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© Copyright 2020, Fort Worth Museum of Science and History
KIPPEN DE ALBA CHU Chief of Staff
KIT MONCRIEFPresident, Cattle Raisers Foundation
JOHN DUDLEYChair, Collections Committee
JOHN RYANChair, Development Committee
WHIT SMITHSecretary and Chair, Government Affairs
WILLIAM D. POLLARDChair
RICHARD RUSSACKVice Chair
DAVID NOLETTreasurer and Chair, Capital Campaign Committee
MICHAEL PARKSChair, Trusteeship Committee
Executive Committee
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP
TrusteesLorene Agather
Mike Atkinson
Marianne Auld
Stephanie Bird Baker
Brandon Bledsoe
Judy Carter
James D. Finley
Romelia H. Flores
Neil Geurin
Ryan C. Harrington
Gary Havener
Ashley W. Johnson
Carter Martin
Louella Martin
John Pinkerton
Jennifer K. Rosell
Benjamin Rosenthal
Steve Tatum
Benson Varghese
Brad Wharton
Amy Yudiski
Trustees EmeritusJohn Hernandez
Dwight Horton
Rob Kelly
Bob Lansford
J. Andy Thompson
TYLER CRUMLEYChair, Education Committee
ALSTON ROBERTSPast Chair
LYNNY SANKARYMember at Large
ANNE CARVALHOMember at Large
VAN A. ROMANS President
DOUGLAS A. ROBERTS, PHD Chief Public Engagement Officer
DANAE PERRYDirector of Accounting
DENISE HAMILTONDirector of Strategic Initiatives
KIT GOOLSBY Deputy Director
DENISE WILKERSON Director of Development
SARAH OLIVERMuseum Preschool Director
MILTON PRATHERDirector of Guest Experience
AMBER SHIVEDirector of Education
Watch the FACES. That’s where you see it first. A hint that something special
is happening here. Young or old, experiencing an exhibit for the
first time—or the 40th. The eyes widen. That’s the WONDER.
Then a smile dawns before breaking into a full grin.
That’s why we are HERE!
WELCOME to the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History,
where exploration has been inspiring imaginations for nearly
80 years. And where dreams are driving innovation for the future.
With WONDER,
we seek wisdom.
Open your mind
and learn HERE.Face to face with a Tyrannosaurus Rex in our DinoLabs, your
imagination starts sprinting, along with your pulse. A glance over
at the battling dinosaurs keeps the adrenaline pumping. This is a
place where curiosity finds company and learning happens.
DinoGlow
Innovation Studios DinoDig
“DINOSAURS ARE REAL? I THOUGHT THEY WERE LIKE DRAGONS!”Young Afghan refugee, encountering
fossils for the first time in DinoLabs
DinoLabs
Museum School pioneered a learning approach more than 70 years
ago. Hundreds of thousands of children have been inspired since.
In recent years, our reach extended into local schools with the
Fort Worth Children’s Partnership. Last year alone, 200,000
students explored our galleries with their classes.
“PUH-LEEZE … CAN WE STAY A LITTLE LONGER?”Eager student, reluctant to leave the Innovation Studios
Museum School Museum School
International students, Welcome WeekIf your goal is to
INSPIRE,
find that special
spark HERE.
Engineers Week, Innovation Studios
It’s natural to want to
CONNECT.
Friends and ideas
meet HERE.Shared interests bring people together. Shared experiences foster
friendships. In the past year, nearly 6,500 guests joined us for
recurring events, including lectures, Science on Tap gatherings,
Reel Adventures in the Omni, and Polar Express PJ parties.
Mad Scientist Ball Energy Blast
Cattle Raisers Museum
“SO THAT’S HOW IT WORKS!”Friend to friend, watching a demonstration
Science on Tap, DinoLabs
Why not roar back at a dinosaur? What happens in the winds
of a tornado? When you unleash your imagination, you open
the door to creativity. And creativity fuels progress.
IMAGINE
a world without limits.
Let your mind
wander HERE.Innovation Studios
Energy Blast
Cattle Raisers Museum
“IT’S WATCHING ME!”Young time-traveler, unafraid
of an inquisitive dinosaur
DinoLabs
A HISTORY OF SHAPING THE FUTURE
The Noble Planetarium opens
on April 18. Mr. and Mrs. Ken
Davis donated the money to
honor Miss Noble.
