GIANT Screen Movie Theater

Experience documentaries and Hollywood favorites on the GIANT Screen at the Putnam Museum and Science Center in Davenport Iowa. Four multi-cultural children standing in front of sign that reads "Giant Screen Theater" in large letters. They are wearing 3D glasses ready to see a movie. They are looking at each other and smiling, projecting excitement.

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Get ready for an immersive movie experience like no other at the GIANT Screen Theatre in Davenport! Our theatre boasts the biggest screen in the Quad Cities, measuring a whopping five-stories tall and six-stories wide. Equipped with 3D technology, Dolby surround sound, and 4K projection, our theatre offers the perfect setting to watch your favorite movies come to life. Whether you’re watching a nature documentary or a Hollywood blockbuster, the GIANT Screen Theatre is the ultimate destination for movie lovers. Come and be a part of this truly unforgettable cinematic adventure!

We play movies and documentaries daily that allow you to be transported to distant places, meet fascinating people like you’ve never seen before. In addition to our regularly scheduled films, be sure to watch for special movie events and showings throughout the year!

Please Note: Accessibility devices, for our movies, are available upon request at the theater host station.
(Services include enhanced audio, closed captioning, descriptive text audio and language translation, availability based on individual film)

Upcoming Movie Showtimes

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Movie Calendar

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1:00 PM - Inside Out 2
3:00 PM - T. Rex
30
12:00 PM - T. Rex
2:00 PM - Inside Out 2
31
11:00 AM - T. Rex
1:00 PM - Inside Out 2
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2
1:00 PM - T. Rex
3:00 PM - T. Rex
5:00 PM - Wild Africa 3D
6:00 PM - T. Rex
7:00 PM - Wonka (2023)
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11:00 AM - Wonka (2023)
3:00 PM - T. Rex
7:00 PM - Wonka (2023)
5
2:00 PM - Wonka (2023)
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7
8
9
10
12
1:00 PM - Superpower Dogs
3:00 PM - T. Rex
13
12:00 PM - Mummies 3D
2:00 PM - Superpower Dogs
3:00 PM - T. Rex
15
11:00 AM - T. Rex
2:00 PM - T. Rex
16
11:00 AM - Wild Africa 3D
1:00 PM - T. Rex
4:00 PM - T. Rex
17
11:00 AM - T. Rex
2:00 PM - T. Rex
18
12:00 PM - T. Rex
2:00 PM - Superpower Dogs
3:00 PM - T. Rex
19
2:00 PM - Superpower Dogs
4:00 PM - T. Rex
20
1:00 PM - T. Rex
2:00 PM - Wild Africa 3D
21
12:00 PM - Superpower Dogs
1:00 PM - T. Rex
22
10:05 AM - T. Rex
2:00 PM - T. Rex
3:00 PM - Wild Africa 3D
23
11:00 AM - T. Rex
3:00 PM - T. Rex
5:00 PM - T. Rex
24
11:00 AM - T. Rex
12:00 PM - Museum Alive!
2:00 PM - T. Rex
25
11:00 AM - T. Rex
12:00 PM - Museum Alive!
2:00 PM - Museum Alive!
4:00 PM - T. Rex
26
2:00 PM - Superpower Dogs
4:00 PM - T. Rex
27
11:00 AM - T. Rex
1:00 PM - T. Rex
3:00 PM - T. Rex
28
11:00 AM - T. Rex
12:00 PM - Museum Alive!
