CineDome: Imagine Indiana

It seems like The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis has always been a part of my life. I can still remember a van from The Children’s Museum pulling up to my house on Rosewood Lane to drop off materials for my Mom to work on for the Teacher’s Resource Link. I can also remember when my brother Kreig used to volunteer in MAP (Museum Apprentice Program) and I subsequently ended up volunteering and working at the museum for almost ten years. That place is home to me… and perhaps I’ll write more about those memories later.

Today I want to focus on the CineDome. Some of you may remember it because it was one of the biggest construction campaigns the museum had worked on since the 1980s. In 1995, they broke ground for the CineDome which was a large domed theater (think of a mix between a planetarium and an IMAX). In 1996 they completed the CineDome, constructed Festival Park just outside the CineDome/Welcome Center, and also opened ScienceWorks in the old science exhibition area on the fifth floor.

Before each show at the CineDome, they’d show a seven-minute clip called "Imagine Indiana." Even though I worked at The Children’s Museum, I didn’t go to very many shows at the CineDome. But when I came across this video on YouTube, I totally remembered it. It gives the viewer just a glimpse into what Indiana is all about. The quality isn’t the best, as I got this video from a second-hand source, but I really hope you enjoy it. For those of you who haven’t been around The Children’s Museum lately, the CineDome was replaced many years ago by a new exhibit called DinoSphere.

Do you remember the CineDome? What was one of your favorite movies to see there?