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Countdown to The Leonardo

Thursday, October 22, 2009

Blog entry by Ambrea Kuhn, The Leonardo's Fall 2009 Intern

On Oct. 20th we held "The Countdown to The Leonardo," where we announced that The Leonardo will open its doors on April 15, 2011, and honored all the donors who have helped us get to this point. We are also very excited to announce that Nobel Prize winner Mario Capecchi will be The Leonardo's senior advisor.

Countdown to The Leonardo event recap.

One of the highlight of the event was the soap-film wall prototype. Our exhibits team worked hard this past month to make the wall. Viewers learned the science behind the bubble -- light refraction, wave patterns and surface tension -- and stuck their hands in it and blew bubbles. All in all, it was a delightful evening for the 150-or-so attendees!

Exhibits designers Ben and Christopher building the soap-film wall prototype.

You can check out more about the event and view pictures here. Be sure to check out all of the great media coverage we have been getting lately!

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