Media Room
Below is information on our current exhibits and films as well as several news flashes, which tell of exciting new developments.
Newsmakers at the Science Center
Cleopatra
Opens May 23, 2011
Cleopatra: The Search for the Last Queen of Egypt exhibition brings history to life through priceless artifacts from her world.
Discover how two archaeological expeditions–on land and underwater –illuminate the life of Cleopatra VII. Read more.
Press Release [ENGLISH]
Press Release [SPANISH]
California Science Center Selected to Receive Space Shuttle Endeavour
NASA Administrator General Charles Bolden announced April 12, 2011 that the California Science Center was one of four institutions chosen to receive a Space Shuttle Orbiter for permanent display. On October 11, with the STS-134 crew and other dignitaries present, NASA signed the title document transferring ownership of the Endeavour to the California Science Center Foundation.
EndeavourLA Launch press kit
(10/11/11)
Shuttle Announcement news release
(4/12/11)
1001 Inventions: Discover the Golden Age of Muslim Civilization
1001 Inventions: Discover the Golden Age of Muslim Civilization, an international traveling exhibition exploring the scientific contributions made by men and women during the Golden Age of Muslim Civilization, has been extended to March 11, 2012 at the California Science Center. Through interactive displays, guests will explore basic science principles that are often taken for granted, in such fields as optics, time-keeping, hydraulics, navigation, architecture and mathematics.
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Exhibitions, Air & Space Center Project Launching/Space Shuttle Endeavour, interview liaison for President and CEO Jeffrey Rudolph,
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samega@cscmail.org
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pwagner@cscmail.org
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ExploraStore and General Information
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