On Friday and Saturday night, October 1 and 2, 2021, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. MoAW will host PRO VR USA’s Escape the Lost Pyramid Virtual Reality Escape Game, in the realm of Assassin’s Creed Origins, set in Egypt, and is part of the Assassin’s Creed franchise created by Ubisoft. Ubisoft is a major game developer known for many other gaming franchises, including Far Cry, Rainbow Six, Tom Clancy, Ghost Recon, Prince of Persia, to mention a few.
In this Virtual Reality Escape Game, participants will be transported inside a massive pyramid, where they must navigate treacherous obstacles, utilizing weapons, mind, and wits to solve puzzles in order to find the treasured relic and escape.
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Surrounded by 124 replicated treasures from the Tomb of King Tut, Escape the Lost Pyramid offers participants an opportunity to immerse themselves in virtual reality in addition to exploring the three-dimensional treasures from the opulent period of 18th Dynasty Egypt, including gilded shrines, life-size statues, a chariot, and a recreation of Tutankhamun’s royal mummy, to mention a few.
The ‘experience’ requires 2 to 4 participants. The participants will have 45 minutes to escape or become pyramid relics themselves. The virtual reality equipment will be onsite in the museum, connected to TV screens, so that non-participating visitors can enjoy the journey with those that take on the challenge. Participants are invited to include friends and family to view the monitors while they play the game in virtual reality. Non-participants are asked to pay general admission and the public-at-large is invited to attend.
NOTE: This VR Escape Game is an extremely immersive experience, in a large space, including extreme virtual heights. If you fear heights, you may want to enjoy this experience as an observer.
The cost for VR participants is $60.00 with a time limit of 45 minutes to complete the challenge and includes free admission to the museum. There are stations available for 4 participants per time slot beginning at 6:00 p.m., 7:00 p.m., and 8:00 p.m. Observers pay regular general admission to the museum to attend: $15.00 for adults, and $12.00 for students, military, and seniors. Tickets may be purchased through Eventbrite Tickets.
The Museum of Ancient Wonders (MoAW) is located at 69028-B East Palm Canyon Drive, HWY 111 at Date Palm Drive, next to Big Lots in Cathedral Gateway Plaza, Cathedral City, CA 92234. For further information about the Museum of Ancient Wonders, visit www.MoAW.org
COVID MANDATES APPLY: You can be assured that MoAW and PROVRUSA follow all FDA and CDC guidelines and measures to ensure the cleanliness of equipment, wearing of masks, and self-distancing, to provide a safe environment for all involved in a limited capacity.
October 1 and 2
Escape the Lost Pyramid
Night at the Museum
Join us for an exciting virtual reality event and try to escape from the Lost Pyramid with your friends.
MoAW members and readers of our weekly newsletter are the first to find out and the first to be able to reserve space.
Watch the video below for more information and reserve your spot through the Eventbrite link below.
See you, if you escape...
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MoAW's mission is to educate a diverse audience about the history of ancient civilizations and prehistoric life using fossils and artifacts from a variety of cultures and time periods; to enhance universal curriculum development for local and surrounding school districts, colleges, and universities while establishing museum diversity for the Coachella Valley.
Hours of Operation:
Monday - Saturday
10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Sunday 12:00 noon to 5:00 p.m.
The last admission is taken one hour before closing.
Admission:
$15.00 Adults
$12.00 Students, Seniors, & Military
$ 3.00 Discount available for Coachella Valley Residents
A 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, MoAW is a member of the North American Reciprocal Museum (NARM) Association, the American Alliance of Museums, and the California Association of Museums.
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VESSELS OF THE GODS
Treasures of the Ancient Greeks
1650 to 410 B.C.E
Reflecting the brilliance of a millennium of ancient Aegean culture, four distinct periods produced the designs of these vases: Minoan, Mycenaean, Corinthian, and Attic. Essentially consisting of silhouetted figures drawn against a background of red, black, or white, this art form gradually dies out after the Persian wars, c. 475-450 B.C.E. Shaped and painted by hand, these exquisite reproductions were created in Greece by master artists from the originals housed in The National Museum, Athens, The Heraklion Museum, The Thera Museum, The Corinth Museum, The Delphi Museum, The Louvre Museum, The Vatican Museum, and The Museo Civico, Brescia.
Please, feel free to preview this collection on MoAW's website: www.moaw.org
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Next Week:
Do you have a favorite piece at MoAW you would like to see highlighted in our weekly email? You can visit www.moaw.org, see the collections tab, visit the catalogs, and view Spotlights From The Past.
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Members Perks
The newest perk of membership: Free admission to over 1,200 museums nationwide through the North American Reciprocal Museum Program (NARM) Plus, discounts at their museum shops and restaurants (if given to their members). Local museums include the Palm Springs Art Museum and Cabot's Pueblo Museum, several museums in Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, throughout California, all 50 states, and the District of Columbia, plus Canada, Mexico, and Bermuda. This is available to all members at the Donor Level ($125.00) or higher. Current members who qualify will be receiving new membership cards with the NARM logo to be used at participating museums.
Current members who would like to upgrade their membership to take advantage of this new benefit please give us a call, (442) 268-5004.
Click below for more information and to join.
THANK YOU
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ON DISPLAY EXCLUSIVELY
AT THE
MUSEUM OF ANCIENT WONDERS
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FACES OF AFRICA:
A Mystical View of
Tribal Heritage
(38 Replica Masks and Sculptures)
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TUTANKHAMUN:
"Wonderful Things"
Treasures From The Pharaoh's Tomb
(124 Egyptian replicas)
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MESOZOICA:
The Age of Dinosaurs
(Approximately 100 fossil-cast dinosaur elements and fully-mounted skeletons from around the world.)
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LUCY:
The Story of Human Origins
(Courtesy of the Institute of Human Origins and the National Museum of Ethiopia,
Addis Ababa)
On view exclusively at the
Museum of Ancient Wonders
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