State Museum: Beatles Laser Light Show Debuts Tonight; BUGS! Giant Robotic Creatures Opens this Saturday, Jan. 24
January 20, 2015
Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2014:
Beatles Laser Light Show Debuts Tonight during Second Shift Twosday
In conjunction with the upcoming blockbuster exhibit BUGS! Giant Robotic Creatures, the South Carolina State Museum will debut Laser Beatles tonight at 7 p.m. during Second Shift Twosday. Sit back and take a magical mystery tour with John, Paul, George and Ringo in a full dome planetarium laser light show featuring a compilation of legendary Beatles songs choreographed to brilliant laser lights. Laser Beatles is a 48 minute show and will be play every Tuesday evening at 7 p.m. through the end of February. Visit scmuseum.org to purchase advanced tickets. Please note: Laser shows contain bright, flashing lights that may cause discomfort to those with light sensitivity or other pre-existing conditions.
Come early and see Two Small Pieces of Glass playing at 6 p.m. in the planetarium. This 25 minute show tells the story of the telescope, how it was invented and how it works from Galileo’s modifications, to a child’s spyglass, to the launch of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. At the end of the show, there will be a live 10-minute sky tour. The entire museum is always open during Second Shift Twosdays, including the new 4D theater, observatory and historic telescope gallery. Second Shift Twosdays take place every Tuesday from 5 – 8 p.m. at the State Museum. Visit scmuseum.org to learn more.
BUGS! Giant Robotic Creatures Opens this Saturday, Jan. 24
Explore some of the world’s most common insects like never before as they are shown 40 to 120 times their size in BUGS! Giant Robotic Creatures opening this Saturday, Jan. 24 at the South Carolina State Museum. Using animatronics and interactive technology, this blockbuster exhibit enlarges and brings to life the hidden world of insects. The exhibit features giant robotic creatures, an insect portrait gallery, a live bug zoo, interactive dragonfly, honeybee and mosquito heads, a hands-on puppet theater and giant ladybug and black widow spider photo opportunities. Visit scmuseum.org for more information and to purchase advanced tickets.
About the South Carolina State Museum
As the state’s largest and most comprehensive museum, the South Carolina State Museum, offers a unique, entertaining and educational experience to visitors throughout its 225,000 square foot facility located in the heart of downtown Columbia’s Congaree Vista. The State Museum is housed in one of its greatest artifacts, an 1894 old textile mill full of character and charm. In addition to beautiful meeting spaces throughout the facility, guests can explore outer space in one of the largest planetariums in the Southeast, watch an interactive 4D movie and look through a vintage telescope in a one-of-a-kind observatory. These exciting opportunities are all in addition to the four floors of South Carolina art, cultural history, natural history and science/technology that guests can experience. For more information about the museum, visit scmuseum.org.
