Get your football fix! Catch a sports classic on the GIANT Screen, and see the new Gridiron Glory exhibit!
The Pro Football Hall of Fame exhibit has arrived at the Putnam and so has the chance to see classic football movies each Saturday on the GIANT Screen!
Make your trip to the Putnam complete with a viewing of the gritty comedy North Dallas Forty — based loosely on the Dallas Cowboys team of the early '70s — on Saturday, Feb. 10, at 6 p.m.!
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SHOWTIME:
Saturday, Feb. 10 — 6 p.m.
COST:
Enjoy this film as an add-on to your Gridiron Glory experience for an extra $5! Get your tickets to this after-hours showing online, during regular museum hours or at the door.
For standalone tickets to this film, adult tickets are $8.50, youth tickets (ages 3-18) are $7, and senior/military/college student tickets are $7.50. Members enjoy $1 off full-price tickets.
Saturday is all about Saturn: See this gas giant up-close in the Discovery Dome!
After nearly seven years in transit, the two-story Cassini-Huygens spacecraft began orbiting Saturn on July 1, 2004. Watch Cassini while it was still exploring Saturn before recently descending into the gas giant’s atmosphere during this up-close and all-around-you view in the Discovery Dome ONLY on Saturday, Feb. 10!
During the immersive dome experience, viewers are presented with planetarium-style videos and images from a 360-degree projector in front, behind, above and on both sides of them.
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DATE/TIME:
Saturday, Feb. 10 — 11 a.m., noon and 2 p.m.
Due to the size of the dome, capacity is limited.
COST:
$4 for Discovery Dome by itself
$2.50 Discovery Dome add-on to exhibit admission
Engineer your night of family fun with FREE building activities Feb. 16
Does your child LOVE to build and solve problems using their imagination and creativity? On Feb. 16, let them learn about the engineering design process — the same process used by engineers to create safe structures — during Family Fun Night: Engineering Our World.
Family Fun Night begins at 5 p.m. with FREE innovative learning activities in the Grand Lobby. At 6:30 p.m., enjoy a fresh perspective on what it means to be an engineer with “Dream Big 3D” on the GIANT Screen.
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DATE/TIME:
Friday, Feb. 16 — 5-8:30 p.m.
COST:
All activities in the Grand Lobby are FREE. General admission is required to see the museum and science center.
Tickets to the 6:30 p.m. showing of "Dream Big 3D" are $8.50 for adults and $7 for youth (3-18). Members save $1 on screenings in the GIANT Screen Theater.
Set a course for adventure with "The Lure & Lore of Deserts"!
Immerse yourself in the natural splendor of deserts through Egypt, Israel, Jordan and America, with a showing of “The Lure & Lore of Deserts” on Feb. 20.
This World Adventure Series film examines the look, feel and history of the world’s deserts. Before and after the film, don’t miss guest speaker and film director Sandy Mortimer.
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DATE/TIME:
Tuesday, Feb. 20 — 2 and 6 p.m.
COST:
Ticket prices are $8.50 for adults, $7.50 for students/seniors/military and $7 for youth (3-18). Putnam members receive $1 off ticket prices.