1955
Miss Noble and a student
1961
Roy Brooks, fan of science
and son of a Fort Worth
doctor, becomes the first
African-American student
at the Museum School.
On March 14, trustees vote to change our name to the
Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, reflecting
the growth of our collections and educational offerings.
1968
Men walk on the moon, and the Museum’s annual
attendance reaches 180,000. At least 5,000 children
and adults enroll in 508 Museum School classes.
1969
On April 12, the OMNI Theater
opens, becoming the first IMAX®
theater in the Southwest with
the most advanced technology.
(More than 10 million guests
have seen films in the distinctive
dome since, but it is now one of
the last IMAX theaters to rely on
film, not digital projection.)
1983
Texas issues a charter on May 21 for the Fort Worth Children’s
Museum, the dream of a group
of local teachers.
1941
Lulu Parker, first acting director
The Museum finds its first home:
two spare classrooms at De Zavala
Elementary School. After-school
classes cover such subjects as the
stars and planets, the weather, and
migrating birds.
1945
The Museum moves to its first
standalone building: the R.E.
Harding House on Summit Avenue.
Miss Charlie Mary Noble, a math
and astronomy teacher, organizes
a Junior Astronomy Club.
1947
On October 24, Museum and
city leaders break ground for the
Museum’s first new building on
Montgomery Avenue. It is financed
with $800,000 in city bonds. The
building opens on January 24, 1954.
1952
Volunteers start the “Frisky and
Blossom Club,” the forerunner
to our modern Museum School.
(Frisky was a live possum and
Blossom was a live skunk.)
1950
The Junior League of Fort
Worth buys a Spitz star
projector for the Museum.
Planetarium shows are in a tent
behind the Harding House.
1949
The Museum celebrates its
FIRST CENTURY, proud of its accomplishments and
excited to embrace new challenges.
2041
Your Museum was:
THE FIRST children’s
museum in the state, and
one of the first in the nation.
THE FIRST museum
preschool in Texas, and one
of the first in the nation
to recognize that 3-, 4-,
and 5-year-olds have the
capacity to learn about
science and natural history.
THE FIRST museum in
what became Fort Worth’s
Cultural District.
THE FIRST children’s
museum in the world to
have a planetarium, and the
first planetarium named for
a female astronomer: Miss
Charlie Mary Noble.
THE FIRST IMAX® dome in
the Southwest.
And your Museum will be:
THE FIRST Museum in the
world to offer the experience
of flying with V-DROME, and
to explore the frontiers of
applied technology with an
Academy of Digital Learning.
What began HERE
Museum leaders, realizing
that their long-time home
has been loved a little too
much for a little too long,
initiate a strategic planning
process. In 2006, trustees
approve plans to build a new
home. The board launches a
capital campaign and hires
the acclaimed architectural
firm Legorreta + Legorreta to
create a new landmark for the
Cultural District.
2005-06
On the 10th anniversary of the
9/11 attacks, the Museum and city
unveil a memorial. The 36-foot,
6,500-pound exterior beam is one
of the largest artifacts recovered
from the World Trade Center.
2011
The Museum breaks ground for
V-DROME, an immersive film
experience that provides guests
the sensation of soaring over
landscapes, through the oceans,
into space or even inside the
human body.
2020On November 20, the
Museum opens its vibrant,
new 166,000-square-foot
home. Re-imagined galleries
offer fresh ways to explore
the world, past, present
and future.
2009
Ricardo Legorreta’s original sketch of the Museum’s iconic “Lantern.”
A DREAM is
a seed for change.
Nurture the future
HERE. Dreamers created languages, crossed the seas, took flight,
invented computers and launched us into space. They also built
this Museum. And where do dreams begin? Where ideas are
celebrated and possibilities are embraced.
Innovation Studios
Alan Bean display, LaunchPad
LaunchPad
“I FEEL LIKE I’M LEAVING FINGERPRINTS ON THE FUTURE.”Proud father, watching his son explore
space in the LaunchPad exhibit
LaunchPad exhibit in the Havener Gallery
More than 40,000 guests ventured through the Solar System in the
Noble Planetarium in 2019. And we took thousands of guests to
America’s Moon landing sites via virtual reality in LaunchPad, our
exhibition celebrating the space program.
