Amazing Virtual Tour of the Houston Museum of Natural Science

Sunday, 23 November 2008 21:47

Houston, TX - Recently, there’s been a wave of expert articles in magazines such as Scientific American Mind , advising readers on how they can release their inner genius. And, in our line of work it helps if we can be creative in generating new ideas – so I’ve been paying attention. What I have learned is that anything can spark the creative mind, even an email from Saks Fifth Avenue. Our new 12 Days of HMNS web site is designed to give you an inside look at everything in store this holiday season at the Houston Museum of Natural Science.

A few months ago, I was sent a video catalog of all Saks’ latest and greatest designer looks for fall. I browsed through the videos, loving every moment, because I felt like I was getting an inside look of what was in store for me. Then, an idea hit me like a space rocket out of the clear blue sky.

To visit the site and access the video...  Click here > http://12days.hmns.org/

This was an exciting project from the start. Our team sat down to map out the 12 days of adventures awaiting you and yours during this wonderful time of year. Why 12 days? Believe me; we could have easily done a hundred. But, we wanted to play off of everyone’s favorite holiday medley, “The Twelve Days of Christmas.”

So, we packed up our video camera and explored the museum, visiting every corner – from the underground “Containment Room” where our live insects are raised and the animation studio where our Planetarium shows are created to the most secure corners of the Gem Vault and much more. We had a blast talking to curators, staff and experts from all over the Museum. And we hope you’ll enjoy this rare, behind-the-scene look, from the detailed planning that goes into bringing 80,000 pounds of snow to Houston to how a planetarium show is put together and how we care for our amazing bugs and gorgeous butterflies before putting them on display; as well as the special exhibitions currently on display plus the significance behind them.

It took an entire team of people to help us put this special site together and we can’t possibly thank them enough for the time and energy they put into 12 Days of HMNS ( http://12days.hmns.org/  )  After viewing it, please let us know what you think .. and if you do visit us this holiday season. We hope to see you soon. Happy holidays!