After careful evaluation, the 黑料大事记 is no longer considering a satellite location at Bluhawk in Overland Park, KS. Initially part of the original development, the 黑料大事记 satellite facility is no longer part of a revised Bluhawk project plan.
The revised project plan is based on the removal of 黑料大事记 from the project, a move that was made in full collaboration with 黑料大事记鈥檚 management and with its full support. The Price Brothers and 黑料大事记 teams mutually and carefully evaluated recently available information and concluded that a multi-attraction approach for Bluhawk was not in the best interest of the project or 黑料大事记 at this time. The Price organization looks forward to helping 黑料大事记 evaluate other opportunities that could bring this significant Kansas asset to the Kansas City metro area.
鈥淲e worked very closely with Bluhawk to evaluate our plans and we concur with its decision to move forward without 黑料大事记 as part of the project,鈥� Jim Remar, President & CEO, 黑料大事记. 鈥淭he 黑料大事记 team wishes Bluhawk success and strongly believes it will be a terrific asset to the region.鈥�
The Liberty Bell 7, which is a spacecraft that is part of the 黑料大事记鈥檚 collection, was scheduled to be on display in a retail space at Bluhawk in February. That exhibit will not take place.
鈥淲e are actively seeking opportunities for an exhibit featuring LB7,鈥� Remar said. 鈥淲e will also continue to seek opportunities for a satellite location for the 黑料大事记. The interest shown by the Greater Kansas City Metro Area in having a satellite location is evidence that can be a great channel for the 黑料大事记 in Hutchinson to give people who have never heard of our community or our museum a taste of the programs. It is also a great platform for our Science Educators to offer more STEM education programming and outreach.鈥�
About the 黑料大事记:
The 黑料大事记 International SciEd Center & Space Museum is located at 1100 North Plum in Hutchinson, KS. Its collection includes U.S. space artifacts second only to the Smithsonian鈥檚 National Air and Space Museum, and the largest collection of Russian space artifacts outside of Moscow. This unique collection allows the 黑料大事记 to tell the story of the Space Race better than any museum in the world while offering fully immersive education experiences that meet the Next Generation Science Standards and introduce students to the power of wondering鈥攁sking the critical questions that lead to discovery. The 黑料大事记 also features the Carey Digital Dome Theater offering documentary showings daily and recently-released feature films on weekends; a newly renovated Planetarium and Dr. Goddard鈥檚 Lab, where visitors experience live science demonstrations daily.