BRC Imagination Arts Celebrates the Grand Opening of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum.BURBANK, Calif. and SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Newest Presidential Museum Combines Showmanship and Scholarship to Immerse Visitors in the Life and Times of Abraham Lincoln BRC BRC Black Rock City (Burning Man) BRC British Retail Consortium BRC Business Resource Center (Small Business Administration) BRC Bisexual Resource Center BRC Black Radical Congress Imagination Arts, the leading creator of distinctive exhibits and attractions for museums, corporate visitor centers and heritage venues, today celebrated the completion of its six-year design effort for the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum (www.alplm.org). The Museum will be officially dedicated today in Springfield, Illinois. Combining impeccable scholarship with brilliant showmanship, the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum educates visitors of all ages of the life, times and historical importance of the 16th U.S. president. Using advanced state-of-the-art technology and special effects techniques borrowed from theme parks, Hollywood, and Broadway, BRC Imagination Arts (www.brcweb.com) designed the museum's interior experience, which features more than 40,000 square feet of immersive experience exhibits, special effects theaters and displays of original artifacts artifacts see specimen artifacts. of Lincoln's life and presidency. "Visitors will be astonished a·ston·ish tr.v. as·ton·ished, as·ton·ish·ing, as·ton·ish·es To fill with sudden wonder or amazement. See Synonyms at surprise. to discover the Lincoln Museum is not filled with the usual static glass cases of memorabilia," said Bob Rogers, founder and chairman of BRC Imagination Arts. "The exhibits and theater presentations are immersive - drawing adults and children into Lincoln's life and presidency by utilizing entertaining methods to tell his story. Lincoln's story deserves the best, most captivating cap·ti·vate tr.v. cap·ti·vat·ed, cap·ti·vat·ing, cap·ti·vates 1. To attract and hold by charm, beauty, or excellence. See Synonyms at charm. 2. Archaic To capture. and accurate presentation and our work strived to bring Lincoln alive while thrilling and educating the audience." Hired in 1998 by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency The Illinois Historic Preservation Agency is a governmental agency of the U.S. state of Illinois. It is tasked with the duty of maintaining most State-owned historic sites within Illinois, and maximizing their educational and recreational value to visitors. and the Illinois Capital Development Board, BRC Imagination Arts has spent the past six years working with scholars, historians and teachers including some of the world's foremost authorities on Lincoln's life and presidency, plus 40 other organizations, to build the story of Abraham Lincoln from concept to construction to final creation. Other projects currently underway by BRC Imagination Arts include The Franklin Spirit show in the U.S. Pavilion at World EXPO 2005 in Aichi, Japan, the May 2005 opening of Sentosa Images of Singapore The Images of Singapore is a wax museum in Imbiah Lookout, Sentosa, Singapore near the Singapore Cable Car stop at Sentosa and the Merlion. The museum has an exhibition of the History of Singapore from the earliest days of Singapore to the present day with wax figures and , and the initial production of the re-design of the Empire State Building in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . About BRC Imagination Arts Founded in 1981, BRC Imagination Arts is the leader in the design, creation and production of innovative and immersive experience-based attractions for museums, experiential marketing, theme parks and cultural heritage sites worldwide. BRC projects have consistently exceeded the expectations of clients and visitors, and have a proven track record of economic sustainability and the industry's best record for on time, on budget performance. Clients include Ford Motor Company, General Motors, NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. , Disney, Warner Brothers and Universal Studios. With offices in California, Amsterdam and the United Kingdom, BRC has been honored with over 250 international awards for creative excellence including two Academy Award nominations and nine THEA The´a prop. n. 1. (Bot.) A genus of plants found in China and Japan; the tea plant. Noun 1. Thea - (Greek mythology) the Titaness who was mother of Helios and Selene and Eos in ancient mythology Theia Awards for Outstanding Achievement in themed entertainment. The company is currently engaged in major projects in the U.S., China, Japan, Singapore, South Africa, the UK, and Sweden. For more information, visit www.brcweb.com. |
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