Wiess Energy Hall — Attraction in Houston

If only the walled-off floor space about renewables had half the attention paid to it as the rest of the exhibits on this floor. While there are some very engaging exhibits and demonstrations on the oil and gas industry, the renewables nook only has five poorly-working video screens which play a couple videos and host huge walls of text. It's honestly not too surprising, and I don't know why I was hoping for something a bit more balanced than an exhibit sponsored (surprisingly unabashedly) by oil companies.

Seems like it should be more properly titled "Wiess Hall of Corporate...

There was obviously a lot of money pumped into this exhibit from the many "generous donated by" mentions seen when walking around. This results in an amazing presentation of the technology used to obtain the energy we need. I have seen reviews criticizing the lack of information about renewable resources, and although I see their point, I don't believe the focus of the exhibit was ever mainly the energy. The focus is on the technology and process taken to get that energy. I personally was impressed with the presentation and would wholeheartedly recommend visiting to...

One of the permanent exhibitions of Houston Museum of Natural Science in Hermann Park (Museum District) is Wiess Energy Hall.

This hall consists of energetics, petroleum geology, and oil exploration themed displays. The most interesting show is the display of Houston city's entire energy value chain with a city model and laser projectors. There is a big sitting arrangements in front of the model to enjoy the periodical laser projections.

It is in the top floor of the museum. No extra fee, included with the museum...