Baseball As America exhibit coming to Dallas’ Museum of Nature & Science

by PegNews wire

On the heels of the highly successful BODY WORLDS exhibition, the Museum of Nature & Science, Dallas, is pleased to announce that its next endeavor will be to host the national tour of Baseball As America, the most significant exhibition of baseball artifacts and history ever assembled.

Starting September 28, 2007, in conjunction with the 2007 State Fair of Texas and running through January 13, 2008, Baseball As America will educate and inform MNS visitors about the many ways in which this national pastime mirrors and influences the always evolving American culture.

“Baseball is truly the all-American game,” said Nicole Small, CEO of the Museum of Nature & Science. “We are delighted to bring this remarkable exhibition to our region, so that everyone in North Texas and the surrounding areas – adults and children, male and female, avid baseball fans and those just getting to know the game – can explore the history and cultural impact of this national pastime, as well as discover the science that underlies the game.”

The exhibition is organized by the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, and is selected from its unparalleled collections. It is organized in thematic sections examining such aspects of the game as the rituals, fan experiences, myth making and the role of heroes, physics, technology, segregation, integration and immigration, the evolution as a business, and its presence in pop culture.

Included in the exhibition are baseball “firsts,” such as the first ball pitched by Cy Young in the first World Series in 1903; historic photographs and artifacts from Babe Ruth, Jackie Robinson, Joe DiMaggio and a host of other heroes; baseball nostalgia of all kinds; and interactive displays where visitors can heft a bat or learn how to throw a curve ball.

“Baseball and America have grown up together. In fact, the game is such an integral part of our culture that we often take for granted its deep day-to-day significance in our lives,” notes Jane Forbes Clark, chairman of the board of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. “In bringing this exhibition to people across the country, it is our hope that we can learn more about ourselves as a people who possess a shared set of values, as reflected in our national game.”

Source: Museum of Nature & Science

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