Mystery Of The Nile Showing At Fernbank's IMAX Theatre Through January 9, 2011

An impossible challenge. A courageous team. A true adventure.

Jump aboard a 14-foot raft and join the first team in history to conquer all 3,260 miles of the Nile River from source to sea in one expedition. This breathtaking adventure takes you on a journey down the world’s greatest and most deadly river, the Nile.

At times, the challenges will seem insurmountable as dangerous rapids threaten to capsize your raft, ravenous crocodiles follow you with hungry eyes and an armed bandit lurks around the bend. Yet, the beautiful and mysterious landscapes guide your mind far from the worries of the river and into the magnificent wonders surrounding the Nile.

In true large-format brilliance, witness this astonishing region that is host to abundant historical, cultural and natural treasures. On this thrilling voyage, uncover the river’s majesty as well as its life-sustaining importance to the ancient and modern worlds.

For ticket info and times, visit Fernbank Museum of Natural History. 

Set Sail For An Exhilarating Giant-Screen Adventure At Fernbank's IMAX Theatre With Grand Canyon Adventure

Grand Canyon Adventure - River at Risk Now Showing in the IMAX Theatre at Fernbank Museum of Natural History through January 9, 2011.

See the world in a new way when you dive into the heart of the most beautiful canyon—the Grand Canyon. Awe-inspiring landscapes surround you as you rush down the mighty Colorado River on a whitewater raft with environmentalist Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., anthropologist Wade Davis and their daughters.

This thrilling expedition combines river rafting, family adventure and a message of conservation. While exploring the depths of the Grand Canyon, learn how ordinary people can make a difference when it comes to water conservation. Music by the Dave Matthews Band further sets the mood for every twist and turn of this unforgettable voyage.

For more information, visit  Fernbank Museum of Natural History.

Bugs! A Rainforest Adventure Through September 30 at Fernbank Museum

Discover a world where blades of grass soar like sky scrapers, leaves weigh more than cars, and life is measured in hours in the popular IMAX® film, Bugs! A Rainforest Adventure.

Go on a live-action rainforest adventure with film “stars” Hierodula, a praying mantis and Papilio, a butterfly. The film follows their journey from birth to the inevitable encounter between predator and prey in the tropical rain forests of Southeast Asia.

For more information, visit Fernbank Museum of Natural History.

The Story of Wild African Lions Roars Back into Fernbank Museum’s IMAX® Theatre by Popular Demand

Fernbank Museum’s IMAX® Theatre presents Roar: Lions of the Kalahari, returning by popular demand on July 30, 2010. Roar closely follows a lion pride in Botswana’s Kalahari Desert and will show daily through September 30, 2010.

Roar is an ambitious tale of a true lion king. Filmmaker Tim Liversedge enters the lions’ world unlike any other filmmaker and rarely misses an exciting moment in Botswana’s Kalahari Desert as he follows a king and his lionesses. From a heart racing giraffe chase to leisurely rolling around with the cubs, Roar: Lions of the Kalahari keeps audiences of all ages awe-inspiringly engaged.

With daring footage, Roar tells the invigorating story of the animal kingdom. In the vast and arid Kalahari Desert, a lion and his lionesses reign over the only water hole within 100 miles, until a young nomadic lion begins to challenge the king for his territory. With the dry season approaching, dominating the region near the water hole becomes increasingly important as other animals dare to quench their thirst in the heart of their predator’s land.

For more info, visit Fernbank Museum of Natural History.

Bugs! A Rainforest Adventure Now Playing At Fernbank's IMAX Theatre Through Sept. 30, 2010

Bugs! A Rainforest Adventure

Discover a world where blades of grass soar like sky scrapers, leaves weigh more than cars, and life is measured in hours in the popular IMAX® film, Bugs! A Rainforest Adventure.

Go on a live-action rainforest adventure with film “stars” Hierodula, a praying mantis and Papilio, a butterfly. The film follows their journey from birth to the inevitable encounter between predator and prey in the tropical rainforests of Southeast Asia.

For more info, visit Fernbank Museum of Natural History.

Video Preview Of Arabia Now Playing At Fernbank's IMAX Theatre

Here is a video preview of the Arabia IMAX film now playing at Fernbank Museum of Natural History's MAX Theatre through July 29, 2010.