When it’s time to
ESCAPE,
look to new horizons
HERE.Innovation Studios
LaunchPad
“WILL WE GET TO MARS IN OUR LIFETIME?”Young adult to friend, after visiting the
Solar System in the Noble Planetarium
Noble Planetarium
SOAR into
the unknown,
and discover
yourself HERE. Next on our horizon: The amazing V-DROME. Have you dreamed
of soaring into space? Maybe you’ve considered a fantastic voyage
inside a human body? Or wondered what it would be like to take
flight over breathtaking landscapes? Embark on those journeys in
V-DROME. We will be the first museum in the world to offer this
immersive learning experience. We break ground in 2020.
Engineering rendering of V-DROME
Engineering rendering of V-DROME Simulation
“DADDY, LET’S FLY!”Little boy, leaping up while watching V-DROME
preview video. (Yes, Dad “flew,” too.)
Simulation, flying over an asteroid toward Jupiter
PATRONS,OCTOBER 1, 2018 THROUGH
DECEMBER 1, 2019
GIFTS OF $100,000 OR MORE
The Burnett Foundation
Estate of Shirlie M. Harris
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Havener
Kleinheinz Family Endowment for the Arts and Education
Adeline and George McQueen Foundation
The Pangburn Foundation
Sid W. Richardson Foundation
GIFTS OF $25,000 TO $99,999
Atmos Energy
Bank of America Corporation
Sasha and Edward P. Bass
Mr. and Mrs. Lee M. Bass
Anne. T. and Robert M. Bass Foundation
Amon G. Carter Foundation
J.E.S. Edwards Foundation
Charlotte and Jim Finley
Fort Worth Tourism Public Improvement District
The M.R and Evelyn Hudson Foundation
Carl B. and Florence E. King Foundation
Anne and John L. Marion
The Morris Foundation
North Texas Community Foundation
Kathryn and Bill Pollard
Primrose Schools
The Rainwater Charitable Foundation
Sallie and Joseph Tarride
Mr. John Wilson
GIFTS OF $5,000 TO $24,999
Elaine and Neils Agather
Alcon Foundation
C. B. Baird, Jr. Foundation
Stephanie and Cody Baker
Bank of America Charitable Foundation
Bank of Texas
Mr. Sid R. Bass
Bennett Benner Partners
Gregory A. and Laura E. Bird Foundation
BNSF
Anne and Orlando Carvalho
Patricia and Tom Chambers
Ms. Virginia Clay
Colonial Charitable Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn M. Darden
Ecolab Foundation
Ms. Carolyn Fierer
Facebook Fort Worth Data Center
Frost Bank
GlaxoSmithKline
Lonnie and Kit Goolsby
Kelly Hart & Hallman LLP
Higginbotham
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Horton
IBM Corporation
International Paper
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Mary Potishman Lard Charitable Trust
Lockheed Martin AeroCARES
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company
Luther King Capital Management
Anne and John Marion
Mindy’s Hope Foundation
Mouser Electronics, Inc.
Muckleroy & Falls
National Endowment for the Humanities
Once Upon A Time...
Oncor Electric Delivery
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Radler
Mrs. Jane Rector
Ben and Madolin Rosenthal
Mr. Richard A. Russack
Amy and John Ryan
Frances C. and William P. Smallwood Foundation
Tides Center
Trane
Wells Fargo Foundation
Western Production Company
Winstead PC
XTO Energy, Inc.
GIFTS OF $1,000 TO $4,999
Anonymous
ADDC Foundation
Carol J. & R. Denny Alexander Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Greg A. Bird
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Birk
Dr. and Mrs. Robert C. Bolz Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. G. Thomas Boswell
Burns & McDonnell
Dr. and Mrs. Robert Capper
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Craig
Ken W. Davis Foundation
Mrs. Gretchen B. Denny and Mr. George Bristol
Mrs. Diana Guajardo Dent and Mr. E. Dwain Dent
John and Ginger Dudley
Carol and Jim Dunaway
Dr. Harry S. Earl
Mr. Cass O. Edwards and Mr. Robb Schroeder
Fash Foundation
Fidelity Investments
Fort Worth Convention and Visitors Bureau
Dr. and Mrs. Geoffrey Funk
The Kenneth and Cherrie Garrett Foundation
Priscilla and John M. Geesbreght
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Gibson
Helen K. Groves
Mr. and Mrs. Mark L. Hart III
Ms. Carol Havener
Hillwood Alliance Group L.P.
