Space Explorers: THE INFINITE Extends at Midland Center by Popular Demand!
Max’s Review:
Space Explorers: THE INFINITE at Midland Center for the Arts is a breathtaking experience that invites you to see our world—and beyond—from a whole new perspective. This immersive virtual reality exhibit blends art and science in a way that feels almost like magic.
Walking through real footage captured aboard the International Space Station, it’s easy to forget you’re not in a movie. But this isn’t science fiction—this is real. Astronauts are up there right now, living and working in space, witnessing these incredible sights firsthand.
The vastness of space has a way of making our daily worries feel a little smaller, but in the best way possible. It’s a reminder to appreciate the beauty around us and to create meaningful experiences for ourselves and others.
So grab your friends and family and check it out! Midland Center for the Arts encourages us to shift your perspective—and this exhibit just might change the way you see the universe.
Now Through April 6, Embark on an Extraordinary Journey to Space
Due to overwhelming demand, Midland Center for the Arts is extending the exclusive Midwest engagement of Space Explorers: THE INFINITE through April 6, 2025. Originally scheduled to run through February 23, this one-of-a-kind immersive space experience will now offer audiences six additional weeks to embark on a breathtaking journey beyond Earth.
“The response to Space Explorers: THE INFINITE has been incredible,” said Jon Loos, President & CEO of Midland Center for the Arts. “We’ve seen visitors from different generations completely captivated by the experience, and we’re thrilled to extend its run to give even more people the opportunity to step inside the International Space Station, float in space, and witness Earth as only astronauts have.”
The Mattesons Photography / Provided by Midland Center for the Arts
As visitors wander through the virtual ISS wearing virtual reality headsets, they have the opportunity to witness some 60 different encounters, including floating in the cosmos with the astronauts outside the space station looking down on the vastness of Earth. Other experiences include watching the astronauts’ daily activities like getting haircuts, playing ball, drinking their liquid rations, even breaking bread with them. Visitors can choose their own path—whether it’s stepping into the astronauts’ world through interactive moments or simply soaking in the views and witnessing life in space as it unfolds around them. Since there are a multitude of engaging experiences, visitors can come multiple times and have entirely unique experiences each time they visit.
“To say I was unprepared for what the show was would be an understatement. It’s much more than an educational exhibit; it offers a truly humbling and inspiring journey.” – Misty Barron, Catalyst Midland
Tickets for Space Explorers: THE INFINITE are on sale now with dates from February 14 – April 6, 2025. Tickets start at $35 for Adults and $30 Youth (ages 8 - 17). For tickets and more detail visit www.midlandcenter.org/TheInfinite.
The Midland engagement of Space Explorers: THE INFINITE is sponsored by Members First Credit Union, MBS International Airport, and DuPont (who provide technology for NASA, including Ultra-thin DuPont™ Kapton® Polyimide Films to keep the Webb Telescope cool so that it can function properly in space).
Space Explorers: THE INFINITE is presented by INFINITY Experiences, a joint venture between Felix & Paul Studios and PHI Studio, known for creating large-scale immersive projects that revolutionize how visitors experience new extended reality (XR) environments.
The Mattesons Photography / Provided by Midland Center for the Arts
CALENDAR LISTING
Space Explorers: THE INFINITE
February 14 – April 6, 2025
Midland Center for the Arts
Calling all adventure seekers and space aficionados, it’s time to ascend on a first-of-its-kind immersive journey into space. Hosted in Midland, Michigan, the City of Modern Explorers, this highly-acclaimed experience will transport you on a journey as you roam freely inside a state-of-the-art, virtual 3D replica of the International Space Station, float in space alongside astronauts, and admire breathtaking sights of Earth only a few have ever seen before—all without leaving the ground.
Tickets start at $35 for Adults and $30 for Youth (ages 8 - 17).
ABOUT MIDLAND CENTER FOR THE ARTS
Midland Center for the Arts is a cultural hub for the Great Lakes Bay Region and State of Michigan. Imagine a place where you can experience the best of art, science, history, music, theatre, dance, and film, all under one stunning roof. This vibrant and unique institution, housed within an architecturally significant building, is a haven for artists, students, historians, and audiences alike. With its impressive 1,500-seat auditorium, 400-seat theater, interactive museum of science and art, Midland Symphony Orchestra, Center Stage Theatre, Midland County Historical Society, and Studio School art studios, the possibilities for entertainment and enrichment are endless. Ready to explore? Visit midlandcenter.org.
ABOUT SPACE EXPLORERS – THE INFINITE
INFINITY Experiences is a joint venture between PHI Studio and Felix & Paul Studios, founded in April 2020 to create and market large-scale immersive projects, including the traveling exhibition Space Explorers: THE INFINITE. The two companies joined forces and set a mission to evolve how visitors experience new extended reality (XR) experiences while creating a genuine and authentic connection around them.
PHI Studio has developed a reputation as an incubator for talent at the vanguard and as a catalyst for the conception and implementation of immersive multidisciplinary projects. We are continually exploring the ways in which technology can lead to new forms of artistic expression and storytelling. Studio PHI is committed to collaborating with artists, producers, and partners to foster the creation and development of innovative artworks at the vanguard, shaping the future of the immersive experience.
Felix & Paul Studios is an Emmy® award-winning immersive entertainment studio dedicated to producing engaging, innovative and groundbreaking virtual reality, augmented reality and mixed reality experiences for audiences around the world, including Space Explorers: The ISS Experience, the project behind SPACE EXPLORERS: THE INFINITE, as well as major collaborations with Cirque du Soleil, Universal Studios, Lebron James, Michelle and Barack Obama, and more.
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