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ARCHITECTS OF AIR

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JUNE 23 IS
OPENING DAY!
June 23 marks the opening day of this great exhibition.
Don’t miss your chance to experience this yourself.



Sight & Sounds: Midtown Crossing to Host Unprecedented Week of Wonder, Dazzling Architects of Air Luminarium

COMING JUNE 23 - 30

Unprecedented Week of Wonder, June 23 - 30, at Midtown Crossing’s Turner Park.

The Architects of Air “luminarium” is a monumental inflatable structure, a dazzling maze of tunnels and soaring domes that immerses visitors in the beauty of light and color. Each luminarium consists of panels of uniquely-produced plastic, fastened on-site to occupy nearly 11,000 square feet. An interplay of Gothic cathedrals and Islamic architecture, the structure is anchored and then, in just 20 minutes, inflated to its monumental size.

June 23 - 30
Noon - 6 PM Weekdays | 11 - 6 PM Weekend (Final Admission is at 6 PM)
 Wheelchair Accessible
East side of Turner Park

The stunning installation can be appreciated by visitors of all ages and abilities. (Children 16 and under must be accompanied by an adult, 1 adult for every 4 children).

TICKETS
Tickets will be available for same day purchase at Midtown Crossing, 32nd and Farnam Street.
Tickets are $5 per person, special rate for groups of 10 or more, children two and under are free. To schedule a large group, call 402-351-5954.

ARCHITECTS OF AIR NIGHTLY CONCERTS
After reveling in luminarium’s amazing sight, visitors can enjoy a chorus of beautiful sounds, a series of concerts and special performances in Turner Park. Midtown Crossing is pleased to be partnering with the Nebraska Arts Council to bring to Turner Park some of Greater Omaha’s radiant, most vibrant musical artists and performers.

June 27 - 30
7 PM | Turner Park
All concerts are free and open to the public
Fireworks finale after concert on June 30, 2012

For a complete listing of performers click here







Visitors remove their shoes before entering an airlock. Once inside they can wander freely or just lay back and enjoy the ambience of the structure.

The first reaction is often one of delight at the unexpected beauty
of the light.

The radiance of the daylight transmitted by the coloured pvc of the luminarium is surprising in its luminosity and makes a direct impact on the senses.

Through labyrinthine tunnels and cavernous domes, visitors move in a medium of saturated and subtle hues. Vivid reflections of liquid colour spill across the curved walls creating a world apart from the normal and everyday.

Visitors are excited to discover how different colours blend or resonate; how they transform faces and clothing. Some explore, following their maps through the maze immersing themselves in radiant colour.

No two visits to a structure are alike as the atmosphere inside alters according to changing weather and changing light outside. The experience is also affected by how the public inhabits the luminarium.

It is a paradox that such a stimulating environment can simultaneously be so calming. Many people find the luminaria a place for rest or meditation.

Visitors try to put their experience into words – comparing the experience to being in a futuristic space station or the human body.

Sometimes the structure may be animated by a musician or a storyteller but, more often, the space is enjoyed in its simplicity. As such, it is appreciated by people of all ages from all backgrounds.

In the course of the exhibition as many as 2000 visitors per day may have passed through the luminarium to have been touched by a sense of wonder at the beauty of light and colour.