Science Museum of Minnesota

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The Science Museum of Minnesota, founded in 1907, is a large regional science museum located on the banks of the Mississippi River in downtown St. Paul. The Science Museum's programs combine research and collection facilities, a public science education center, extensive teacher education and school outreach programs, and an Imax Convertible Dome Omnitheater to provide science education to our audience of more than a million people per year.

The Science Museum of Minnesota has been a leading producer of large-format films since the release of its first film Genesis in 1978. Regarded as one of the most knowledgeable and experienced producers in this expanding field, the Science Museum has to date completed ten giant screen films. Produced for exhibition in its own Omnitheater, Science Museum of Minnesota films are available in several formats, and have to date been seen by over 50 million people in large format theaters around the globe.

Mike Day was responsible for bringing the Body Worlds exhibition to the museum in the summer of 2006, A Day in Pompeii in 2007, Titanic in 2009, The Dead Sea Scrolls in 2010, and King Tut in 2011. He has traveled the world as an executive producer of giant screen films for the museum's William L. McKnight-3M Omnitheater. He and his film teams spent seven years chasing volcanoes around the Pacific Basin for Ring of Fire and journeyed to the shores of Lake Tanganyika to produce a giant screen film featuring the life's work of Dr. Jane Goodall. Most recently he was the executive producer for Tornado Alley , which made its debut in 2011.

SCWRS is the field research station of the Science Museum of Minnesota. Founded in 1989, the SCWRS is located on the St. Croix River just south of Marine on St. Croix, Minnesota, approximately 35 miles from St. Paul. Station scientific staff conduct ongoing ecological research at the watershed scale. The SCWRS welcomes visiting researchers conducting field investigations here or in the area, offering both housing and laboratory facilities to the scientific and educational communities.

Martin has worked with over 50 museums and science centers. Prior to his current position at the Science Museum of Minnesota, he held leadership positions with Museum Content Builders Inc., The Field Museum, Jim Henson Productions and the Minnesota Historical Society.

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