HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Starting Saturday , two new temporary exhibits will be on display in the Cosmosphere’s Hall of Space 
Museum.
“The Art and Science of Conservation” will be located in the entrance of the museum through July 31, 2014, and “A New Flight Path for Liberty Bell 7” will be on display in the Mollett Early Spaceflight Gallery.
“The Art and Science of Conservation” represents the culmination of an educational initiative, made possible by a grant from ALCOA foundation. It features art created by students inspired by the massive Apollo F-1 engines currently undergoing conservation by the Cosmosphere’s SpaceWorks team.
“A New Flight Path for Liberty Bell 7,” is an exhibit highlighting this remarkable piece of the Cosmosphere’s collection with supporting artifacts recovered from the craft during the restoration process. The exhibit gives visitors a rare glimpse into the personal side of Grissom’s memorable spaceflight, featuring survival gear and personal effects found in Liberty Bell 7 during the recovery and restoration by the SpaceWorks team.
The exhibit will serve as a send-off for the Mercury capsule, which will be removed from the Hall of Space Museum to prepare to travel to Bonn, Germany June 30, 2014. Once in Bonn, it will be displayed, temporarily, at The Art and Exhibition Hall of the Federal Republic of Germany, as part of “Outer Space: The Space Between Art and Science.” Created in cooperation with the German Aerospace Center (DLR), “Outer Space” will be on display October 3, 2014, through February 22, 2015.