Science
Gallery
Detroit
and
Michigan
Science
Center
to host
“Summer
of
Science”
Free
summer-long
science
related
programming
for
youth
and
young
adults
DETROIT
–
Michigan
State
University’s
Science
Gallery
Detroit,
the
first
and only
North
American
location
of the
global
Science
Gallery
Network,
is
launching
DEPTH,
its
premier
2019
exhibit,
in
partnership
with the
Michigan
Science
Center (MiSci).
DEPTH
will be
located
on the
upper
level of
the
Michigan
Science
Center
from
June 8
through
August
17,
2019.
The
exhibition
is free
to the
public
and
includes
free
general
admission
to
Michigan
Science
Center,
which
includes:
250
hands-on
exhibits,
live
stage
shows,
Spark!Lab
from
Smithsonian,
Kids
Town
Gallery,
STEM
Playground
and
more.
As
part of
an
international
gallery
network
growing
local
roots in
Detroit,
Science
Gallery
Detroit
merges
science
and art
to
ignite a
passion
for art
and
science
in young
adults
by
presenting
exhibits
in
connective,
participative
and
surprising
ways.
Like all
Science
Gallery
exhibits,
DEPTH is
geared
toward
youth
ages
15-25,
an
often-ignored
population
among
museums
and
galleries.
Instead
of
traditional
docents,
Science
Gallery
Detroit
offers
“mediators,”
ages
18-25,
who help
guide
visitors
through
brief
storytelling
experiences
to
excite
further
curiosity
and
bring
the
exhibition
to life.
“Science
Gallery
represents
the
future
of how
Michigan
State
University
engages
Detroit
and the
State of
Michigan.
Science
Gallery
is bold,
thoughtful,
and
engaged
with
cutting
edge art
and
science,”
said
Jeff
Grabill,
Science
Gallery
Detroit
Director
and MSU
associate
provost
for
teaching,
learning
and
technology.
“We are
part of
an
international
network
of
universities
and
galleries
designed
to
ignite
passion
for
creativity
and
problem
solving
through
the
blending
of art,
science,
and
conversation.
The
Michigan
Science
Center’s
reputation
for
informal
science
education
made it
an ideal
host
location
choice
for
DEPTH.”
DEPTH
features
more
than 25
interactive,
thought-provoking
installments
from
exhibitors
across
the
world,
further
bolstering
Detroit’s
rising
importance
as an
arts,
culture
and
travel
destination
point.
There
are also
more
than 12
MSU
researchers
participating
in the
show.
A
short
description
of a few
exhibits
can be
found
below:
•
Along
the
River of
Spacetime:
Elizabeth
LaPensee,
Ph.D and
MSU
faculty
will
create a
virtual
reality
game
which
shares
Anishinaabeg
teachings
relating
to land
practices,
star
knowledge,
and
quantum
physics
in an
interactive
non-linear
journey
about
restoring
rivers
and its
eco-systems
by
activating
Anishinaabe
constellations.
•
Sound
Mural of
Detroit:
hear the
bellows
of
Detroit
students
as they
share
water-related
anecdotes
through
poem.
This
copper
pipe
exhibit
will be
displayed
three
stories
high
through
a
winding
staircase.
While
viewing
this
sculpture,
visitors
can turn
a spigot
on the
copper
pipes
and hear
the
children’s
stories
recorded
through
the
pipes.
•
Fog of
Dawn:
MSU’s
assistant
professor
of
molecular
biology
will
feature
five
self-contained
habitats
which,
each
two-weeks
apart,
are
inoculated
with
cells of
the moss
Physcomitrella,
one of
the most
ancient
lineages
of land
plants.
A last
one will
project
humanity
into the
future,
with
colonization
of Mars.
The
project
intends
to fuel
discussions
about
deep
space
exploration,
terraforming,
and
synthetic
biology.
•
Detroit
Water
Portrait:
clear
prisms
are
filled
with mud
collected
from
bodies
of water
throughout
Detroit.
Vibrant
gradient
colors
form in
the
sculpture,
as the
microbial
life
naturally
present
in the
mud
begins
to
flourish.
This
life
continuously
grows
throughout
the
exhibition,
creating
a
constantly
changing
portrait
of
Detroit’s
bodies
of
water.
•
Eternal:
Made
from
plastic
bags,
this
larger
than
life-size
jellyfish
floats
from the
ceiling,
pointing
toward
the
issue of
plastic
in the
ocean
and the
dangers
it
presents
for
ocean
wildlife.
“Michigan
Science
Center
is
thrilled
to host
Science
Gallery
Detroit’s
DEPTH
exhibition
as our
vision
is to
engage
and
empower
all
children
and all
communities
with
STEM”
said
John
Anderson,
Interim
CEO of
Michigan
Science
Center.
“Summer
of
Science
extends
free
access
to
MiSci’s
interactive
exhibits
and
programs
designed
to help
mitigate
summer
learning
loss and
set-up
students
for
success
in the
coming
school
year.”
To
reserve
Summer
of
Science
tickets,
which
includes
admission
to DEPTH
and free
general
admission
to
Michigan
Science
Center,
visit:
www.Detroit.ScienceGallery.com.
DEPTH is
sponsored
by MSU’s
Science
Gallery
Detroit
founding
partner,
Michigan
State
University
Federal
Credit
Union
(MSUFCU),
in
partnership
with the
Michigan
Science
Center,
and is
supported
by
Science
Sandbox,
an
initiative
of the
Simons
Foundation.
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