The Evergreen Space Museum highlights key moments in the history and future of space travel.
June 18, 2008 —Walking into the new Evergreen Space Museum in McMinnville, Oregon, visitors are greeted by super banners taller than a six-story building, dozens of larger-than-life wall murals, numerous educational pylons and more, all showcasing the exciting story of man’s journey into space. These bold graphics join forces with an incredible collection of artifacts that help people go where most have never gone before — space.
“Man’s journey into space has always been larger than life,” said In Sung Kim, senior designer at Hunt Design. “Our goal was to create a rich, dynamic graphic experience that reflects the excitement and imagination of space exploration.”
To tell the story of space travel — from the first rockets to planned missions of the future — the Kansas Cosmosphere and National Air & Space Museum brought in the seasoned exhibit design team at Pasadena-based Hunt Design, a leading graphic designer for buildings, exhibitions, spaces and places, to create the numerous graphics required to tell the rich stories behind such artifacts as the Titan II SLV missile, the Willamette Meteorite, the Lunar Module, the Lunar Rover and the Russian Photon Space Capsule.
The new facility boasts a 65,000 square foot space gallery that includes dozens of authentic space artifacts, some of which are in the museum’s permanent collection and others that will be loaned to the museum by the Kansas Cosmosphere and National Air & Space Museum. The exhibits include an X-15, a Redstone Rocket, Gemini capsule, Apollo capsule, Saturn Rocket, space food and a collection of space suits. Historic artifacts, full-scale replicas of spacecraft and interactive exhibits and simulators will also be used to tell the story of spaceflight. The dramatic centerpiece of the new facility will be a Titan II SLV missile, allowing guests to participate in and experience a hands-on missile launch.
“It was decided early on that the exhibit would be comprised of large, vibrant graphics,” said Jim Remar, senior vice president Kansas Cosmosphere & Space Center. “The end result features incredible graphics that not only bring the exhibit to life, they truly capture the experience and stimulate the mind and imagination of the visitor.”
Visuals are available upon request.
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Todd Hays
TODD Public Relations
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