The Science Behind Pixar

The Science Behind Pixar (originally called The Science of Pixar and sometimes called The Science Behind Pixar Exhibition) is a 10,000 square-foot travelling exhibition which opened on June 28, 2015 at the Museum of Science in Boston, Massachusetts. On January 10, 2016, it started a national tour to other museums around the United States. A copy of the exhibition was created in 2017 and has since been touring Canada.

Exhibition
The exhibition features 40 exhibit elements which demonstrate the production pipeline at Pixar, the creator of the Monsters, Inc. films and shorts. They are divided into eight sections, each one focusing on a different step in the filmmaking process: The exhibition also features human-sized models of Mike and Sulley, as well several characters from other Pixar films.
 * Modeling
 * Rigging
 * Surfaces
 * Sets & Camera
 * Animation
 * Simulation
 * Lightning
 * Rendering

Before entering the exhibit, visitors go into a theater to watch a five-minute introductory video. In the video, Pixar technical artist Fran Kalal and story artist Alex Woo briefly explaining Pixar's production pipeline. It also features Pixar characters Mr. Ray and Roz greeting the visitors and providing them safety precautions for the theater. Roz appears again at the end of the video to say that she will miss the visitors once they leave the theater.

Tour
The chart below lists all the known museums The Science Behind Pixar has visited or will visit and when they were open or will be open.

The tour is expected to last for ten years with limited tour availability beginning in 2021. Another stop will be at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry in Portland, but the dates are currently unknown.

Trivia

 * The introductory video is similar to the introduction video from Pixar in a Box.