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Entering the exhibit through an archway
constructed from hundreds of issues of
National Geographic magazines, visitors
then emerge in a gallery where they can
study the transformation of the cover
over time. Next, they will get a look at
the history of the organisation including
through an interactive painting depicting
the Society’s founders. The galleries that
follow are arranged along broad themes in
ce and exploration, including ancient
and environment. Each section will feature
vivid images and fascinating stories while
examining the continuum of exploration
from past to present
Anumber of interactive elements offer the
opportunity for visitors to connect with
exploration hands-on. They can examine
a model of a bathysphere (the deep sea
submersible used in early underwater
exploration), test their knowledge of
world geography and history through the
iPad Atlas and a National Geographic
Bee quiz, and explore the intricate habitat
of a towering virtual sequoia tree, The
hibition will also share the Society’s
tradition of cartography through an
interactive featuring 40 maps.
A cast of a Carcharodontosaurus
dinosaur skull, found by Explorer-in-
Residence Paul Sereno in the Sahara, will
greet visitors in a paleontology section.
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Also on display will be a historic, three
metre, hand-painted globe, a Society icon
that welcomed hundreds of thousands
of visitors to the museum for more than
50 years. The exhibition will look ahead
to the vivid future of exploration and
offer highlights from the work of National
Geographic’s Emerging Explorers and
other visionaries beginning their careers
The exhibition is part of an organisation
wide celebration of the Society’s 125th
anniversary, which includes special
ssues of National Geographic and
National Geographic Traveler magazines,
television specials on the National
Geographic Channel, a 125th anniversary
app. a special edition world map and a
book, National Geographic 125 Years
Promotional exhibition partner, The North
Face, gives the exhibition a fun spin,
sponsoring fun giveaways and events
throughout the year-long event
For young National Geographic fans.
Explorer Birthday Parties will also be
available for children ages 5 to 12 at the
National Geographic Museum. Birthday
party packages include a private tour of
the A New Age of Exploration: National
Geographic at 125 exhibition, a hands-on
haeology project, a goody bag filled
with gear for exploration for each guest
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Source: MUHIBAH, the Royal Brunei Airlines in-flight magazine, 2014 May-Jun, pages 26-29. Text recovered from the scanned page by OCR and lightly corrected; spelling may differ from the printed edition.
