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PHOTOGRAPHY: COURTESY OF BROWARD CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
BROWARD MUSEUM OF
CENTER FOR THE DISCOVERY AND
PERFORMING ARTS SCIENCE
▴ The anchor of the vibrant ◂ The Museum of Discovery and
Riverwalk Arts and Entertainment Science offers 119,000 square feet
District, Broward Center for the of hands-on exhibits that explore
Performing Arts began its journey in natural and physical sciences, a
1991 with an inaugural performance 300-seat AutoNation IMAX Theatre
of "The Phantom of the Opera." and an open-air Grand Atrium with
With three theaters on-site, the Great Gravity Clock – 52 feet
the center hosts more than 700 tall and the biggest kinetic energy
performances annually and is ranked sculpture in Florida. This showpiece
among the top ten most-visited of the museum is one of only three
theaters in the world. Patrons can worldwide.
find Broadway musicals, operas, In the EcoDiscovery Center,
ballets, concerts, plays, lectures and visitors can learn about the
community events on the calendar. connections between human
The venue also has one of the actions and the natural world. The
largest arts-in-education programs Mangurian Foundation Lifelong
in the country. Partnerships with Learning Center allows visitors to
organizations like Gold Coast Jazz and explore health, conservation and
Symphony of the Americas guarantee the physics of flight. And the 27,000
a robust roster of entertainment square foot Science Park provides
offerings. Free, behind-the-scenes PHOTOGRAPHY: ANTHONY J. RAYBURN exhibits that demonstrate principles
tours are available on the first of physics and engineering through
Sunday of each month during the group interaction. MODS is open
neighborhood’s Sunday Jazz Brunch. seven days a week, year-round.
201 S.W. 5th Ave. | browardcenter.org 401 S.W. 2nd St. | mods.org
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