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Discovery Science Place to Close Temporarily for Updates, Renovations

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September 8, 2015

Media Contact:  Hannah Buchanan
Editor/Writer–Strategic Communications & Media Relations
Marketing and Communications
The University of Texas at Tyler
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September 8, 2015

Editor's Note: This press release is presented on behalf of the Discovery Science Place. Please direct all questions to Chris Rasure, executive director. Thank you.

On Monday, Sept. 14, the Discovery Science Place will close for two weeks to update current exhibits and perform maintenance renovations, Chris Rasure, executive director, announced.

The Discovery Science Place will reopen 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, participating in the Smithsonian Magazine’s Museum Day Live! event. This nationwide event offers free admission to visitors presenting a Museum DayLive! ticket at a participating museum or cultural institution.

The Museum Day Live! ticket will be available to download at Smithsonian.com/museumdaylive. Visitors who present the Museum Day Live! ticket will gain free entrance for two at participating venues for one day only. One ticket is permitted per household, per email address.

In addition to Museum Day Live! activities, the Discovery Science Place will preview their new space exploration exhibit, “Orion – Journey to Mars,” which will allow visitors of all ages to learn more about manned space travel through hands-on exhibits and a life-size model of NASA’s Orion space capsule.

For more information, contact Whitney Patterson, development director, 903.533.8011 or whitney@discoveryscienceplace.org.

The Discovery Science Place is a children’s museum located in Tyler, Texas that strives to inspire interest and education in STEM learning through hands-on, interactive exhibits for children of all ages. Through its partnerships with The University of Texas at Tyler and local businesses, the Discovery Science Place offers an educational atmosphere where families are encouraged to create, invent and explore. The museum consists of three exhibit halls that house both signature exhibits that are permanently stationed at the museum, as well as those that rotate through for special exhibitions.

Smithsonian Media comprises of its flagship publication, Smithsonian Magazine, as well as Air & Space and Smithsonian Media Digital Network. Smithsonian Media is a division of Smithsonian Enterprises, the revenue-generating business unit of the Smithsonian Institution. The Smithsonian Institution is the world’s largest museum and research complex consisting of 19 museums and galleries, the National Zoological Park and nine research facilities. Approximately 30 million people from around the world visit the museums annually.

Discovery Science Place is a proud partner of The University of Texas at Tyler.

One of the 15 campuses of the UT System, UT Tyler features excellence in teaching, research, artistic performance and community service. More than 80 undergraduate and graduate degrees are available at UT Tyler, which has an enrollment of more than 8,000 high-ability students. UT Tyler offers courses at its campuses in Tyler, Longview and Palestine as well as a location in Houston.