We’re off to see The Wizard , as Creative Discovery Museum hosts the first-ever licensed traveling educational exhibit based on the beloved movie classic. The Wizard of Oz Children’s Educational Exhibit is set to open on Saturday, May 24, 2014.
Created by Miami Children’s Museum (MCM) and licensed by Warner Bros. Consumer Products, this interactive fantasy-adventure takes children and families over the rainbow to continue the celebration of the film’s 75th anniversary milestone.
The Wizard of Oz Children’s Educational Exhibit is a journey of self-discovery for the whole family! Visitors to the exhibit will enjoy a variety of activities that promote imagination and creativity, including:
- Gale Farm: Farming, nature and illusion: Children learn about life on a farm through hands-on play and the science behind tornadoes and how they form.
- Munchkinland: Visitors explore visual, musical and performing arts through creative expression, imaginative play and literacy-building activities. Meet Dorothy’s friends the Scarecrow, the Cowardly Lion and the Tin Man.
- Crossroads: Children discover their personal strengths, courage and values while understanding the importance of having compassion for others.
- Witches Castle: This area builds courage as children overcome physical challenges and engage in gross motor skills. Capture the Wicked Witch’s broom from winged monkeys.
- Emerald City: Visitors explore Emerald City, meet the Wizard of Oz and the concept of being oneself without pretending to be someone else. Families also experiment with science and light and have an opportunity to create special effects. Create a “Horse of a Different Color,” play at the kaleidoscope and prism stations, and “pay no attention to the man behind the curtain.”
Along the way, everyone will experience the adventures of Dorothy and her friends as they find their way back to true happiness. Elements of the movie available only in this licensed exhibition include shoes like Dorothy’s Ruby Slippers, the characters everyone knows and loves from the film, and classic movie moments.
Guests travel from the Gale Farm to the colorful Land of Oz, where they explore Munchkinland, The Crossroads, The Witch’s Castle and The Emerald City before heading back over the rainbow to Chattanooga, because of course, “There’s no place like home.”
The Wizard of Oz Children’s Educational Exhibition is a marvelous adventure of self-discovery for the whole family, only at Creative Discovery Museum, 321 Chestnut Street, in Chattanooga from Saturday, May 24-Sunday, September 7, 2014. Local exhibit sponsors include Little Debbie Snacks. Entrance to the exhibit is included in each regular admission to the Museum.
A preview of the exhibit will be held on Friday, May 23 from 10 a.m.-noon. Costume Characters from Oz present during the preview will include Dorothy, the Cowardly Lion, the Tin Man, the Scarecrow and Glinda the Good Witch. Also, the first 50 children who show up dressed as one of these characters during the preview will receive free admission to the Museum for the day.
The Wizard of Oz Children’s Educational Exhibition was created by Miami Children’s Museum and SPARKS, in conjunction with Warner Bros. Consumer Products. Locally, the exhibit is sponsored by Little Debbie Snacks.