Museum of Nature and Science in Dallas to offer summer of spying

by PegNews wire

This summer Dallas will become a nest of spies. At least that’s the plan of the Museum of Nature & Science as it brings The Science of Spying, an international traveling exhibition from London to North Texas.

Opening Memorial Day weekend, the interactive The Science of Spying exhibit is part James Bond, part Spy Kids and part Lie to Me. It gives eager spy wannabes of all ages an opportunity to experience the latest spy gadgets and techniques -- including remote-control spy planes, night-vision goggles, biometric scanning, infiltrating computer systems and the dolphin spy camera. Visitors will also learn how to detect liars, crack safes and find hidden clues.

To bring home the lessons of the mysterious and daring world of spy craft, the Museum of Nature & Science is inviting the public to join in a sprawling Spy Adventure. In cooperation with its local promotion partners, the museum has created a web of virtual and real-world espionage activities that began unfolding last Friday. Participants who crack codes, uncover clues and demonstrate superior spy skills will receive discounts to the exhibit and a chance to win prizes.

Games, clues and activities will be everywhere. A spy-themed scavenger hunt will take those who choose to accept the mission on a search aboard DART trains and buses, in copies of The Dallas Morning News’ neighborsgo, at NorthPark Center retailers and all branches of the Dallas Public Library.

Junior spies will also want to follow the action on the Internet as some of the fun will be on Web sites, including the museum’s own The Science of Spying micro-site on the Web sites of its partners and via Facebook (“Emma SpyKid”) and Twitter (@EmmaSpyKid).

Follow the tale of three intrepid local youngsters – Emma, her brother Josh and his best friend Juan – each week in neighborsgo as they find out more about the plans of the shadowy espionage agent and his plot to steal and sell corporate secrets.

The Science of Spying Spy Adventure kicks off May 8 and the race will be on to locate clues, crack codes and solve spy mysteries. Prize drawings will be held Memorial Day weekend and then once a month in June, July and August.

The Science of Spying opens to the public at noon on May 23. It will be housed at MNS in the Science Building, 1318 S. 2nd Ave. from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Saturday and 12 p.m. – 5 p.m. on Sundays, through Jan. 4, 2010 (except noted holidays). Admission for MNS members is free; adults $13.75, children 3 to 11 $9.75, youth 12 to 18 $12, seniors 62 and over, and students 18 and over with an ID $12.50. Tickets to The Science of Spying also include admission to all three of the museum’s buildings and galleries. IMAX® and Planetarium show tickets are additional. For information call 214-428-5555 or visit www.natureandscience.org.

Source: Museum of Nature and Science