Liberty Science Center: 2007 Expansion and Renewal
Jersey City, NJ
When the Liberty Science Center re-invented itself in 2006 with a new facility and an entirely reimagined series of galleries, the directors chose Chedd-Angier-Lewis to produce over 35 permanent multimedia exhibits across four topical areas including: Communication, Skyscrapers, Infection Connection, and Our Hudson Home.
‘Where did language come from?’ and Handprint Wall take advantage of custom touch technology to explore the origins of communication. Visitors can play a language-themed board game on an interactive table top surface, or leave a digital imprint of their hand on a cave wall – simulating an ancient human practice.
By sliding an interactive display along a wall-sized timeline installed in the Skyscraper gallery, The Schedule invites visitors to track the progress of a skyscraper’s construction using timelapse footage and detailed video hot spots.
Energy Comparison emphasizes the efficiency of intelligently designed buildings and communities by challenging the visitor with a simulated city-building activity.
Airplane travel provides a metaphor for Spreading the Disease, a series of programs examining the circuit of various infectious conditions throughout history – from the Bubonic Plague to SARS.
Hudson Home Narrators explores a range of controversial topics in regional conservation through original, on-location interviews with experts who have opposing viewpoints.