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Dominion Energy makes donation for new exhibit at children’s museum

Staff Report //January 2, 2020//

Dominion Energy makes donation for new exhibit at children’s museum

Staff Report //January 2, 2020//

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Dominion Energy has donated $100,000 for a new installation coming to the Children’s Museum of the Lowcountry.

In the new exhibit, Circuits!, children will explore, build and discover how circuits power everyday objects. The exhibit will be in the museum’s new Makerspace, which is the Southeast’s first certified early childhood Fab Lab, according to the museum.

Dominion Energy donated $100,000 for the Circuits! exhibit at the Children's Museum of the Lowcountry. (Photo/provided)Experiences in the Fab Lab will include open-ended tinkering as well as predefined projects that will help visitors build practical skills. It is expected to include a variety of tools and workspaces to accommodate individuals, families and school audiences.

According to the Fab Foundation, Fab Labs, or digital fabrication laboratories, are an educational outreach component of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Center for Bits and Atoms and an extension of its research into digital fabrication and computation. Fab Labs provide a platform for learning, innovation and access to the environment, skills, materials and advanced technology to allow anyone to make almost anything, according to the news release.

“Education is one of Dominion Energy’s focus areas for support in the communities we serve, so we are excited about this new instructional exhibit at the Children’s Museum of the Lowcountry,” said Rodney Blevins, President, Dominion Energy South Carolina. “Igniting children’s curiosity about electricity through fun, hands-on exploration is a great way to build future leaders and innovators in the energy industry.”

The Circuits! exhibit and Makerspace are part of the museum’s $6.2 million capital campaign that will create nine new interactive galleries for museum patrons.

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