1:00 PM - T. Rex
3:00 PM - T. Rex
29
11:00 AM - T. Rex
12:00 PM - Superpower Dogs
1:00 PM - T. Rex
3:00 PM - T. Rex
30
11:00 AM - Wild Africa 3D
12:00 PM - T. Rex
2:00 PM - T. Rex
4:00 PM - T. Rex
6:00 PM - T. Rex
31
12:00 PM - T. Rex
2:00 PM - T. Rex
3:00 PM - Wild Africa 3D
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Inside Out 2
December 29, 2024    
1:00 pm - 2:45 pm
Get ready to meet new emotions! Teenager Riley's mind headquarters is undergoing a sudden demolition to make room for something entirely unexpected: new Emotions. Joy,…
T. Rex
December 29, 2024    
3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
Working with top tyrannosaur scientists, a coalition of natural history institutions, and pioneering paleo and visual effects artists, GSF’s original giant screen production on this…
Space: A New Frontier
December 29, 2024    
4:00 pm - 4:45 pm
The Next Space Age Is Now An entire generation came of age with the indescribable awe of landing on the Moon — and the ensuing…
Space: A New Frontier
December 30, 2024    
11:00 am - 11:45 am
The Next Space Age Is Now An entire generation came of age with the indescribable awe of landing on the Moon — and the ensuing…
T. Rex
December 30, 2024    
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm
Working with top tyrannosaur scientists, a coalition of natural history institutions, and pioneering paleo and visual effects artists, GSF’s original giant screen production on this…
Journey To Space
December 30, 2024    
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
Discover how NASA’s shuttle program has led to its exciting new era of space exploration. Learn about the important role of the International Space Station.…
Inside Out 2
December 30, 2024    
2:00 pm - 3:45 pm
Get ready to meet new emotions! Teenager Riley's mind headquarters is undergoing a sudden demolition to make room for something entirely unexpected: new Emotions. Joy,…
T. Rex
December 31, 2024    
11:00 am - 11:45 am
Working with top tyrannosaur scientists, a coalition of natural history institutions, and pioneering paleo and visual effects artists, GSF’s original giant screen production on this…
Space: A New Frontier
December 31, 2024    
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm
The Next Space Age Is Now An entire generation came of age with the indescribable awe of landing on the Moon — and the ensuing…
Inside Out 2
December 31, 2024    
1:00 pm - 2:45 pm
Get ready to meet new emotions! Teenager Riley's mind headquarters is undergoing a sudden demolition to make room for something entirely unexpected: new Emotions. Joy,…
Space: A New Frontier
December 31, 2024    
3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
The Next Space Age Is Now An entire generation came of age with the indescribable awe of landing on the Moon — and the ensuing…
Arctic: Our Frozen Planet
January 2, 2025    
11:00 am - 11:45 am
At the very top of the globe, lies a spectacular, frozen realm. But don’t be fooled by appearances…this place is not frozen in time. It’s…
Space: A New Frontier
January 2, 2025    
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm
The Next Space Age Is Now An entire generation came of age with the indescribable awe of landing on the Moon — and the ensuing…
T. Rex
January 2, 2025    
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
Working with top tyrannosaur scientists, a coalition of natural history institutions, and pioneering paleo and visual effects artists, GSF’s original giant screen production on this…
Space: A New Frontier
January 2, 2025    
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
The Next Space Age Is Now An entire generation came of age with the indescribable awe of landing on the Moon — and the ensuing…
T. Rex
January 2, 2025    
3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
Working with top tyrannosaur scientists, a coalition of natural history institutions, and pioneering paleo and visual effects artists, GSF’s original giant screen production on this…
Space: A New Frontier
January 2, 2025    
4:00 pm - 4:45 pm
The Next Space Age Is Now An entire generation came of age with the indescribable awe of landing on the Moon — and the ensuing…
Wild Africa 3D
January 2, 2025    
5:00 pm - 5:45 pm
BBC Earth’s WILD AFRICA 3D is a spectacular journey across the wildest continent on earth. From the highest mountains in Kenya, along great rivers, into…
T. Rex
January 2, 2025    
6:00 pm - 6:45 pm
Working with top tyrannosaur scientists, a coalition of natural history institutions, and pioneering paleo and visual effects artists, GSF’s original giant screen production on this…
Wonka (2023)
January 2, 2025    
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Every Good Thing in this World Started With a Dream Willy Wonka is the mastermind behind some of the most delicious and innovative chocolate creations…
Wonka (2023)
January 3, 2025    
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Every Good Thing in this World Started With a Dream Willy Wonka is the mastermind behind some of the most delicious and innovative chocolate creations…
Space: A New Frontier
January 3, 2025    
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
The Next Space Age Is Now An entire generation came of age with the indescribable awe of landing on the Moon — and the ensuing…
