SCIENCE STORMS

Overview

Location: Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, Illinois
Premiered: March 2010
Area: 28,000sf permanent exhibition
Cost: $32mm

Challenge

Create an immersive, participatory, large-scale science exhibition centered on nature’s most extraordinary natural phenomena – e.g. tornados, lightening, avalanches – to immerse an audience in the science of physics and chemistry.

Solution

Take advantage of MSI’s unique architectural scale to create one-of-a-kind interactive experiences, including a 45’ working vortex, a 30’ avalanche disc, and a 1.2 million volt Tesla coil lightening experience.