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Thursday, May 26, 2022

Seven-year-old child star Jackie Coogan speaks into GE engineer Charles Hoxie’s pallophotophone, the first device to successfully record sound on film, in this photo from the WGY exhibit at miSci. (photo provided)

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Harry Houdini, Amelia Earhart and more featured in WGY Centennial exhbit at miSci

Schenectady is home to quite a number of “firsts.” The latest exhibit to open at the Museum of Innovation and… Read more »

Left: The last meeting of Thomas Edison, seated, and Charles Steinmetz is shown in this painting in the miSci exhibit. Right: A No. 1 Kodak Autographic Special on display in miSci’s new exhibit “Seeing Ourselves: From Silhouette to Selfie.” (misci images)

Schenectady

On Exhibit: MiSci’s ‘Seeing Ourselves’ brings much into focus

Strange as it may sound, one just might gain a new appreciation for selfies after a visit to the Museum… Read more »

Kent Johnson, center, is pictured as a youngster along with his brother, Eric, on a shopping trip with their mother, Karen Johnson. Inset photos: Kent today as CEO of Highlights for Children, and the company's recent publication, "Dear Highlights: What Adults Can Learn from 75 Years of Letters and Conversations with Kids." (photos courtesy Kent Johnson and Highlights for Children).

Schenectady native Kent Johnson carries on family tradition at Highlights magazine

Editor’s note: This is a follow-up to the Tribune News Service story we ran on Aug. 15 about the 75th… Read more »

Colin Jordy of Glenville uses a magnifier at MiSci on Thursday

MiSci continues renovations as summer classes begin at Schenectady museum

SCHENECTADY — Summer classes for children started Monday at miSci, a continuing sign of the pandemic yielding to normalcy at… Read more »

MiSci in August

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Schenectady’s MiSci to reopen in June; new exhibits, on-site classes announced

SCHENECTADY – The Museum of Innovation and Science is slated to reopen to the public on June 5, with new… Read more »

Jane and Neil Golub are pictured in front of miSci on Nov. 30, 2016. Jane Golub, who passed away on April 16, 2019, was a longtime champion for the museum. (Gazette file photo)

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MiSci to hold virtual benefit honoring Jane Golub

The Museum of Innovation and Science (miSci) Board of Trustees will host a virtual fundraising event titled “Jane Golub: Our… Read more »

VP of Education at miSci Gaby Gastelum demonstrates mixing sodium carbonate and acid at miSci in Schenectady on Friday

Schenectady’s miSci to offer virtual mid-winter break classes

The Museum of Innovation and Science is all about providing students with hands-on experience. And even in a world that… Read more »

Gazette file photo

MiSci closing temporarily beginning Dec. 9 as virus cases rise

SCHENECTADY — Due to the recent increase in regional and national cases of COVID-19, the Museum of Innovation and Science… Read more »

Neil Golub Credit: File Photo

Neil Golub elected as chair of miSci Board of Trustees

Neil Golub, the current chairman and former CEO of Price Chopper, was elected chair of the Board of Trustees at… Read more »

miSci Thursday

Schenectady

miSci in Schenectady receives a special surprise, a $540K grant

SCHENECTADY — A surprise, non-workday call brought Gina Gould, president of miSci, to the emergency room last week. That’s just… Read more »