T. Rex
January 3, 2025    
3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
Working with top tyrannosaur scientists, a coalition of natural history institutions, and pioneering paleo and visual effects artists, GSF’s original giant screen production on this…
Wonka (2023)
January 3, 2025    
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Every Good Thing in this World Started With a Dream Willy Wonka is the mastermind behind some of the most delicious and innovative chocolate creations…
Oceans: Our Blue Planet
January 4, 2025    
10:05 am - 10:50 am
Embark on a global odyssey with Oceans: Our Blue Planet and go further into the unknown than ever thought possible using new ocean science and technology. From…
Wonka (2023)
January 4, 2025    
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Every Good Thing in this World Started With a Dream Willy Wonka is the mastermind behind some of the most delicious and innovative chocolate creations…
Oceans: Our Blue Planet
January 4, 2025    
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
Embark on a global odyssey with Oceans: Our Blue Planet and go further into the unknown than ever thought possible using new ocean science and technology. From…
Space: A New Frontier
January 4, 2025    
3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
The Next Space Age Is Now An entire generation came of age with the indescribable awe of landing on the Moon — and the ensuing…
Flight of the Butterflies
January 4, 2025    
4:00 pm - 4:45 pm
The film covers Dr. Fred Urquhart's nearly 40-year-long scientific investigation into the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus), tracking the details of what is considered one of…
Space: A New Frontier
January 5, 2025    
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
The Next Space Age Is Now An entire generation came of age with the indescribable awe of landing on the Moon — and the ensuing…
Wonka (2023)
January 5, 2025    
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Every Good Thing in this World Started With a Dream Willy Wonka is the mastermind behind some of the most delicious and innovative chocolate creations…
Space: A New Frontier
January 11, 2025    
11:00 am - 11:45 am
The Next Space Age Is Now An entire generation came of age with the indescribable awe of landing on the Moon — and the ensuing…
Flight of the Butterflies
January 11, 2025    
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm
The film covers Dr. Fred Urquhart's nearly 40-year-long scientific investigation into the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus), tracking the details of what is considered one of…
Space: A New Frontier
January 11, 2025    
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
The Next Space Age Is Now An entire generation came of age with the indescribable awe of landing on the Moon — and the ensuing…
Superpower Dogs
January 11, 2025    
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
SUPERPOWER DOGS is a made-for-GIANT Screen documentary that demonstrates that our pets are capable of having superpowers. With the help of loving humans who help train…
Space: A New Frontier
January 11, 2025    
3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
The Next Space Age Is Now An entire generation came of age with the indescribable awe of landing on the Moon — and the ensuing…
Museum Alive!
January 11, 2025    
4:00 pm - 4:45 pm
The fantasy that drives sleepovers and fires the imagination of every museum visitor is at the very heart of Museum Alive 3D: what if the…
Superpower Dogs
January 12, 2025    
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
SUPERPOWER DOGS is a made-for-GIANT Screen documentary that demonstrates that our pets are capable of having superpowers. With the help of loving humans who help train…
Space: A New Frontier
January 12, 2025    
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
The Next Space Age Is Now An entire generation came of age with the indescribable awe of landing on the Moon — and the ensuing…
T. Rex
January 12, 2025    
3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
Working with top tyrannosaur scientists, a coalition of natural history institutions, and pioneering paleo and visual effects artists, GSF’s original giant screen production on this…
Space: A New Frontier
January 12, 2025    
4:00 pm - 4:45 pm
The Next Space Age Is Now An entire generation came of age with the indescribable awe of landing on the Moon — and the ensuing…
Space: A New Frontier
January 13, 2025    
11:00 am - 11:45 am
The Next Space Age Is Now An entire generation came of age with the indescribable awe of landing on the Moon — and the ensuing…
Mummies 3D
January 13, 2025    
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm
Secrets of the Pharaohs In mind-blowing IMAX® detail, unravel the enshrouded human time capsules that have become the most fascinating mystery of our time –…
Space: A New Frontier
January 13, 2025    
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
The Next Space Age Is Now An entire generation came of age with the indescribable awe of landing on the Moon — and the ensuing…
Superpower Dogs
January 13, 2025    
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
