July 18, 2012
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Beautiful Photographs
National Geographic
exhibit comes to OMSI
J ody C obb /N ational G eographic
An elaborately clad participant swirls a hand-painted costume during a parade in the Notting Hill district of
London, England. The photo is part of OMSI’s new National Geographic Photo Gallery.
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In partnership with National Geographic, the Oregon Museum
of Science and Industry (OMSI) has announced a new ongoing
series of photographic exhibitions.
Opening Wednesday, July 18, Simply Beautiful features images
illustrating how we can find beauty, often overlooked, in nearly
everything. OMSI recently renovated the mezzanine level of its
Turbine Hall to create the new gallery.
“We are thrilled to partner with such a respected institution to
offer this thought-provoking new addition to our guest experi
ence," said Mark Patel, OMSI executive. "It provides another way
to ignite interest in our natural world and its scientific phenomena. "
The Simply Beautiful exhibition is based on the National
Geographic book "National Geographic Simply Beautiful Pho
tographs," for which award-w inning Society photographer
A nnie G riffith s com piled rem arkable im ages from the
organization's core mission areas: exploration, w ildlife, cu l
tures, science, and nature.
Future photographic exhibitions planned during the course of
the travelling exhibit, which runs through Feb. 10, will take visitors
on an aerial journey over desert plains, and provide rare glimpses
of endangered species. For more information, visit omsi.edu.
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Free with Zoo admission
• Live music
• Family activities
• Dinner specials
• Twilight hikes and more
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Featuring Luz of Y La Bam ba
and Mr. Ben & Friends
T ic k e ts a vailab le at the zoo on event day
Free for zoo m em bers at the “ Plus” level or above.
See w eb for exact sh o w tim e s and fe stiva l d e ta ils
W ednesday, A ugust 22
F eaturing Thom as M apfum o
and A ustin F arrell
oregonzoo.org