The Hyde Foundation
Jackson Family Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jameson
Dr. and Mrs. Harold V. Johnson III
R. David & Sherri M. Jones Foundation
Ben E. Keith Foundation
Michael LaGatta and Vanessa Gomez LaGatta
Bob and Paula Lansford
Mr. and Mrs. Bennibi Lao
Mr. and Mrs. Garland M. Lasater Jr.
Mrs. Martha V. Leonard
Ms. Mary Ralph Lowe
Mr. Dan E. Lowrance
Nicholas and Louella Martin
Elizabeth and Jim McCoy
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. McCraw
David and Stacie McDavid
McDonald Sanders Law Firm
Dr. and Mrs. D. Nathan Meehan
Mr. John Molyneaux and Ms. Kay West
Montex Drilling
Mr. and Mrs. George P. Morey
Shannon and Stephen Nolan
Northrop Grumman Corporation
A. M. Pate, Jr. Charitable Trust
Gary and Kelsey Patterson
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Perini
Pier 1 Imports
Minnie Stevens Piper Foundation
Poppy Lane Staging and Interiors
Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Ray Jr.
Mrs. Rosalyn G. Rosenthal
Rozanne and Billy Rosenthal
Arch and Stella Rowan Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Schaffer Jr.
Rex and Becky Seline
Simmons Bank
Mr. and Mrs. John C. Snyder
Sproles Woodard L.L.P.
Dr. and Mrs. James H. Stewart Jr.
Dr. Theodore S. Takata
Texas Christian University
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Townsend
TPG Global
Jerre and David Tracy
Varghese Summersett PLLC
Mr. and Mrs. James G. Wilson
GIFTS OF $500 TO $999
Brandon and Julie Bledsoe
Quintin and Jill Cassady
Education Unbound
Ms. Julia Frink
Mr. and Mrs. Hunter Johnson
Mr. Mark Litzler
Rick and Evelyn Merrill
Mr. and Mrs. Scott W. Mooring III
Jerry and Susan Nanna
Mrs. Wanda O’Kelly
Lynny and Eddie Sankary
TechGenies LLC
Mr. Antonio O. Tovar
University of North Texas Health Science Center Foundation
Yates Construction
What makes everything HERE possible? Only YOU.
INVESTORS,CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
$1,000,000 OR MORE
The Paul E. Andrews, Jr. Foundation
Sasha and Edward P. Bass
The Burnett Foundation
Amon G. Carter Foundation
J.E. and L.E. Mabee Foundation
Leo Potishman Foundation
Sid W. Richardson Foundation
The Thomas M., Helen McKee & John P. Ryan Foundation, Inc.
$100,000 TO $999,999
Anonymous
Bird Family Foundation
BNSF Railway Company
James and Dorothy Doss Foundation
Fidelity Foundation
Ashley and John Michael Fierer
Folsom Point Companies
Garvey Texas Foundation
Hammett-Russack Charitable Foundation
Mary Potishman Lard Charitable Trust
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company
Mazur Capital
Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Patton Jr.
The Rainwater Charitable Foundation
Ann L. and Carol Green Rhodes Charitable Trust
Schollmaier Foundation
William E. Scott Foundation
Nancy and Andy Thompson
Virginia Clay
Webb Maddox Trust
Wells Fargo
$10,000 TO $50,000
Anne and Orlando Carvalho
Tyler and Brian Crumley
Marianne M. Auld and Jimmy Coury
Dubose Family Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Ryan C. Harrington
Joan and Howard Katz
Mark Litzler
Luther King Capital Management
David and Noel Nolet
North Texas Community Foundation
William and Kathryn Pollard
The Cleaves and Mae Rhea Foundation
Van and Margy Romans
Lynny and Eddie Sankary
Gretchen and Whit Smith
Sunderland Foundation
Sonya and Amar Tanna
Ms. Amy Yudiski and Mr. Sam Tallis
UP TO $9,999
John and Ginger Dudley
Drs. Jennifer and Anthony Edwards
Hillwood Alliance Group L.P.
