Unique outdoor display will mark Black History Month at Exploration Place
Exploration Place plans to mark Black History Month in a way anyone passing by can see: by projecting giant light portraits of African-American science pioneers on the side of its building.
The display will be visible every night in February from the Arkansas River pedestrian and bicycle pathway.
The museum is working with the Kansas African-American Museum and the National Informal STEM Education Network on the displays.
Here’s a schedule of displays:
Feb. 1-7: Katherine Johnson (1918 -2020), NASA mathematician featured in the 2016 movie “Hidden Figures”
Feb. 8-14: Warren Washington (b. 1936), internationally recognized atmospheric scientist
Feb. 15-21: Mae Jemison (b. 1956), astronaut, physician and engineer
Feb. 22-28: John Brooks Slaughter (b. 1935), engineer, National Science Foundation director and Kansas native.
Twelve riverfront banners highlighting women in STEM will also be on display.
For more information about the display, visit https://exploration.org/bhm/