Friends of the Zeiss

P.O. Box 1041

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15230-1041 U.S.A.

Telephone: 412-561-7876

Electronic Mail: < friendsofthezeiss@planetarium.cc >

Internet Web Site: < http://www.friendsofthezeiss.org >

NEWS RELEASE

For immediate release: 2005 August 30

For more information -- Glenn A. Walsh:

Daytime: E-Mail < gawalsh@planetarium.cc >

Evening: Telephone 412-561-7876

Children’s Museum Attempts Attracting Early Teens To Boost Revenue

Better Way to Increase Attendance: Return Historic Buhl Planetarium Artifacts

Pittsburgh, Aug. 30 – While the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh plans an advertising campaign to attempt to attract early teenagers to the Museum, Friends of the Zeiss Project Director Glenn A. Walsh counters that the Museum should “do something that could really expand their audience. Return several of the historic Buhl Planetarium artifacts to operation in the building, particularly the Zeiss II Planetarium Projector that, prior to its 2002 dismantling, was the oldest operable major planetarium projector in the world !!!” Mr. Walsh’s comments came at last evening’s regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Allegheny Regional Asset District.

To read Mr. Walsh’s complete public statement, click here:

< http://venustransit.pghfree.net/fotz/statements/ST-RAD-Buhl2005829.htm >

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Glenn A. Walsh, Project Director, Friends of the Zeiss: < http://www.friendsofthezeiss.org >
 Electronic Mail - < gawalsh@planetarium.cc >
 Internet, World Wide Web Sites -
 History of The Buhl Planetarium and Institute of Popular Science, Pittsburgh:
 < http://www.planetarium.cc >
 History of The Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum, Chicago:
 < http://adlerplanetarium.tripod.com >
 History of Astronomer and Optician John A. Brashear:
 < http://johnbrashear.tripod.com >
 History of Andrew Carnegie and Carnegie Libraries:
 < http://www.andrewcarnegie.cc >
 The Duquesne Incline, historic cable car railway, Pittsburgh:
 < http://www.incline.cc >