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Media Contacts: Chad Mertz, (513) 287-7054,
cmertz@cincymuseum.org
Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal General Information Sheet Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal is home to the Cincinnati History Museum, Duke Energy Children's Museum, the Museum of Natural History & Science, the Robert D. Lindner Family OMNIMAX® Theater, and the Cincinnati Historical Society Library. It is a nationally recognized educational and research resource and one of the top cultural attractions in the Midwest. Cincinnati Museum Center serves more than 1.47 million visitors annually, reaching out to almost 200,000 young people through hands-on exhibits and programs. As a center for the entire community, more than 700 events are held in the building each year. Originally built in 1933 as the Union Terminal train station, the building is a National Historic Landmark and was renovated and reopened as Cincinnati Museum Center in 1990. Cincinnati History Museum and the Cincinnati Historical Society Library The Cincinnati History Museum is one of the largest and most significant urban history museums in the country. It houses permanent exhibits on the city's early history, including a re-creation of the Cincinnati Public Landing in the late 1850s, where visitors to the museum can step aboard a 94-foot sidewheel steamboat. The museum also has the largest home front exhibit on World War II and an actual 1940s streetcar. Plus, visitors can talk with costumed interpreters who make history come to life. A museum favorite, Cincinnati in Motion, is a model of the city of Cincinnati from 1900 through the 1940s with working trains, streetcars and inclines, and interactive computer. The Cincinnati Historical Society Library is the largest repository for the region's history and serves as a valuable resource for research in producing exhibits. Duke Energy Children's Museum Kids use their imaginations to learn about themselves and the world around them while climbing and crawling through the Duke Energy Children's Museum's nine interactive exhibit areas. The state-of-the-art, exciting and educational Duke Energy Children's Museum features developmentally appropriate exhibits for toddlers to ten-year-olds. Explore a two-story treehouse in The Woods, learn about animals in the Animal Spot, meet children from around the world in Children Just Like Me or discover how a community works in Kids' Town. Museum of Natural History & Science The exhibits at the Museum of Natural History & Science cover a wide variety of natural history topics, with special emphasis on the natural and geographical history of the Ohio Valley. Visitors can stroll through a re-created limestone cavern or step back in time to experience Cincinnati's Ice Age of 19,000 years ago. Nature's Trading Post teaches children about responsible collecting from nature and the preservation of the environment. Following collecting guidelines, a visitor can bring in an item made by nature and earn points to trade based on where the item was found, its quality and uniqueness. In addition to designing exhibits for display at Union Terminal, the museum staff has been involved in the production of three traveling exhibits: Our Weakening Web: The Story of Extinction, In The Dark, and Beakman's World On Tour. Robert D. Lindner Family OMNIMAX® Theater The Robert D. Lindner Family OMNIMAX Theater is one of the most successful OMNIMAX theaters in the United States. Featuring the most powerful motion picture system, the OMNIMAX Theater surrounds viewers with super-sized images and exceptional visual and audio quality, making them feel as if they are in the picture. Educational, entertaining films are shown in Cincinnati Museum Center's OMNIMAX Theater, which contains a five-story, 72-foot-diameter, tilted, domed screen and one of the most sophisticated digital sound systems. Admission to one attraction is $7.25 for adults and $5.25 for children (ages 3-12). Children ages 1-2 are admitted to all museums for $4.25. Seniors (ages 60+) receive a $1 discount. Discounts are provided when you purchase a ticket to more than one attraction. Prices are subject to change. The museums are open Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more information, call (513) 287-7000 or 1-800-733-2077. Web site: www.cincymuseum.org. # # # |
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