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About Us History 2010 In January, the Planetarium is upgraded to a full-dome theater and renamed the Exploration Dome. The upgrade includes installation of a Mediaglobe II full-dome digital projector, a state of the art surround sound system, enhanced lighting, and a small stage area for lecture-demonstrations. In March, the Tot Spot is renovated, becoming an immersive ocean and shoreline play zone known as "Discovery Cove," thanks to a grant from the Woodard Family Foundation. Over 35,000 people visit the Science Factory in 2010. 2007 New Exploration Station classroom inaugurated. Remodeled room features new cabinetry, new floor, new paint, new accessible entry, upgraded library and more! 2004 The Tot Spot, a new play area for preschoolers opens in March. The first three new rotating hands-on exhibits are on display under a new arrangement with a local exhibit manufacturer. The Science Factory's mission: to engage, excite and inspire children is fully underway. 2003 The Science Factory acquires the Planetarium from Lane ESD and reopens for weekend shows in June. In September, the newly acquired "Into the Woods" exhibit opens and for the first time, the Planetarium and Exhibit Hall are managed and operated by one organization.  2002Lane ESD Planetarium closes in December 2002 as a result of the funding crisis gripping Oregon's schools. 2002 WISTEC changes its name to the Science Factory in June 2002 and becomes a non-profit, tax-deductible member-supported institution. 1995 One of the most remembered exhibits, Dinosaurs and Ice Age Mammals, comes to fruition in the summer. "Empower", a girls' science program, is launched... later the program is renamed Cybersisters. 1989 WISTEC closes for a short period of time and then re-opens with Eyes of Time: Photojournalism in America, another national traveling exhibit, in February 1990. 1978 Following a break from OMSI, the Eugene Electric Station building is sold by WISTEC (Willamette Science and Technology Center) and the proceeds are given to the county for their use in constructing the current Science Factory building in Alton Baker Park. When the major portion of Alton Baker Park is transferred to the City of Eugene in the mid-1980's, ownership of the WISTEC building is also transferred to the City. 1961 Initially a spin-off of Portland's OMSI, the first children's science museum in Eugene is known as SWOMSI (Southwest Oregon Museum of Science and Industry), and is located at the corner of 5th and Willamette--the current site of the Oregon Electric Station restaurant. |
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