Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Virginia Beach, VA — The Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center’s newest changing exhibit, Emotions at Play with Pixar’s Inside Out, opens on January 19, 2025, to the public.
This changing exhibit is filled with interactive experiences to help guests understand the important role emotions, memory, and imagination play in our everyday lives. Hands-on and digital experiences focus on the five emotions featured in the award-winning film: Joy, Sadness, Anger, Disgust and Fear. Through the exhibit, children and families learn to recognize emotions and explore how we express and manage our emotions.
Discoveries within this immersive exhibit for all ages:
- Step into Headquarters to explore the range and intensity of emotions at the Control Panel.
- Engage with feelings and reactions at the Emotions Mirrors.
- Recall feelings toward an important memory by creating a glowing Memory Sphere.
- Create an imaginary story and perform it at Dream Productions.
- Control and keep the Train of Thought on track.
- Build and learn how emotions work together with the Emotion Blocks.
Emotions at Play with Pixar’s Inside Out will be open and included in Aquarium admission until May 4, 2025. Members can enjoy an exclusive first look of the exhibit on January 18.
Emotions at Play is the first interactive exhibit based on Disney and Pixar’s hit animated feature “Inside Out.” The exhibit was developed by Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh in collaboration with Pixar Animation Studios.
Learn more about Emotions at Play and reserve your tickets at VirginiaAquarium.com .
Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center
The Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center’s mission is to connect people to the marine environment, inspiring a more sustainable future. The Aquarium aspires to be a driver in conservation, education, tourism, and sustainability, leading the charge to save wildlife and their ecosystems. Owned by the City of Virginia Beach, the Aquarium operates as a city department in partnership with the Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center Foundation. The Aquarium is proud to be an accredited member of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, the Alliance of Marine Mammal Parks and Aquariums, and the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums.
The Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center Foundation , a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, supports the work of the Virginia Aquarium. The Foundation procures and maintains the Aquarium's exhibits, including the animals and habitats. It is also responsible for annual and capital fundraising, administration and funding for the Virginia Aquarium Stranding Response Program, conservation and scientific research efforts, and the Aquarium's mission-related education programs. You can be a part of our mission by making a tax-deductible donation to support our programming.
About Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh
Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh is a place that provides innovative and inclusive museum experiences that inspire kindness, joy, creativity, and curiosity for all learners. Our imaginative, open-ended exhibits and programs give families the opportunity to explore topics like art, making and social-emotional learning in ways that are authentic, meaningful, and most of all, fun! The museum is open every day, from 10:00 am – 5:00 pm.
About Pixar Animation Studios
Pixar Animation Studios, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is an Academy Award®-winning film studio with world-renowned technical, creative and production capabilities in the art of computer animation. The Northern California studio has created some of the most successful and beloved animated films of all time, including “Toy Story,” “Monsters, Inc.,” “Cars,” “The Incredibles,” “Ratatouille,” “WALL•E,” “Up,” “Toy Story 3,” “Inside Out,” “Coco” and “Luca.” Its movies and technology have won more than 40 Academy Awards® and its films have grossed billions at the worldwide box office.
About “Inside Out”
Pixar’s hit animated feature “Inside Out” is the story of 11-year-old Riley, who like all of us, is guided by her emotions - Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness. The emotions live in Headquarters, the control center inside Riley's mind, where they help advise her through everyday life. Riley and her emotions struggle to adjust to a new life in San Francisco as Joy, Riley's main and most important emotion, tries to keep things positive. “Inside Out” was released in 2015.
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