Friday, May 29, 2009

"The Life Atomic" opens Monday in Evanston

"The Life Atomic: Growing Up in the Shadow of the A-Bomb" traveling exhibit opens on Monday, June 1, at the Uinta County Museum in Evanston. “The Life Atomic” shows the many ways the bomb influenced life in the 1950s and early 1960s. Exhibit panels focus on the development of the bomb, early atomic testing in the American Southwest, civil defense preparations, fallout shelters, the influence of the bomb on movies and television, “atomic” toys and games, and the impact of the bomb on home décor.

FMI: 307-789-8248 or http://wy-uinta2.civicplus.com/index.asp?nid=488