ZOOM - SKYLAB 5
2005, exhibition architecture for the children's museum, 1070 Vienna

Exhibition architecture from september 27th 2005 to march 6th 2006

Architecture: Barbara Imhof, Waltraut Hoheneder

Structural engenieering. Werkraum Wien
Curator: Katharina Oder
Concept: Karin Harasser
Production: Birgit Androschin

Realisation: Wolfgang Prohaska, Franz Ritzer, Axel und Michael Mollay
Electrical Engineering: Willi Gasser

Contributing artists: Julia Bruchner, Susanne Delleske, Sylvia Eckermann, Nikolaus Gansterer, Dominik Guggenberger, Tina Handl, Hons, Peter Kozek, Diana Levin, David Moises, Marius Schebella, Karl Seiringer, Michael Silbergasser, Peter Szely, Jasmin Trabichler

Graphic design: Bernhard Winkler

DESIGN/ PROJECT:

The Exhibition 'Raumstation Skylab 5' was designed for children between 6 to 12 years of age. It went live in Vienna at the 'ZOOM Kinder Museum' from 28th September 2005 to 12th March 2006.

The countdown: From Mission Control at ZOOM Children's Museum, a spectacular rocket launch takes you to the deserted space station Skylab 5. Your job is to find out what happened to the crew.

At your arrival on the space station you first reanimate its energy streams and get the radio contact going again. In the information headquarter you find out more about the mission of space station Skylab 5: the crew was searching for alien life and was building a space probe. Maybe aliens can help you find the old crew? In order to continue working on the space probe you will receive special working clothes. However, even very busy space researchers have to sleep and to clean themselves. Just try it: in the dry shower, in the vertigo generator and in the sleeping nest.

In the end you discover the secret of the mysterious project ?Stardust". Is that the reason why the crew left the space station? It's you task to find the answer to that question.