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The Curious Vault 005: Seminole Dolls
The eccentric ethnomusicologist and collector Harry Smith was filmed offering explanations and instructions to officials at the Smithsonian Institute about his vast donation, including a stack of Seminole patchwork. He explains that the fabric should not be touched (despite not … Continue reading
An Insider’s Perspective: Volunteering at the Miami Science Museum
Working at a Museum is fun, rewarding, and challenging. And the Miami Science Museum runs on the energy of the people inside – visitors, employees, and our volunteers. One of our dedicated young volunteers, Carol, painted this picture of her … Continue reading
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The Science of Music
On Sunday, the Museum participated in the New World Symphony’s “A Family Affair,” and showed kids and families that music and science are actually very closely related. A spectacular concert performance by the symphony and Conducting Fellow Joshua Gersen celebrated … Continue reading
For Gifted Students
Teachers of the gifted spend two days at the Museum making salt dance, building and testing mousetrap cars, launching rockets, and more. Thanks to the GPEX Science Collaborative Curriculum Challenge Grant, funded by the Florida Department of Education, 25 teachers from gifted … Continue reading
Engineering for the Future
There are lots of different kinds of engineering – electrical, structural, mechanical, civil – and therefore, we need young people with lots of different interests and skills to fill those jobs for the next generation. And we especially want to … Continue reading
Posted in For Students, In the Museum
Tagged American Society of Civil Engineers, Association for Women in Science, Douglas Elliman, Engineering Day, Florida International University, Girl Scouts of Tropical Florida, GirlsRISEnet, IBM, Johnson Controls, MentorNet, Morgan Energy, National Engineers Week Foundation, National Science Foundation, Society of Women Engineers, Tau Beta Pi, United States Air Force, University of Miami, Vanessa Grout, Women in Engineering ProActive Network
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The New Museum on Channel 7 News!
Our new Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science is making more and more progress at the construction site. On a recent Channel 7 News story, Museum COO Frank Steslow showed 7News around the construction site, talking about the cultural, educational, … Continue reading
A Tour of the Construction Site by President/CEO Gillian Thomas
This week, Gillian Thomas, President and CEO of the Miami Science Museum, took the Miami Herald on a tour of the construction site of our upcoming Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science. The excitement is building, as the Museum … Continue reading
Instructables: How To _________ (Fill in the Blank)
We have all been there. You see a cool-looking _______ (fill in the blank). Whether it’s a classic old radio from your grandparent’s house, a broken stereo you found in the closet, or your favorite laser disc that somehow got … Continue reading
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Tagged AM tube radio, how to, Instructables, laser disc, Marantz stereo receiver, Robert Cruz
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The Curious Vault 004: J.P. Friez’s Electrical Sunshine Recorder
“I manufacture but one type of these Registers: THE BEST.” -Julien P. Friez In the late 19th century, Julien P. Friez (1850-1916) and his Baltimore based company began mass producing highly technical weather monitoring systems, and provided many technical instruments to … Continue reading
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Tagged Belfort instrument, Deering Estate, Electrical Sunshine Recorder, Julien Friez, Vizcaya
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