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Photos: AmuseUm 2025, A Cosmic Leap

Photo by Mark Gilliland / Kelly & Tripp Thurston
Photo by Mark Gilliland / Kelly & Tripp Thurston Photo by Mark Gilliland / Kelly & Tripp Thurston


Aliens, spacemen and other kinds of intergalactic travelers flocked to the Creative Discovery Museum‘s 30th birthday extravaganza — otherwise known as AmuseUm 2025: A Cosmic Leap. As revelers explored the museum after-hours, danced beneath glowing planets and toasted to a future filled with curiosity, the star-struck guests directly helped the Creative Discovery Museum fulfill their mission: making Chattanooga the best place for a child to grow up.

AmuseUm 2025, A Cosmic Leap