Joni and Dwight Horton
Mr. and Mrs. J. Luther King Jr.
Molyneaux Charitable Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Owen
The Gary Patterson Foundation
Ms. Tracy Rector and Mr. Greg Fitzgerald
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Ryan
Walsh Foundation
IN-KIND CONTRIBUTORS AND VOLUNTEER PARTNERS
Acre Distilling Company
Alchemy Pops
Alcon
Aloft Hotels
American Airlines
BCTAL Rocket Engineering Class at Birdville ISD
Ruby Bellows Tintype
Bennett Benner Partners
Birdville High School
Blackland Distillery
Blue Mesa Grill
Bob’s Prop Shop
Jessica Bollen Photography
Botanical Research Institute of Texas
Brain Performance Institute at Center for BrainHeath
Burns & McDonnell
The Cantina Band
Capital Grille
CBS Channel 11
Central Market
Cockrell Enovation
Collin College
Craftwork Coffee Co.
Cyclebar
Dallas Personal Robotics Group
Design Den, DFW Makers
DFW Scrollers
The Dock
Education Unbound Inc.
Facebook Fort Worth Data Center
Fort Worth Academy
Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts
Fort Worth Arborist
Fort Worth Astronomical Society
Fort Worth Business Press
Fort Worth Catering
Fort Worth Country Day
Fort Worth Key Magazine
Fort Worth Library
Fort Worth Library Panther Lab
Fort Worth Weekly
Friend and Foe Board Game Café
Abe Fromans of Fort Worth
Gemelle
Great Outdoors
Happy Tomato Salsa
Hebron High School
Lawrence Jenkins Pictures
Junior League of Fort Worth
Ben E. Keith Company
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Corporation
Lonesome Dove Bistro
Manna Custom Pools
Mariachi’s Dine-In
Brigette Marquardt
Monnig Meteorite Gallery at TCU
Monticello Neighborhood News
Mouser Electronics
National Space Society of North Texas
North Texas Squad of the Star Garrison
NuMinds Enrichment, LLC
Oakwood Cemetery’s Saints and Sinners Tour
Oncor Electric Delivery
Pacific Table
Penske Trucks
Performing Ads
Peterbilt
PolyPrinter
Poppy Lane Staging and Interiors
Real Ale Brewing Company
REFŪL: local + fresh ready to go meals
Righteous Foods
Rogue Brick Builders’ Lounge
Southwest Christian School
Sportswear Graphics
STEAM Middle School-Burleson ISD
Tanglewood Moms
Tarrant Construction Services
Tarrant County College-Northwest Campus
Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office
TechGenies LLC
Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association
Texas Christian University
Texas Pinball Museum
Texas Triffid Ranch
Texas Wesleyan University
Texas Woman’s University
Trendata HR LLC
Trinity Valley School
University of Dallas
University of North Texas
University of North Texas-Health Science Center
University of Texas at Arlington
University of Texas at Dallas
UNT Department of Learning Technologies
Varghese Summersett PLLC
VECTOR
ViaChem
Visit Fort Worth
WhatchamaCallit
What’s Up Fort Worth
Wild Acre Brewing Company
Woodshed Smokehouse
Z Café
This community has every right to be proud of this special place.
Our journey started nearly 80 years ago with a grand vision—in two small, borrowed
classrooms. Since then, we have been moving, expanding our collections, refining our
pioneering approach, and earning a national reputation for excellence in education. A decade
ago, we opened a beautiful new campus with a nod to our legacy and an eye on the future.
We have created a magical home where learning happens, dreams take flight, imaginations are
sparked and generations make connections.
This community’s support has made all of this possible. Today, we rely upon your
memberships, donations and sponsorships for almost half of our annual budget, and
contributions cover the costs for all of our capital projects and renovations. So on behalf of
generations past and present, we are grateful for your involvement with our mission.
And our work continues! Our scientists, technology leaders, designers, curators and teachers
are busily creating dynamic new learning experiences for future generations. Will you continue
to support these efforts so that the Museum remains a cultural and educational icon? We
would welcome the chance to share our dreams with you! And we’d love to hear how you
might like to honor the past, celebrate the present or shape the future.
Thank you for making a difference.
VAN A. ROMANSPresident | (817) 255-9312
Make a difference HERE.
DreamTime, sculpture in the Innovation Studios
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