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- Arizona Science Center,
Forces of Nature Gallery Grand Opening (PDF download)
The Forces of Nature Gallery is devoted to understanding and respecting Earth as a dynamic planet, allowing guests to experience the earth as never before, where colossal amounts of energy are captured and matter is recycled again and again between land, air and water.
Arizona Science Center | 04.23.2008
- Engaging the Imagination
Bob Rogers and the experts at BRC Imagination Arts continue to test the limits of technology and special effects as they bring out the best in creative attractions.
Fun World Magazine | 11.01.2007
- Museum Gets One Millionth Visitor
The [Abraham Lincoln Presidential] museum welcomed its millionth visitor 21 months after opening to the public in April 2005.
State Journal-Register | 01.07.2007
- Bob Rogers California Theming
Interview with Bob Rogers appears on pages 36-37
Park World Magazine | 01.2007
- Economic impact of Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum for the state of Illinois
Overview of economic growth spurred by the overwhelming success of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum.
Illinois Government News Network | 10.23.06
- Makeover gives tourists new look at Washington at Mount Vernon
Associated Press | 10.20.2006
- History with special effects: Is it museum or haunted mansion?
Artifacts are almost secondary at new sites that aim to give visitors an 'experience' to remember.
Los Angeles Times | 03.19.2006
- History meets entertainment
Government Video Magazine | 02.23.2006
- Tourism Booming
The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum seems to be boosting all attractions.
State Journal-Register | 08.21.2005
- Public Streams Into Lincoln Museum
Opening the Abraham Lincoln library and museum in Springfield, Ill., President George W. Bush said Tuesday that its mix of showmanship and scholarship should help generations rediscover the 16th president, whose commitment to freedom for all embodies "the meaning and promise of America."
NBC5.com | 04.20.2005
- Strumming the Mystic Chords of Memory
(free account required to access article)
Something more is being promised by the new Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum, a building designed by Gyo Obata.
New York Times | 04.19.2005
- Honest Abe Gets a Museum
All it took was 140 years for Honest Abe to finally get his own presidential library and museum, which designers tout as a flashier multimedia experience than even the new Clinton library.
New York Daily News | 04.17.2005
- PBSOnline: The New Lincoln Library
Video segment - A tour of the new high-tech Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, Illinois dedicated to the life and presidency of the nation's 16th president.
NewsHour with Jim Lehrer | 04.15.2005
- Lincoln's Spirit Lives in New Museum
The director of the new Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum would like to make one thing perfectly clear: There are no rubber Lincolns in this institution.
USA Today | 04.15.2005
- New Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum Marries Traditional Scholarship With 21st Century Showmanship
Interactive, state-of-the art technology brings Lincoln and his legacy
brilliantly to life.
PRNewswire | 04.07.2005
- Lincoln Museum Goes High Tech With History
The new Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum in Springfield, Ill., brings together authentic artifacts and flashy multimedia installations. Traditionalist curators argue that glitzy technology is inappropriate, but others believe it's the right approach for the 21st century. The museum is slated to open in April.
National Public Radio - "Morning Edition" | 04.01.2005
- "A Prairie Home Companion" with Garrison Keillor"
BRC Chairman and Founder Bob Rogers is interviewed by Garrison Keillor about The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum experience. [Listen to Bob's segment - approximately 1.5 minutes into Segment Three. Requires free RealAudio player. See how to listen.]
A Prairie Home Companion |
02.12.2005
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