Event ID # 94132
Date:
Monday, December 7, 2009
 Time:
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Event:

Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum to be Open an Extra Weekday in Commemoration of
Host:

Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum
Location:

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Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum
Pier 86 (46th St. and 12th Ave), New York, NY 10036
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Website:
http://www.intrepidmuseum.org
Price:
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Full details:
In commemoration of the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum will be open to the public on Monday, December 7th from 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM.  The museum is usually closed for business on Mondays during the winter season. 

Tickets to the museum are available for purchase at www.intrepidmuseum.org. 

About the MuseumThe newly renovated Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum complex includes the 900-foot-long aircraft carrier ‘Intrepid’ with seven full decks and four theme halls; the guided missile submarine Growler; and an extensive collection of over 30 aircraft including the A-12 Blackbird, the fastest plane in the world, and the British Airways Concorde, the fastest commercial aircraft in the world.  Guests can experience newly opened areas of the ship including the fo’c’sle (commonly known as the anchor chain room), new multimedia presentations and exhibit collections, interactive educational stations and a brand new state-of-the-art public pier.   Also new to the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum is the 12,240 square-foot interactive Exploreum – which contains 18 different hands-on exhibits – that teaches guests about the different properties of the sea, air, space and living at sea as each relates to the ship Intrepid.  In the Exploreum, guests can experience a flight simulator, climb a cargo net, transmit messages using Morse code, crawl through living quarters of crewmembers, learn how the Intrepid turned salt water into fresh water and perform various tasks while wearing space gloves.

Museum Hours:Tuesday - Sunday, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM 

Cost of Admission:

Adult – $19.50; Seniors (62+), Veterans and College Students – $15.50; Youth (3-17) - $14.50; Children under 3, Retired Military, Active Duty and Museum Members - FREE