Exploration Place has reported unprecedented success in the 2023-24 fiscal year, welcoming a record-breaking 409,975 visitors. The milestone represents a 13% increase from the previous record of 363,047 visitors set in 2022-23. Exploration Place president and CEO Adam Smith says, “We're thrilled with these results but are not resting on our laurels. Now we're on the cusp of a major outdoor expansion that will elevate the museum to new heights. The best is truly yet to come."
Adam Smith is our guest this weekend on Issues 2024, Saturday and Sunday morning at 8 on KNSS.
The museum also reported a 17% jump in family memberships, now totaling a record 10,753 households. The Digital Dome Theater attracted over 100,000 visitors for the first time in its history. The theater's offerings included educational films, laser shows, and immersive musical events.
The ambitious EP2 Initiative includes the Wichita Foundation Amphitheater, opening this September in conjunction with the popular Drone Light Festival. Additionally, construction has now begun on a 6.5-acre “destination playscape,” featuring 10 exquisitely landscaped playgrounds crafted to theme park perfection and scheduled to open in 2025.
Upcoming national traveling exhibits include Toytopia in fall 2024, Sharks winter/spring 2025, Barbie: You Can Be Anything and Hands-On Harley-Davidson both scheduled for summer 2025.