WHODUNIT? EXHIBIT EXPLORES SCIENCE OF CRIME SOLVING

The Fort Worth Museum of Science and History is proud to announce a deal so great it should be a crime! Following thirty successful venues, the nationally acclaimed exhibition, Whodunit? The Science of Solving Crime, is ready for booking at half the price!

From Sherlock Holmes to Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys to Columbo, the chance to solve a crime has stirred the imagination of children and adults for generations. Whodunit? The Science of Solving Crime, an exhibit developed by the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, allows guests to use their powers of observation to solve a crime while exploring scientific principles, methods, and technologies employed by criminal investigators. 

Guests to Whodunit? will walk into a crime scene at the Memory Diner. The diner has been robbed at gun point. When the police respond, they discover a body in the alley. The short-order cook is the only witness. How reliable is he? Are the crimes related? Did the suspect leave evidence in the diner? Guests can gather evidence at the scene, then visit hands-on stations to solve the crime. Stations throughout Whodunit? will have activities for all ages of guests, including “Kids Only” activities in each area.

The interactive exhibit will explore scientific methods and technologies used to solve crimes, including DNA profiling, fingerprinting, firearm identification, forensic anthropology, pathology, entomology, odontology, evidence collection, and trace evidence. Case studies of several “historic” crimes will be featured, as will profiles of real forensic professionals. Guests will collect, analyze, and synthesize data to deduce various suspects’ innocence or guilt at crime lab stations.

Whodunit? was the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History’s second round contribution as part of the Science Museum Exhibit Collaborative, a consortium of the nation’s leading science and technology museums. Other member institutions are the Museum of Science, Boston; Ohio’s Center of Science and Industry, Columbus; The California Science Center, Los Angeles; The Franklin Institute Science Museum, Philadelphia; and The Science Museum of Minnesota, St. Paul.

EXHIBIT INFORMATION/RESERVATION FORM

The traveling exhibit Whodunit? The Science of Solving Crime was developed by the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History to allow guests to use their powers of observation to solve a crime while exploring scientific principles, methods, and technologies employed by criminal investigators. If you are interested in hosting Whodunit? at your institution, please contact Brandi West (see below) and fax this completed form to the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History. Fax Reservation Form -

• Space Requirements: 4,000 square feet minimum
  The Host Institution shall provide an area of four-thousand (4,000) square feet for set-up and display of the exhibition with a minimum ten (10) foot ceiling height. 
• Loan Fee: $95,000 for the 6-month venue plus inbound shipping. $10,000 deposit due with signed contract.

For more information  please email

Brandi West,
Fort Worth Museum of Science and History
1501 Montgomery Street
Fort Worth, Texas 76107
Office: 817-255-9322
Fax: 817-732-7635

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