SUPERPOWER DOGS is a made-for-GIANT Screen documentary that demonstrates that our pets are capable of having superpowers. With the help of loving humans who help train…
T. Rex
January 13, 2025    
3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
Working with top tyrannosaur scientists, a coalition of natural history institutions, and pioneering paleo and visual effects artists, GSF’s original giant screen production on this…
Space: A New Frontier
January 14, 2025    
10:05 am - 10:50 am
The Next Space Age Is Now An entire generation came of age with the indescribable awe of landing on the Moon — and the ensuing…
T. Rex
January 14, 2025    
11:00 am - 11:45 am
Working with top tyrannosaur scientists, a coalition of natural history institutions, and pioneering paleo and visual effects artists, GSF’s original giant screen production on this…
Space: A New Frontier
January 14, 2025    
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm
The Next Space Age Is Now An entire generation came of age with the indescribable awe of landing on the Moon — and the ensuing…
Flight of the Butterflies
January 14, 2025    
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
The film covers Dr. Fred Urquhart's nearly 40-year-long scientific investigation into the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus), tracking the details of what is considered one of…
T. Rex
January 14, 2025    
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
Working with top tyrannosaur scientists, a coalition of natural history institutions, and pioneering paleo and visual effects artists, GSF’s original giant screen production on this…
Volcanoes: Fires of Creation
January 14, 2025    
3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
Earth is a planet born of fire. For billions of years, volcanoes have helped forge the world we know. From the continents to the air…
T. Rex
January 15, 2025    
11:00 am - 11:45 am
Working with top tyrannosaur scientists, a coalition of natural history institutions, and pioneering paleo and visual effects artists, GSF’s original giant screen production on this…
Oceans: Our Blue Planet
January 15, 2025    
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm
Embark on a global odyssey with Oceans: Our Blue Planet and go further into the unknown than ever thought possible using new ocean science and technology. From…
Space: A New Frontier
January 15, 2025    
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
The Next Space Age Is Now An entire generation came of age with the indescribable awe of landing on the Moon — and the ensuing…
T. Rex
January 15, 2025    
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
Working with top tyrannosaur scientists, a coalition of natural history institutions, and pioneering paleo and visual effects artists, GSF’s original giant screen production on this…
Space: A New Frontier
January 15, 2025    
3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
The Next Space Age Is Now An entire generation came of age with the indescribable awe of landing on the Moon — and the ensuing…
Wild Africa 3D
January 16, 2025    
11:00 am - 11:45 am
BBC Earth’s WILD AFRICA 3D is a spectacular journey across the wildest continent on earth. From the highest mountains in Kenya, along great rivers, into…
Space: A New Frontier
January 16, 2025    
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm
The Next Space Age Is Now An entire generation came of age with the indescribable awe of landing on the Moon — and the ensuing…
T. Rex
January 16, 2025    
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
Working with top tyrannosaur scientists, a coalition of natural history institutions, and pioneering paleo and visual effects artists, GSF’s original giant screen production on this…
Space: A New Frontier
January 16, 2025    
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
The Next Space Age Is Now An entire generation came of age with the indescribable awe of landing on the Moon — and the ensuing…
Oceans: Our Blue Planet
January 16, 2025    
3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
Embark on a global odyssey with Oceans: Our Blue Planet and go further into the unknown than ever thought possible using new ocean science and technology. From…
T. Rex
January 16, 2025    
4:00 pm - 4:45 pm
Working with top tyrannosaur scientists, a coalition of natural history institutions, and pioneering paleo and visual effects artists, GSF’s original giant screen production on this…
Hidden Figures (2016)
January 16, 2025    
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Genius Has No Race. Strength Has No Gender. Courage Has No Limit. As the United States raced against Russia to put a man in space,…
T. Rex
January 17, 2025    
11:00 am - 11:45 am
Working with top tyrannosaur scientists, a coalition of natural history institutions, and pioneering paleo and visual effects artists, GSF’s original giant screen production on this…
Arctic: Our Frozen Planet
January 17, 2025    
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm
At the very top of the globe, lies a spectacular, frozen realm. But don’t be fooled by appearances…this place is not frozen in time. It’s…
Space: A New Frontier
January 17, 2025    
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
