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02-11-2011, 11:47 AM
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Location: San Antonio
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Insitute of Texan Cultures
Does anyone know if the Institute of Texan Cultures is still open to the public and is it anything like it was when it first opened in 68 when the Hemisfair opened? I have out of state company visiting soon and they would like to see some Texas history. I remember the middle of the building having the beehive dome shaped ceiling that had that slideshow and thought it was neat.
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02-11-2011, 11:51 AM
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Yes, it's open to the public and the dome with the slideshow is still there.
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02-11-2011, 01:51 PM
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It's still there, but certainly isn't what it used to be. The Dome Show was called "The Faces and Places of Texas". It showed parts of Texas, and Texans as they were when filmed in 1967. It was quite an unique show as it employed six 35 mm film projectors, ten 16mm motion picture projectors and many slide projectors, all in perfect synchronization. Now they run a MUCH scaled down digital show.
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02-11-2011, 02:28 PM
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Same as before
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Originally Posted by outafocus
It's still there, but certainly isn't what it used to be. The Dome Show was called "The Faces and Places of Texas". It showed parts of Texas, and Texans as they were when filmed in 1967. It was quite an unique show as it employed six 35 mm film projectors, ten 16mm motion picture projectors and many slide projectors, all in perfect synchronization. Now they run a MUCH scaled down digital show.
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I'm sorry to hear that show is not the same. Oh well..my company should still enjoy it even though I may not cause I saw it back in 68 and a few times after that in the following years. |
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02-11-2011, 04:41 PM
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Location: Texas
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I love the ITC! The slide show however is darn awful, like a project for low level high school seniors.
Fun fact - I was at the ITC last year and when Beyonce was shown on the screen as a notable Texan, a much older patron next to me exclaimed to a friend "I did not know Tyra Banks was from Texas."
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02-12-2011, 08:49 AM
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Location: San Antonio
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Other than the slide show, the ITC is exactly as I remember it in '68! Time warp to the past!
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