  • Year 2008 Exhibits and Imax films

    Year 2008 Exhibits and Imax films
    Exhibits
    OUR BODY: The Universe Within
    The Marcan Tiger Preserve
    FROGS! Beyond Green IMAX films
    Wired to Win: Surviving the Tour de France
    The Human Body
    Hurricane on the Bayou
    Amazon
    Fly Me to the Moon
    Santa vs. the Snowman

  • The Exploreum hosted OUR BODY: The Universe Within

    The Exploreum hosted OUR BODY: The Universe Within
    Exploreum About UsThe Exploreum hosted OUR BODY: The Universe Within, which had visitors from all 50 states and 24 countries and a nearly $7 million economic impact.

  • Year 2009 Exhibits and Imax Films

    Year 2009 Exhibits and Imax Films
    Exhibits
    My BodyWorks
    Bob the Builder: Project Build It IMAX films
    Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk
    Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs
    The Living Sea
    Animalopolis
    NASCAR: The IMAX Experience
    The Light Before Christmas

  • Year 2010 Exhibits and Imax films

    Year 2010 Exhibits and Imax films
    Exhibits
    Dinosaurs Downtown
    Explore TEC
    Reptile Planet
    Sea Lion Splash
    See the Bigger Picture IMAX films
    Dinosaurs Alive
    The Adventures of Wild California
    Dolphins
    Everest
    Wild Ocean and The Light Before Christmas

  • Year 2011 Exhibits and Imax films

    Year 2011 Exhibits and Imax films
    Exhibits
    Giant Insects
    Rainforest Experience
    Black Holes: Space Warps and Time Twists IMAX films
    Bugs! A Rainforest Adventure
    Lost Worlds: Life in the Balance
    Hubble