The Next Space Age Is Now An entire generation came of age with the indescribable awe of landing on the Moon — and the ensuing…
T. Rex
January 17, 2025    
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
Working with top tyrannosaur scientists, a coalition of natural history institutions, and pioneering paleo and visual effects artists, GSF’s original giant screen production on this…
Space: A New Frontier
January 17, 2025    
3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
The Next Space Age Is Now An entire generation came of age with the indescribable awe of landing on the Moon — and the ensuing…
Space: A New Frontier
January 18, 2025    
11:00 am - 11:45 am
The Next Space Age Is Now An entire generation came of age with the indescribable awe of landing on the Moon — and the ensuing…
T. Rex
January 18, 2025    
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm
Working with top tyrannosaur scientists, a coalition of natural history institutions, and pioneering paleo and visual effects artists, GSF’s original giant screen production on this…
Space: A New Frontier
January 18, 2025    
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
The Next Space Age Is Now An entire generation came of age with the indescribable awe of landing on the Moon — and the ensuing…
Superpower Dogs
January 18, 2025    
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
SUPERPOWER DOGS is a made-for-GIANT Screen documentary that demonstrates that our pets are capable of having superpowers. With the help of loving humans who help train…
T. Rex
January 18, 2025    
3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
Working with top tyrannosaur scientists, a coalition of natural history institutions, and pioneering paleo and visual effects artists, GSF’s original giant screen production on this…
Flight of the Butterflies
January 18, 2025    
4:00 pm - 4:45 pm
The film covers Dr. Fred Urquhart's nearly 40-year-long scientific investigation into the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus), tracking the details of what is considered one of…
Space: A New Frontier
January 19, 2025    
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
The Next Space Age Is Now An entire generation came of age with the indescribable awe of landing on the Moon — and the ensuing…
Superpower Dogs
January 19, 2025    
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
SUPERPOWER DOGS is a made-for-GIANT Screen documentary that demonstrates that our pets are capable of having superpowers. With the help of loving humans who help train…
Space: A New Frontier
January 19, 2025    
3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
The Next Space Age Is Now An entire generation came of age with the indescribable awe of landing on the Moon — and the ensuing…
T. Rex
January 19, 2025    
4:00 pm - 4:45 pm
Working with top tyrannosaur scientists, a coalition of natural history institutions, and pioneering paleo and visual effects artists, GSF’s original giant screen production on this…
Space: A New Frontier
January 20, 2025    
11:00 am - 11:45 am
The Next Space Age Is Now An entire generation came of age with the indescribable awe of landing on the Moon — and the ensuing…
Back From The Brink
January 20, 2025    
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm
Meet the scientists, park rangers, and students working to save endangered animals around the world during this thrilling, heartfelt adventure! Discover how California’s enchanting Channel…
T. Rex
January 20, 2025    
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
Working with top tyrannosaur scientists, a coalition of natural history institutions, and pioneering paleo and visual effects artists, GSF’s original giant screen production on this…
Wild Africa 3D
January 20, 2025    
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
BBC Earth’s WILD AFRICA 3D is a spectacular journey across the wildest continent on earth. From the highest mountains in Kenya, along great rivers, into…
Space: A New Frontier
January 20, 2025    
3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
The Next Space Age Is Now An entire generation came of age with the indescribable awe of landing on the Moon — and the ensuing…
Superpower Dogs
January 21, 2025    
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm
SUPERPOWER DOGS is a made-for-GIANT Screen documentary that demonstrates that our pets are capable of having superpowers. With the help of loving humans who help train…
T. Rex
January 21, 2025    
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
Working with top tyrannosaur scientists, a coalition of natural history institutions, and pioneering paleo and visual effects artists, GSF’s original giant screen production on this…
Oceans: Our Blue Planet
January 21, 2025    
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
Embark on a global odyssey with Oceans: Our Blue Planet and go further into the unknown than ever thought possible using new ocean science and technology. From…
Space: A New Frontier
January 21, 2025    
3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
The Next Space Age Is Now An entire generation came of age with the indescribable awe of landing on the Moon — and the ensuing…
T. Rex
January 22, 2025    
10:05 am - 10:50 am
