The Mascot Hall of Fame Interactive Children’s Museum (MHOF) is now open to the public. This 25,000-square-foot family attraction, located 30 minutes from Downtown Chicago, seeks to engage, educate, and entertain fans, school groups, and visitors through innovative, interactive, mascot-themed exhibits.
WHITING，印第安纳州，美国 - 吉祥物名人堂互动儿童博物馆（MHOF）已经向公众开放。这个占地25,000平方英尺的家庭景点距离芝加哥市中心30分钟路程，旨在通过创新、互动和吉祥物主题的展品吸引，培养和娱乐粉丝，学校团体和游客。
More than just a giant fun factory, the Mascot Hall of Fame’s exhibits incorporate S.T.E.A.M. education (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) to complement state and local curriculums, making it the ideal location for school groups and youth organizations. As students at MHOF’s fictional “Mascot University”, guests enjoy a whimsical romp through the museum’s various “departments”, including Fureshman Orientation, the Science of Silliness Lab, the Department of Mascot Studies, the Furry Arts Department, and the Department of Phuzzical Education. Along the way, they learn about such subjects as nutrition, geography, and the physics involved in building a mascot.
吉祥物名人堂的展品不仅仅是一座巨大的有趣工厂，其还包括S.T.E.A.M.教学（科学，技术，工程，艺术和数学），以作为州和地方课程的补充，并使其成为了学校团体和青年组织的理想场所。作为MHOF虚构的“吉祥物大学”的学生，游客们可以在博物馆的各个“部门”中享受异想天开的嬉戏，包括Fureshman Orientation、愚蠢科学实验室、吉祥物研究部，毛茸茸艺术部和Phuzzical教育部。 在此过程中，他们了解营养，地理和构建吉祥物所涉及的物理等主题。
The MHOF will host year-round events that celebrate mascot fun for members and visitors. Annual mascot inductions will take place for professional and collegiate mascots who complete the application process, qualify for induction, and get voted into the Hall.
MHOF全年将举办各种活动，为会员和游客带去吉祥物的乐趣。每年进行的吉祥物就职仪式将由完成申请程序，获得入职资格，并投票入选的专业的和大学吉祥物完成。
JRA provided master planning, writing and concept development, exhibit design, graphic design, executive media production, project management and art direction for the Mascot Hall of Fame. The attraction is expected to welcome 50,000 annual visitors and have a $241 million impact on the surrounding region over the next 20 years.
JRA为吉祥物名人堂提供了总体规划、内容撰写和概念开发、展览设计、平面设计、媒体制作执行，项目管理和艺术指导。该景点预计将迎来每年5万名游客，并在未来20年内对周边地区产生2.41亿美元的经济效益。
“Working with the MHOF team was fantastic," said JRA Senior Project Director, Rick O'Connell. "Not only was the subject matter wacky, fun and interesting, but so was the client! The City of Whiting really wanted the best experience possible for their guests, so they allowed us to be as creative as we wanted and were very excited about all of the ideas we proposed. So much so that almost nothing was cut from the initial concept!”
“与MHOF团队合作非常棒，”JRA高级项目总监Rick O'Connell说道，“不仅主题很古怪而且有趣，就连客户也是如此！ Whiting市真的希望为他们的游客提供最好的体验，因此他们能让我们尽情发挥创意，并对我们提出的所有想法感到非常兴奋。这么多内容，以至于几乎没有任何最初的概念被砍掉！“
“It’s just so exciting and so amazing that we have a place that’s honoring, you know, the unsung heroes of sports, and really demonstrating how powerful they can be to distract us, to teach us, to entertain us," added David Raymond, MHOF Founder and the original Phillie Phanatic. "So, that’s my message today to everyone who is coming here and the people that want to come here that that’s what you’re going to get in this place. You’re going to come in with your whole family, of all ages, be distracted, have some fun, and feel better when you leave.”
“这真是太令人兴奋和太棒了，我们有一个地方能够尊重体育的无名英雄，并且真正展示出他们能够分散我们的注意力，引导我们，和娱乐我们的力量，” David Raymond，MHOF创始人和最初的Phillie Phanatic 补充道，“所以，这就是我们想为来到这里的每个人以及想要来到这里的人们所要传达的信息，这就是你将要在这个地方获得的体验。在你离开的时候，你会和你的每位家庭成员，无论老少，尽享欢乐，并在离馆后留下美好的回忆。“
The Mascot Hall of Fame Interactive Children’s Museum is located at 1851 Front Street in Whiting, Indiana, USA. For more information on the MHOF, including hours and ticketing, call (219) 354-8814 or visit www.mascothalloffame.com.
吉祥物名人堂互动儿童博物馆位于美国印第安纳州Whiting的1851 Front Street。有关MHOF的更多信息，包括营业时间和票务，请致电（219）354-8814或访问www.mascothalloffame.com。