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Magnetsandtheirlocations
TheGarage:
TheMagneticCarParkiswherevisitorscancreateand tryouttheirwheeledvehiclesina“skatepark” atmosphere.Thepiecesincludewheels,andblocks attachedwithplasticpieces.Eachcontainsamagnet.
TheRaceCarTrackallowsvisitorstobuildracetracks andracecarswiththeirfriends.Duetotheangleof thetrack,thepiecescontainsmallmagnets(shown above)topreventthetracksfromsliding.
SometoysinTheLittleOrangeStorecontainstrongmagnets.AsktheStoreAssociateformoredetails.
TheMakeshop:
IntheMakeshop,visitorscaninvestigatehowthingswork.Magnetsarepresentinafewlocationsthroughouttheday.CircuitBlocks(right)allowvisitorstoexplorecircuitry.AchangeableBallMaze(below)createsachallengetogetthewoodenballfromthebeginningtotheend.Thesepiecescontainsmallmagnetstoattachthemtothemetalwall.Thecomponentsintheabovepicturearefree-standingandallowvisitorstoexplorerepellingandattractingmagneticfields.DuetothenatureoftheMakeshop,theactivitiesarechangedaround.TeachingArtists,whostaffthisExhibit,arehappytoansweranyquestionsyourmighthaveaboutnewactivities.
TheStudio:
VisitorsarefreetocreatewhicheverkindofartworkthatmovesthemwhiletheyvisittheArtStudio.EverythingfromScreenPrintingtopaintingateasels,fromexploringdifferentprinttechniquestomoldingwithclayisaccessibletokidsintheStudio.TheonlymagnetslocatedhereareatthePaintingEasels.OurStaffwillbemorethanhappytoaccommodateanyspecificneedsthatmightarisetoensureeveryoneisabletohaveagreattimeattheMuseum.
TheAttic:
LocatedjustoutsidetheAtticistheMagneticAvalanche.ThisisoneofseveralAvalanchescreatedbyartistNedKahn.Thisistheonlymagneticcomponent.Thesandlocatedontopofthepieceismixedwithironfilingswhicharemagnetic.Whenthediskisturnedthefilingsareattractedtothemagnetslocatedontheundersideofthepiecegivingita“fuzzy”look.TheNursery:OuryoungestvisitorsareabletoenjoytheTrainTablesintheNursery.Thesefamiliarandfunlocomotivescontainsmallmagnetstoconnecttogethertheindividualcarstocreateanevenlargertrain.SimilartrainsarealsosoldintheMuseum’sLittleOrangeStore.
Waterplay:
LocatedontheThirdFlooroftheMuseum,Waterplayencouragesexplorationofdifferentwaystoplaywithwater.Nearthefountain-buildingareaoftheexhibit,istheMagneticWaterWall.Smallmagneticpiecescanbemovedandmanipulatedtochangethecourseofthewaterasisspillsdownoverthemetalsurface.