Working with top tyrannosaur scientists, a coalition of natural history institutions, and pioneering paleo and visual effects artists, GSF’s original giant screen production on this…
Back From The Brink
January 22, 2025    
11:00 am - 11:45 am
Meet the scientists, park rangers, and students working to save endangered animals around the world during this thrilling, heartfelt adventure! Discover how California’s enchanting Channel…
Space: A New Frontier
January 22, 2025    
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm
The Next Space Age Is Now An entire generation came of age with the indescribable awe of landing on the Moon — and the ensuing…
Arctic: Our Frozen Planet
January 22, 2025    
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
At the very top of the globe, lies a spectacular, frozen realm. But don’t be fooled by appearances…this place is not frozen in time. It’s…
T. Rex
January 22, 2025    
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
Working with top tyrannosaur scientists, a coalition of natural history institutions, and pioneering paleo and visual effects artists, GSF’s original giant screen production on this…
Wild Africa 3D
January 22, 2025    
3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
BBC Earth’s WILD AFRICA 3D is a spectacular journey across the wildest continent on earth. From the highest mountains in Kenya, along great rivers, into…
T. Rex
January 23, 2025    
11:00 am - 11:45 am
Working with top tyrannosaur scientists, a coalition of natural history institutions, and pioneering paleo and visual effects artists, GSF’s original giant screen production on this…
Space: A New Frontier
January 23, 2025    
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm
The Next Space Age Is Now An entire generation came of age with the indescribable awe of landing on the Moon — and the ensuing…
Arctic: Our Frozen Planet
January 23, 2025    
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
At the very top of the globe, lies a spectacular, frozen realm. But don’t be fooled by appearances…this place is not frozen in time. It’s…
Space: A New Frontier
January 23, 2025    
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
The Next Space Age Is Now An entire generation came of age with the indescribable awe of landing on the Moon — and the ensuing…
T. Rex
January 23, 2025    
3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
Working with top tyrannosaur scientists, a coalition of natural history institutions, and pioneering paleo and visual effects artists, GSF’s original giant screen production on this…
Space: A New Frontier
January 23, 2025    
4:00 pm - 4:45 pm
The Next Space Age Is Now An entire generation came of age with the indescribable awe of landing on the Moon — and the ensuing…
T. Rex
January 23, 2025    
5:00 pm - 5:45 pm
Working with top tyrannosaur scientists, a coalition of natural history institutions, and pioneering paleo and visual effects artists, GSF’s original giant screen production on this…
Space: A New Frontier
January 23, 2025    
6:00 pm - 6:45 pm
The Next Space Age Is Now An entire generation came of age with the indescribable awe of landing on the Moon — and the ensuing…
Interstellar (2014)
January 23, 2025    
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Mankind's Next Step Will Be Our Greatest In the near future around the American Midwest, Cooper, an ex-science engineer and pilot, is tied to his…
T. Rex
January 24, 2025    
11:00 am - 11:45 am
Working with top tyrannosaur scientists, a coalition of natural history institutions, and pioneering paleo and visual effects artists, GSF’s original giant screen production on this…
Museum Alive!
January 24, 2025    
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm
The fantasy that drives sleepovers and fires the imagination of every museum visitor is at the very heart of Museum Alive 3D: what if the…
Space: A New Frontier
January 24, 2025    
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
The Next Space Age Is Now An entire generation came of age with the indescribable awe of landing on the Moon — and the ensuing…
T. Rex
January 24, 2025    
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
Working with top tyrannosaur scientists, a coalition of natural history institutions, and pioneering paleo and visual effects artists, GSF’s original giant screen production on this…
Space: A New Frontier
January 24, 2025    
3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
The Next Space Age Is Now An entire generation came of age with the indescribable awe of landing on the Moon — and the ensuing…
T. Rex
January 25, 2025    
11:00 am - 11:45 am
Working with top tyrannosaur scientists, a coalition of natural history institutions, and pioneering paleo and visual effects artists, GSF’s original giant screen production on this…
Museum Alive!
January 25, 2025    
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm
The fantasy that drives sleepovers and fires the imagination of every museum visitor is at the very heart of Museum Alive 3D: what if the…
Space: A New Frontier
January 25, 2025    
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
The Next Space Age Is Now An entire generation came of age with the indescribable awe of landing on the Moon — and the ensuing…
Museum Alive!
