two months and standing tall

We've made it through opening. We've survived our first 60 days. Now we are into our first week of Science is Everywhere Summer Camp in the new building. With three brand new classrooms to fill and tons of opportunity, we have drastically expanded the camp offerings for this summer. (NOTE: WE STILL HAVE SOME OPEN SPACES!)

Aside from the education staff, those of us with offices that share walls with the beautiful new restrooms seem to notice the increase in kids the most. Just moments ago a gaggle of joyous kids in the Robotics class took a restroom break. I know because I heard them happily bouncing through the restroom, then holler their way back to their classroom to continue working on today's robotic challenge. It's hard to be annoyed at these little disturbances when you know how much fun they are having.

Through the summer, we are also planning our first rotating exhibit for our new temporary exhibit hall. We have something up our sleeves that we are really looking forward to. Check back for hints and details!

We are finally jumping feet first into each section of the internet piece by piece. The Museum can now be found on TWITTER! You are invited to follow us and see what the National Museum of Nuclear Science & History has to "tweet" about!

Open for Business

The weekend's festivities were wildly successful. In four days of events (from Thursday through Sunday) the Museum saw nearly 2,000 visitors, and generated an amazing amount of revenue through store sales, admissions, and memberships. We had nearly 150 new members join over the weekend, and had 140 of our existing members show up for their special sneak preview Friday afternoon.

A breakdown of the fun and excitement from each day will come soon (with pictures!), but for now we thought we'd share some nostalgia to remind us where we came from and how far we've come:



Huge thanks to visitor Dan Bialek for coming to the old space, making this video, posting and sharing it with the world.

almost there

We are less than 24 hours away from our first event in the new museum - and tickets are still available!

The staff is exhausted, to say the least, but cannot express our excitement over sharing this triumph to the world. We can't wait to open the doors, and welcome guests from all over the world to learn about the science, physics, history, politics, origins, and future of the nuclear world. Our World.

We can't wait to share our new treasures, like the 1942 Packard Clipper - "Oppie's Ride":




She came home yesterday, much to our delight. She is beautiful and ready for her debut.

If you are able to make it out to any of our opening events this weekend, please take a moment to smile and thank any staff member or volunteer that you recognize. We are blessed to have a generous & dedicated group of people involved in this project from the early beginnings to the very end, and those people have given more to this museum than anyone could quantify. But know that the best way to thank us is not only to visit us, but to visit often! And bring friends!

sophistication, class, and style

Just three of the many wonderful words that have been used to describe the new and re-vamped exhibits at the National Museum of Nuclear Science & History. Curious? Well, we've uploaded many pictures of the progress over the past few days to our photo site. We can't wait for you to see them in person. GRAND OPENING this Saturday April 4th at 9am. BUT, if you'd like a sneak peek - you are welcome to buy a ticket to our celebratory cocktail reception this Thursday April 2nd, 2009. For more information please call (505) 245-2137 x. 114.



The Entrance to ENERGY ENCOUNTERS



The Entrance to URANIUM CYCLE

Almost forgot....REDSTONE IS HOME!

Full KRQE news story.

They loaded him up, drove him up the I-40, with news helicopters following the whole way. It's not everyday that a rocket takes a ride on the freeway - even in Albuquerque.

A Class Unto Itself

It is official. We are now live, online, and into the new millennium. With the help of our friends at 3 Advertising, the new website for the National Museum of Nuclear Science & History is up. It is still a little rough and needs more content, but that is coming and being updated everyday - so check back often!

With this new site moving forward, we have lost our online sales availability temporarily. SO, if you are interested in buying tickets for the Black Tie Opening Reception next Thursday April 2, at 6pm - please feel free to call (505) 245-2137 x. 114 and leave a message. Messages are checked and returned daily.

The move and installation is going faster than even we can believe. The exhibits built, designed, and being installed by Display Dynamics are AMAZING, and we can't wait to share them with you.

We have items from our Old Town location that we are getting rid of. That's right folks - it's an ATOMIC MUSEUM FIRE SALE! Check out what we have for sale on our flickr, and make us an offer on anything you think you can't live without!

We are a week away from this momentous occasion, and hope to see you there. More updates will occur on this blog as often as possible, in addition to updates of photos and videos to the flickr site.

Settling In

Today was another big day for the National Museum of Nuclear Science & History.

Today Fat Man & Little Boy were moved from their former location at the Old Town Albuquerque location, to their new home in the new museum. The process was captured in both photos AND VIDEO! The full set is accessible on our online photo site HERE.

It is quite moving to see Fat Man roll along on his way to his new home, and we are excited to share it with you:

Things change every day at the museum, with all of the staff, volunteers, board members, and friends working together to get it ready to open in TWO WEEKS. It's hard to believe we've made it this far, and can't wait to open to the public and show the world what this museum has become.

If you haven't already done so, go to our website and buy tickets to our Opening Reception on April 2, 2009 - 6pm. Tickets are only $50, and this will be a GREAT party and an excellent chance to experience this amazing new museum.