The Science Behind Pixar

thumb|right|300 px
The Science Behind Pixar (originally called The Science of Pixar and sometimes called The Science Behind Pixar Exhibition) is a 10,000 square-foot travelling exhibition which opened on June 28, 2015 at the Museum of Science in Boston, Massachusetts. On January 10, 2016, it started a national tour to other museums around the United States."Museum of Science Presents World Premiere of The Science Behind Pixar" at mos.org Since 2017, a second version of the exhibition has been touring Canada concurrently with the American version.
==Exhibition==
The exhibition features 40 exhibit elements which demonstrate the production pipeline at Pixar, the creator of the Cars films and shorts. They are divided into eight sections, each one focusing on a step in the filmmaking process:
* Modeling
* Rigging
* Surfaces
* Sets & Cameras
* Animation
* Simulation
* Lightning
* Rendering
Before entering the exhibit, visitors go into a theater to watch a five-minute introductory video. In the video, Pixar technical artist Fran Kalal and story artist Alex Woo briefly explaining Pixar's production pipeline. It also features Pixar characters Mr. Ray and Roz greeting the visitors and providing them safety precautions for the theater. Roz appears again at the end of the video to say that she will miss the visitors once they leave the theater.
==Tour==
The chart below lists all the known museums The Science Behind Pixar has visited or will visit and when they were open or will be open.
Museum 	City 	Opening date 	Closing date 	Notes
Museum of Science 	Boston, MA 	June 28, 2015 	January 10, 2016 	
The Franklin Institute 	Philadelphia, PA 	March 12, 2016 	September 5, 2016	
California Science Center 	Los Angeles, CA 	October 15, 2016	April 16, 2017 	The closing date was pushed a week from the originally planned date of April 9 for unknown reasons.
Science Museum of Minnesota 	St. Paul, MN 	June 9, 2017 	September 4, 2017	Originally, the opening date was planned to be May 27, but it was pushed two weeks for unknown reaosns.
Telus World of Science 	Edmonton, AL, CA 	July 1, 2017 	January 7, 2018 	Starting here, a second version of the exhibition starts touring Canada.
The Henry Ford Museum 	Dearborn, MI 	October 14, 2017	March 18, 2018 	The originally planned closing date was April 14, but it was pushed back a month for unknown reasons.
Science World at TELUS World of Science	Vancouver, BC, Canada	May 19, 2018 	January 6, 2019 	
The Museum of Science and Industry 	Chicago, IL 	May 24, 2018 	January 6, 2019 	
The tour is expected to last for ten years with limited tour availability beginning in 2021."Education Enterprises and Traveling Exhibits" at mos.org Another stop will be at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry in Portland, but the dates are currently unknown.
==Trivia==
* The introductory video is similar to the introduction video for Pixar in a Box.
* Mattel Disney Pixar Carss of Lightning McQueen, Chick Hicks and Brush Curber appear in one of the exhibit elements.
==Gallery==
SciencePixarTeal.png|Teal logo
SciencePixarGreen.png|Green logo
SciencePixarOrange.png|Orange logo
SciencePixarGreen2.png
SciencePixarExhibitionPurple.png|The Science Behind Pixar Exhibition
SciencePixarExhibitionTeal.png
SciencePixarExhibitionOrange.png
SciencePixarExhibition.png
SciencePixarExhibitionGreen2.png
McQueenSciencePixar.png|Lightning McQueen promo
SciencePixarDieCasts.jpg|1:55 Scale Die-Casts
A Scavenger Hunt with Brent Rivera at The Science Behind Pixar Exhibit Pixar LIVE
==External links==
* Official Website
* The Science Behind Pixar at the Official Pixar Website
* Museum of Science Website (archived)
* Franklin Institute Website (archived)
* California Science Center Website (archived)
* Telus World of Science Website (archived)
* Science Museum of Minnesota Website (archived)
* Science World at TELUS World of Science Website
* The Museum of Science and Industry Website
==References==
es:The Science Behind Pixar
Category:Attractions