Arabian Adventure Weekend at Fernbank Museum Celebrates ARABIA IMAX® Film

Fernbank Museum of Natural History will celebrate the culture, fashion and traditions of the Arabian Peninsula during its Arabian Adventure Weekend May 15-16, 2010.

The two-day festival supports the recent opening of the IMAX® film Arabia, showing daily at Fernbank Museum through July 29, 2010. The Arabian Adventure Weekend will include costume shows, storytelling, crafts, dancing, and samples of Arabian coffee and sweets.

For a listing of activities, visit Fernbank Museum of Natural History.

Arabia Now Playing At Fernbank's IMAX Theatre

Now Playing through July 29, 2010

Experience this region of the world as it was in the past, and how it has evolved in modern day. Arabia takes viewers on a journey through the lost city of Madain Saleh to uncover its ancient tombs; ride along a camel caravan through early trade routes; trek through desert sandstorms, and go underwater through coral reefs and historic shipwrecks that lie at the bottom of the Red Sea.

The film also highlights hajj—the largest human gathering on Earth—where every year three million Muslims travel to the holy city of Mecca to reiterate their devotion to Islam.

For more info, visit Fernbank Museum of Natural History.

Top 10 Reasons To Spring Over To Fernbank During Spring Break

10. Enjoy EGG-cellent family fun at Fernbank’s Dinosaur Egg Hunt, Saturday, April 3. Radio Disney AM 590 will be here to keep the party going with games, music and more.

9. Fernbank is giving away 2 free IMAX® tickets! Purchase a new or renewing membership April 3 through April 11 and receive 2 IMAX® passes.* Members enjoy free Museum admission, discounts on IMAX® and much more! Levels start at just $60. Join now and then join us during summer break for the special exhibition Geckos: Tails to Toepads (opens May 28).

8. Enjoy a parents’ night out! Join Fernbank Friday, April 2 and Friday April 9 for Fernbank’s Martinis & IMAX®. It’s more than just dinner and a movie, Martinis & IMAX® is Atlanta’s perfect mix of culture and cocktails.

7. Out-of-town visitors will especially enjoy a journey through the state’s diverse geologic regions on a voyage through the coast, swampland, mountains, valleys, caves, and more in the permanent exhibition A Walk Through Time in Georgia. Be sure to download a special Bird Bingo Family Guide before your visit.

6. Plaza picnic anyone? Spring in Atlanta practically begs for a picnic and Fernbank’s Dinosaur Entrance Plaza provides the perfect setting. Bring your own lunch or purchase something yummy from The Fernbank Café.

5. When it comes to movies, think BIG, so skip the multiplex and catch a flick on the biggest screen in town! See Forces of Nature and Arabia, now showing daily in Fernbank’s IMAX® Theatre.

4. Come face-to-face with the world’s largest dinosaurs, Argentinosaurus and Giganotosaurus, in the permanent exhibition Giants of the Mesozoic.

3. Special hands-on programming will be offered in the Naturalist Center. Activities vary from live animal encounters to science explorations and more. Dates and time will vary. Become a fan on Facebook for daily updates and be sure to check the activity sign when you arrive at the Museum.

2. Weather can be wacky. Discover the science behind the storms in the special exhibition, Nature Unleashed: Inside Natural Disasters, now on view. Learn how—on a planet fueled by heat—tornadoes, hurricanes, volcanoes and earthquakes are simply signs that the engine is running through a series of multimedia displays and hands-on interactives.

1. Some experiences you just can’t download. Make family fun personal again—visit Fernbank Museum this spring break and make a connection to what really matters.

For more info, visit Fernbank Museum of Natural History.

Fernbank Museum Offers Rare Glimpse into a Land Steeped in Mystery and Myth in New IMAX® Film, ARABIA

A land steeped in mystery and myth is revealed in stunning dimensions in the thought-provoking new film ARABIA, which opened in Fernbank Museum’s IMAX® Theatre on March 12, 2010. The film unfolds the story of an extreme desert environment that through the riches of global trade, a deep devotion to faith and its people’s thirst for knowledge, has become one of the most powerful, yet least understood, regions on Earth today.

This kaleidoscopic portrait of Arabia delves into the storied past and impending future through a mix of contemporary images of modern-day life, epic historical recreations, and visual effects that will allow theatre-goers to ride the dunes with a camel caravan, dive into the treasure-laden Red Sea, explore the ruins of a towering lost city, hurtle back into the Islamic golden age of invention, join three million Muslims on the Hajj pilgrimage, and get to know the young Arabians transforming tomorrow’s world. The result is a surprising and illuminating journey that not only unveils an often hidden world -- but also serves as a bridge between two cultures that have long misunderstood one another.

