Encompassing 30,000 square feet, the vast collection of dynamic exhibits transports visitors onto a 21st-century offshore drilling rig and beneath the massive teeth of a spinning 12-foot tricone …

Visitors entering the Weiss Energy Hall, within the Houston Museum of Natural Science, are immediately enveloped in the warm and stimulating embrace of petro-architecture—that breed of space designed to advance the ideals of oil-fueled modernity at …

Feb 19, 2018 · You won’t get a prize or coins, but if you’re lucky, you can say you struck oil. A vast island in the center of the hall invites you to explore renewable energy sources, such as wind and solar, in which Texas is a national leader.

The Houston Museum of Natural Science has developed its Wiess Energy Hall into an immersive and interactive center of geoscience and energy education.

Nov 20, 2017 · Perhaps the most eye-catching exhibit is “Energy City,” a 2,200-square-foot, 1:150 model designed to illustrated the “energy value chain,” including oil fields, oil tankers, nuclear power ...

May 10, 2018 · A couple weeks ago some coworkers and I (remember: I work in Oil & Gas in Houston) took a long lunch field trip to the Houston Museum of Natural Science to check out the newly renovated Wiess Energy Hall.

Dec 29, 2020 · In this Houston Field Trip, history and science of the energy industry to life at the Wiess Energy Hall at the Houston Museum of Natural Science! Below find resources to read before your trip, details on each stop and parking/driving instructions.

Mar 3, 2017 · Not only do the new or retooled exhibits delve into the science of traditional hydrocarbon formation, many offer a detailed exploration of wind, solar and geothermal energy. The museum plans to...

Jun 20, 2022 · El Weiss Energy Hall está ubicado en el cuarto piso del Museo de Ciencias Naturales en Houston, Texas. Al abrir las puertas del ascensor, el visitante es recibido con una recreación del proceso de una plataforma de perforación en funcionamiento.

Nov 16, 2017 · More than triple its former size, the expanded Wiess Energy Hall tells the story of Houston. After Moving from the first floor to the fourth, the new iteration of the Wiess Energy Hall at...