The Science Behind Pixar

The Science Behind Pixar (originally called The Science of Pixar and sometimes called The Science Behind Pixar Exhibition) is a 10,000 square-foot touring 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 In 2017, a copy of the exhibition was created to tour the rest of the world.
==Exhibition==
The exhibition features 40 exhibit elements which demonstrate the production pipeline at Pixar. They are divided into eight sections, each one focusing on a step in the filmmaking process and using different films to illustrate said concept:
*Modeling
**Focused on the Toy Story films.
**Display cases contain maquettes from a variety of Pixar films across their history.
*Rigging
**Focused on Monsters University and the challenges of rigging and animating more unconventional characters, like Art and Terri and Terry.
**An interactive on facial rigs that allows visitors to animate Toy Story's Jessie.
*Surfaces
**Focused on the Cars films and the graphic design and paint finishes on each character with a projection mapping interactive allowing visitors to switch through different car styles.
*Sets & Cameras
**Focused around a large model of Ant Island from A Bug's Life, with an interactive camera and peek-in bubble windows to explore camera angles.
*Animation
**Exploration of animation and acting using The Incredibles as an primary example.
**A stop motion interactive that allows visitors to bring Luxo Jr. to life.
*Simulation
**Focused on the simulation techniques used to create Merida's mop of curly hair in Brave.
*Lighting
**Focused around the lighting techniques to create the underwater worlds of the Finding Nemo films.
**An interactive that allows visitors to experiment with different ways of lighting Carl's Living Room from Up.
*Rendering
**Focused around Inside Out and the computational work that went into giving the Emotions their distinctive glowing forms.
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 explain 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.
==Characters==
Human-sized statues of some of Pixar's characters appear throughout the exhibit as photo-opportunities and to mark different sections.
*Buzz Lightyear at the Modeling area
*Dory at the Lighting area
*Mike Wazowski at the Rigging area
*James P. Sullivan at the Rigging area
*Edna Mode at the Animation area
*WALL•E at the Camera area
==Tour==
The chart below lists the museums in the exhibition's tour and the opening and closing dates at each one.
Museum 	City 	Opening date 	Closing date 	Notes
Museum of Science 	Boston, MA 	June 28, 2015 	January 10, 2016 	As said in a promo, it was meant to open in 2014, but was delayed to 2015 for unknown reasons. Later returned in 2020 after its stop in Dallas was postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic.
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 originally planned to be on April 9, but it was delayed to the 16th for unknown reasons.
Science Museum of Minnesota 	St. Paul, MN 	June 9, 2017 	September 4, 2017 	Originally, it was planned to open on May 27 before being delayed to June 9 for unknown reasons.
Telus World of Science 	Edmonton, AL, Canada 	July 1, 2017 	January 7, 2018 	The international tour starts here.
The Henry Ford Museum 	Dearborn, MI 	October 14, 2017 	April 14, 2018 	
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 Oregon Museum of Science and Industry 	Portland, OR 	February 23, 2019	September 2, 2019 	
The Roppongi Hills Observation Deck Tokyo City View	Tokyo, Japan 	April 13, 2019 	September 16, 2019	
The Denver Museum of Nature & Science 	Denver, CO 	October 11, 2019 	April 5, 2020 	
Niigata Prefectural Museum of Modern Art 	Niigata, Japan 	October 12, 2019 	November 24, 2019 	
The Grand Front Osaka Knowledge Capital Event Lab 	Osaka, Japan 	December 21, 2019	February 24, 2020 	
The Fukuoka City Museum 	Fukuoka, Japan 	July 1, 2020 	September 22, 2020	Originally planned to open on March 21 before being delayed due to COVID-19 pandemic.
The Nagoya City Science Museum 	Nagoya, Japan 	November 28, 2020	February 23, 2021 	
Hong Kong Science Museum 	Hong Kong, Hong Kong 	July 30, 2021 	December 1, 2021 	
Cincinnati Museum Center 	Cincinnati, OH 	October 22, 2021 	TBA 	Originally scheduled to close on April 24, 2022 before being extended by popular demand.
Hiroshima City Museum of Art 	Hiroshima, Japan 	February 11, 2022	March 27, 2022 	
Sapporo Art Museum 	Sapporo, Japan 	April 19, 2022 	June 28, 2022 	
The Experimentarium 	Hellerup, Denmark 	October 13, 2022 	TBA 	
Perot Museum of Nature and Science 	Dallas, TX 	November 16, 2022	September 4, 2023 	Originally planned to open on April 25, 2020 before being postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Museo de la Ciencia CosmoCaixa 	Barcelona, Spain 	May 17, 2023 	September 3, 2023 	
Ciutat de les Artes i les Ciències 	Valencia, Spain 	October 6, 2023 	March 10, 2024 	
Liberty Science Center 	Jersey City, NJ 	October 14, 2023 	May 5, 2024 	
CaixaForum Madrid 	Madrid, Spain 	May 8, 2024 	TBA 	
Carnegie Science Center 	Pittsburgh, PA 	May 25, 2024 	January 5, 2025 	
Pavilhão do Conhecimento 	Lisbon, Portugal 	October 11, 2024 	September 14, 2025	
The tour is expected to last for ten years with limited tour availability beginning in 2021."Education Enterprises and Traveling Exhibits" at mos.org
==Trivia==
*The introductory video is similar to the introduction video for Pixar in a Box.
*1:55 Scale Die-casts of Lightning McQueen, Chick Hicks and Brush Curber appear in one of the exhibit elements.
==Gallery==
===Logos===
SciencePixarTeal.png|Teal logo
SciencePixarGreen.png|Green logo
SciencePixarOrange.png|Orange logo
SciencePixarGreen2.png|Logo with lemon green background
SciencePixarExhibitionPurple.png|The Science Behind Pixar Exhibition
SciencePixarExhibitionTeal.png
SciencePixarExhibitionOrange.png
SciencePixarExhibition.png|Logo with dark blue background
SciencePixarExhibitionGreen2.png
ScienceOfPixar.jpg|An early promo
===Character promos===
Woody LoRes Pixar release.jpg|Woody promo
BuzzSciencePixar.jpg|Buzz Lightyear promo
BuzzSciencePixar2.png|Another Buzz Lightyear promo
MikeSciencePixar.jpg|Mike Wazowski promo
SulleySciencePixar.png |Sulley promo
NemoSciencePixar.jpg|Nemo promo
IncredibleSciencePixar.png|Mr. Incredible promo
McQueenSciencePixar.png|Lightning McQueen promo
MeridaSciencePixar.png|Merida promo
BingBongSciencePixar.png|Bing Bong promo
==Videos==
The Science Behind Pixar Toy Story
The Science Behind Pixar Monsters, Inc.
The Science Behind Pixar Brave
The Science Behind Pixar Cars
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A Scavenger Hunt with Brent Rivera at The Science Behind Pixar Exhibit Pixar LIVE
Highlights of "The Science Behind Pixar Exhibition"
==References==
==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
*Oregon Museum of Science and Industry Website
*Roppongi Hills Website
*Denver Museum of Nature & Science Website
*Niigata Prefectural Museum of Modern Art Website
*TV Osaka Website
*Perot Museum Website
*Fukuoka City Museum Website
*Nagoya City Science Museum Website
*Hong Kong Science Museum Website
*Cincinnati Museum Center Website
*Hiroshima City Museum of Art Website
*Sapporo TV Website
*Experimentarium Website
*CosmoCaixa Website
*Ciutat de les Artes i les Ciències Website
*Liberty Science Center Website
*CaixaForum Website
*Carnegie Science Center Website
*Pavilhão do Conhecimento Website
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