The Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science opened to the public on May 8, and it’s a sprawling, open-air, Death Star-shaped shrine to nature, with exhibitions dedicated to the cosmos, Florida’s fragile ecosystem, and the phenomena of the human body.
It was a long time coming: the massive architectural project was stalled two years ago due to funding issues, until Miami-Dade County helped provide the remaining funds. For years, the museum looked like a spherical, concrete exoskeleton. Now, that orb is a 250-seat planetarium, the screen tilted at 23.5 degrees, just enough to make you feel like you’re flying. On opening day, the planetarium screened the dizzying Asteroid: Mission Extreme, a 3D special narrated by Sigourney Weaver.
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