Featured Exhibit: Emotions at Play with Pixar’s Inside Out
Developed by the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh in collaboration with Pixar Animation Studios, Emotions at Play with Pixar’s Inside Out invites children and families to explore the world of emotions through hands-on and digital experiences. Featuring characters and themes from the acclaimed film, the exhibit encourages visitors to discover how feelings like Joy, Sadness, Anger, Disgust, and Fear influence memory, decision-making, and imaginative play.
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Sept 13, 2025 - Jan 4, 2026
The exhibit features several immersive activity zones based on the film’s key concepts:
- Emotion Mirrors – An interactive station where visitors use their facial expressions to explore different feelings.
- Train of Thought – A creative building space where kids construct a route for the Train of Thought using loose parts and storytelling prompts.
- Emotions Theater – A dramatic play space where families collaborate to perform scenes built around emotional themes.
- Headquarters – A central experience that lets children see how emotions influence decision-making and memory through sensory play and light effects.
- Memory Spheres – Visitors create and store glowing spheres that represent specific emotional memories.
- Dream Productions – Children and caregivers can invent stories and explore dreams through imaginative props and prompts.
- Emotion Blocks – A building and sorting area where young visitors manipulate blocks featuring expressive faces to spark conversations about feelings.
Location:
Discovery Center at Murfree Spring, 502 SE Broad St, Murfreesboro, TN 37130, United States
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