For more information, visit Fernbank Museum of Natural History.

Arabia Film in IMAX® Coming To Fernbank Museum

March 12 – July 29
Film in IMAX® - Arabia
at Fernbank Museum of Natural History

Journey deep into the heart of this exotic land and experience firsthand the mystique of Arabia both past and present.

Discover the lost city of Madain Saleh and explore its ancient tombs; travel with a camel caravan along the early frankincense trade route; share in the lamp-lit warmth of a Bedouin family tent and travel back in time to the Islamic Golden Age where Arabian science and scholarship flourished; and survive a desert sandstorm and dive the coral reefs and ancient shipwrecks of the dazzling Red Sea.

For more info, visit Fernbank Museum of Natural History.

Take A Wild Sarfari At Fernbank Museum

Take your family on the adventure of a lifetime at Fernbank Museum through February 2, 2009.

Wild Safari puts you in the passenger seat of an open vehicle South African safari, on a quest for the continent’s “Big Five”—the elephant, the Cape buffalo, the rhino, the leopard and the lion.

Stunning IMAX® cinematography immerses you in the action along this 3,000 mile journey from the lush grasslands of the Southern Cape to the arid desert of the Kalahari.

For showtimes visit Fernbank Museum of Natural History.

Wild Safari: A South African Adventure

Showing now through February 2, 2010
Film in IMAX® - Wild Safari at Fernbank Museum of Natural History

Take your family on the adventure of a lifetime. Wild Safari puts you in the passenger seat of an open vehicle South African safari, on a quest for the continent’s “Big Five”—the elephant, the Cape buffalo, the rhino, the leopard and the lion. Stunning IMAX® cinematography immerses you in the action along this 3,000 mile journey from the lush grasslands of the Southern Cape to the arid desert of the Kalahari.

For more info, visit Fernbank Museum of Natural History.
Photo Credit: nWave Pictures

Film in IMAX® - Wild Safari at Fernbank Museum

October 2 – February 2, 2010

Take your family on the adventure of a lifetime. Wild Safari puts you in the passenger seat of an open vehicle South African safari, on a quest for the continent’s “Big Five”—the elephant, the Cape buffalo, the rhino, the leopard and the lion.

Stunning IMAX® cinematography immerses you in the action along this 3,000 mile journey from the lush grasslands of the Southern Cape to the arid desert of the Kalahari.

Photo Credit: nWave Pictures. For more information, visit Fernbank Museum.

Van Gogh’s Artistry Fills Fernbank’s Five-Story IMAX® Screen

With the full force of the immersive IMAX® format, the extraordinary colors and passionate brushwork of Vincent van Gogh take on new life in the stunning giant screen film Van Gogh: Brush With Genius, showing in Fernbank Museum’s IMAX® Theatre from October 2-December 31, 2009.

Audiences will re-live Van Gogh’s life journey through his letters, visit the landscapes that inspired him, and discover a Van Gogh they never knew before.

Van Gogh: Brush With Genius—told with the stunning visual effects of the IMAX film format—retraces the artist’s journey from the time of his first canvases at the age of 27 to his death on July 29, 1890. Told from the perspectives of three main characters—Ellen Bakhuys, a museum researcher studying Van Gogh’s letters and notebooks; Peter Knapp, a documentary filmmaker, and Vincent van Gogh himself—the film covers the surprisingly short nine-year period of the artist’s career during which he painted more than 900 paintings.

Photo: MacGillivray Freeman Films

For more info, visit Fernbank Museum of Natural History.

Now Showing at Fernbank's IMAX Theatre - Everest and Cirque Du Soleil Journey of Man

Now Showing at the IMAX Theatre at Fernbank Museum of Natural History through Sept. 13. - Everest and Cirque Du Soleil Journey of Man

Immerse yourself in the world’s largest film format on a screen stretching five stories high and 72 feet wide with state-of-the art surround sound. Fernbank’s 315-seat IMAX® Theatre provides the most powerful and involving film experience possible.

Call 404.929.6400 to reserve tickets and confirm show times.

For more info, visit Fernbank Museum of Natural History.