The SPACESHIP DISCOVERY provides families with imaginative, hands and minds-on educational opportunities. High profile interactive scenarios captivate the imagination of "children of all ages". Our galleries feature exhibits with an emphasis on the wonders of Science.

This unique museum offers a rare opportunity for lifetime learning! It "bridges the gap" between book knowledge and experience. Families can participate together in this wholesome, educational and interactive adventure while they learn about new and exciting dimensions in science.

ANCIENT EGYPT
Visitors are sometimes apprehensive upon their excursion into our ancient Egyptian Tomb

PERMANENT GALLERIES

The museum will be organized into galleries. They will include, among others, topics such as:

Deep-Sea Science
Bio-engineering
Science in Space
Human Genome
Planet watch
The History of Invention
Bio Technology
Advances in Cryogenics
Innovations in Technology
Antimatter and Black Holes

ROTATING EXHIBITS AND DISPLAYS
A rotating series of exhibits will allow visitors to see new demonstrations and participate in new experiences each time they arrive. Several kiosks, galleries and theatres are devoted to:

DVD and Digital video presentations
Interactive programs Educational Games
Contests and adventures.
We will offer a complete Science experience featuring the latest research on "Hot topics" and "Science in the news". In the demonstration gallery participants will witness engaging large-scale events in:

Physics
Chemistry
Biology
Earth Science
An environmental History of The Hudson Valley

THE HYDE PARK MASTODON

The centerpiece of the prehistoric gallery of the museum will be the Hyde Park mastodon. Recently featured on the Discovery Channel, it is the most complete mastodon ever found. The only cast of this magnificent creature will be mounted in the center of the gallery surrounded by a setting depicting life 11,500 years ago.

Proprietary educational displays reminiscent of that era will tell the story of their dramatic birth, life and death, and pose the unanswered question "why did they become extinct"? The museum guides will offer a narrative in addition to referring guests to the mural, lighted displays and audio track that will be created specifically for this special exhibit. Additional information will be available in the brochure, on the computer terminals and on the web site.

A special series of presentations will take place, including a screening of the Discovery Channel program entitled "The Ultimate Guide: Mastodon In Your Back yard", on the large screen plasma displays in the "Jurassic Theatre". As groups emerge from the film, large-scale murals and captioned museum displays will depict life as it was in the Pleistocene Era.

As soon as this gallery is complete we will have a "name the mastodon" contest. School children will be eligible for prizes for the top 10 finalists for the best essay describing the events in the life of this ancient lifeform. Animatronic dinosaur displays will eventually bring the entire experience more to life.

As families continue to navigate though the museum they will encounter, and interact with, robots, a simulated flying saucer, the bridge of a starship, large plasma displays, the Time Machine, the latest in high-technology and so much more.
For more information on the
HYDE PARK MASTODON
and the Paleoentological Research Association
please click here
All of this is designed to perpetuate a life long learning process.