Community generousity has allowed us to install a variety of improvements and upgrades to our facility and enhance the museum experience as a whole. Your support allows us to continue to evolve to best serve the Black Hills community for many years to come. Below is a list of enhancements that we hope to have in place in the near future.
Your generous donation plays a pivotal role in helping us reach new heights and create a more accessible, enriching, and engaging experience for everyone who walks through our doors. We have made transformative improvements because of community support and will continue to with community support. These improvements include upgrades to our theater which allow us to have more finite control over the lighting for events as well as closed-captioning for our films. Other enhancements consist of upgrades to the Gallery for the ever popular Turtle Soup programs, and a smartphone app that provides for a more insightful visitor experience in the museum.
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THEATER ENHANCEMENTS
The Journey Museum opened in 1997, since then knowledge, perceptions, and technology have changed drastically. Enhancements to the theater ensure that this space can continue to act as a great introduction to the museum, and to cater to every accessibility need possible.
Update of "The Journey" film, which introduces visitors to the Black Hills and to our collectionsRamps that allow access for guests using walkers, wheelchairs and other assisted movement devicesHandrails to allow for more safety on theater stairs GALLERY ENHANCEMENTS
Updated projector and screen in an area where many events are heldEnhanced audio for the hearing-impairedMUSEUM ENHANCEMENTS
Upgraded monitors that currently feature video vignettes, complete with closed-captioningHandrails in the Pioneer Boardwalk Area 
