Putnam Museum And Science Center

THE PUTNAM MUSEUM AND SCIENCE CENTER BRINGS TO LIFE A SENSE OF PLACE, TIME AND PURPOSE TO IGNITE HUMAN POTENTIAL AND INSPIRE OUR DIVERSE COMMUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT AND CARE FOR OUR WORLD AND ALL ITS PEOPLE.

GIANT SCREEN THEATER: THE PUTNAM'S GIANT SCREEN THEATER OFFERS EDUCATIONAL AND TOPICAL FILMS AND PRESENTATIONS. EXAMPLES INCLUDE: INTO AMERICA'S WILD, SUPERPOWER DOGS, BACK FROM THE BRINK, VOLCANOES 3D, OCEANS: OUR BLUE PLANET 3D, AND WILD AFRICA 3D. THE FILMS AND PRESENTATIONS ALLOW VIEWERS TO SEE NATURE IN ALL ITS GLORY, TO LEARN ABOUT HISTORY AND OTHER CULTURES, AND TO TRAVEL TO ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD. IN AN ERA WHEN ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS IS PART OF DAILY CONVERSATION AND GLOBAL CULTURES ARE PART OF OUR SOCIAL MEDIA, PROFESSIONAL NETWORKS AND OUR COMMUNITY, FILMS THAT ENLIGHTEN AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT A VARIETY OF ENVIRONMENTS AND CULTURES ARE SIGNIFICANT TO OUR ABILITY TO CO-EXIST PRODUCTIVELY.

EXHIBITS AND EDUCATION: THE MUSEUM OFFERS PERMANENT AND CHANGING INTERACTIVES, IMPRESSIVE EXHIBITS, A HANDS-ON SCIENCE CENTER, AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS RELATED TO HISTORY, CULTURES, AND SCIENCE. EXAMPLES INCLUDE NATURE'S BLUEPRINTS, WINTER WHEELS, POLLINATORS AND KEVA PLANKS EXHIBITS, AN INNOVATION CENTER WITH FABRICATION LAB, CODING CLASSES, OCEAN EXPERIENCE, ANCIENT EGYPT AND OUR REGION AND THE CIVIL WAR. INTERACTION WITH ACTUAL ARTIFACTS AND EDUCATORS IN "CHARACTER" PROVIDE DYNAMIC LEARNING EXPERIENCES AND REAL CONNECTIONS THAT CANNOT BE OBTAINED FROM TEXTBOOKS OR THE INTERNET. THESE EXPERIENCES STIMULATE THE DESIRE FOR MORE KNOWLEDGE AND EXPLORATION.

VISITOR SERVICES: BETWEEN THE GIANT SCREEN THEATER, EXHIBITS, AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, THE MUSEUM HOSTED MORE THAN 60,000 PEOPLE THIS YEAR. CUSTOMER SERVICE STAFF AND AMENITIES LOCATED IN THE MUSEUM'S GRAND LOBBY SPACE SUPPORT AND ENHANCE THE OVERALL VISITOR EXPERIENCE.

COLLECTIONS AND CURATORIAL SERVICES: AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE MUSEUM'S MISSION IS PRESERVING THE COMMUNITY'S HISTORY AND UTILIZING OUR HISTORIC COLLECTION FOR THE EDIFICATION OF AREA RESIDENTS. THE MUSEUM HOUSES APPROXIMATELY 170,000 CATALOGED ITEMS IN ITS PERMANENT COLLECTION. THESE ITEMS ARE EXPERTLY CARED FOR, ARE AVAILABLE FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES, AND MANY BECOME PART OF PERMANENT AND TEMPORARY EXHIBITS OR ARE USED TO ENHANCE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. MEMBERSHIP SERVICES: THE MUSEUM HAS APPROXIMATELY 1,066 MEMBERSHIPS RANGING FROM INDIVIDUALS TO FAMILIES AND BUSINESSES. THESE MEMBERSHIPS ENCOMPASS MORE THAN 4,000 PEOPLE. MEMBERS ENJOY SPECIAL BENEFITS SUCH AS THE FIRST GLIMPSE OF A NEW FILM OR EXHIBIT.