CMU School of Drama


Tuesday, November 05, 2024

Balloon Museum’s “Let’s Fly” Exhibition Opens in Los Angeles

mymodernmet.com: In 18th-century France, two brothers led pioneering experiments with balloons. Joseph-Michel and Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier eventually invented the Montgolfière-style hot air balloon, which, in 1783, launched the first confirmed piloted ascent by humans.

1 comment:

Ava Basso said...

The photos here were so cool to look at. I was initially attracted to this article because I thought about the “Hot Air Balloon” crochet balloons for Line & Form that one of the groups did (AMAZINGLY, might I add). I am really curious about if in this exhibit the balloons are real or not. Since it is an interactive exhibit, I would think that real balloons would be a hazard to both the design and the viewers/participants. As well as balloons can pop when exposed to strong, hot light (a fact that I pieced together in my mind when our high school director had the idea to use balloons in our show– he didn’t believe me and was thus very surprised when they kept popping after five minutes in light). If balloons, how would you even find one that big? What are they made of? Certainly not your standard latex or rubber, could it? I wish they dove more into this, but I also like the mystery behind the magic.