January 25, 2025    
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
The fantasy that drives sleepovers and fires the imagination of every museum visitor is at the very heart of Museum Alive 3D: what if the…
Space: A New Frontier
January 25, 2025    
3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
The Next Space Age Is Now An entire generation came of age with the indescribable awe of landing on the Moon — and the ensuing…
T. Rex
January 25, 2025    
4:00 pm - 4:45 pm
Working with top tyrannosaur scientists, a coalition of natural history institutions, and pioneering paleo and visual effects artists, GSF’s original giant screen production on this…
Space: A New Frontier
January 26, 2025    
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
The Next Space Age Is Now An entire generation came of age with the indescribable awe of landing on the Moon — and the ensuing…
Superpower Dogs
January 26, 2025    
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
SUPERPOWER DOGS is a made-for-GIANT Screen documentary that demonstrates that our pets are capable of having superpowers. With the help of loving humans who help train…
Space: A New Frontier
January 26, 2025    
3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
The Next Space Age Is Now An entire generation came of age with the indescribable awe of landing on the Moon — and the ensuing…
T. Rex
January 26, 2025    
4:00 pm - 4:45 pm
Working with top tyrannosaur scientists, a coalition of natural history institutions, and pioneering paleo and visual effects artists, GSF’s original giant screen production on this…
T. Rex
January 27, 2025    
11:00 am - 11:45 am
Working with top tyrannosaur scientists, a coalition of natural history institutions, and pioneering paleo and visual effects artists, GSF’s original giant screen production on this…
Flight of the Butterflies
January 27, 2025    
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm
The film covers Dr. Fred Urquhart's nearly 40-year-long scientific investigation into the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus), tracking the details of what is considered one of…
T. Rex
January 27, 2025    
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
Working with top tyrannosaur scientists, a coalition of natural history institutions, and pioneering paleo and visual effects artists, GSF’s original giant screen production on this…
Arctic: Our Frozen Planet
January 27, 2025    
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
At the very top of the globe, lies a spectacular, frozen realm. But don’t be fooled by appearances…this place is not frozen in time. It’s…
T. Rex
January 27, 2025    
3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
Working with top tyrannosaur scientists, a coalition of natural history institutions, and pioneering paleo and visual effects artists, GSF’s original giant screen production on this…
T. Rex
January 28, 2025    
11:00 am - 11:45 am
Working with top tyrannosaur scientists, a coalition of natural history institutions, and pioneering paleo and visual effects artists, GSF’s original giant screen production on this…
Museum Alive!
January 28, 2025    
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm
The fantasy that drives sleepovers and fires the imagination of every museum visitor is at the very heart of Museum Alive 3D: what if the…
T. Rex
January 28, 2025    
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
Working with top tyrannosaur scientists, a coalition of natural history institutions, and pioneering paleo and visual effects artists, GSF’s original giant screen production on this…
Back From The Brink
January 28, 2025    
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
Meet the scientists, park rangers, and students working to save endangered animals around the world during this thrilling, heartfelt adventure! Discover how California’s enchanting Channel…
T. Rex
January 28, 2025    
3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
Working with top tyrannosaur scientists, a coalition of natural history institutions, and pioneering paleo and visual effects artists, GSF’s original giant screen production on this…
T. Rex
January 29, 2025    
11:00 am - 11:45 am
Working with top tyrannosaur scientists, a coalition of natural history institutions, and pioneering paleo and visual effects artists, GSF’s original giant screen production on this…
Superpower Dogs
January 29, 2025    
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm
SUPERPOWER DOGS is a made-for-GIANT Screen documentary that demonstrates that our pets are capable of having superpowers. With the help of loving humans who help train…
T. Rex
January 29, 2025    
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
Working with top tyrannosaur scientists, a coalition of natural history institutions, and pioneering paleo and visual effects artists, GSF’s original giant screen production on this…
Arctic: Our Frozen Planet
January 29, 2025    
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
At the very top of the globe, lies a spectacular, frozen realm. But don’t be fooled by appearances…this place is not frozen in time. It’s…
T. Rex
January 29, 2025    
3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
Working with top tyrannosaur scientists, a coalition of natural history institutions, and pioneering paleo and visual effects artists, GSF’s original giant screen production on this…
Wild Africa 3D
January 30, 2025    
11:00 am - 11:45 am
BBC Earth’s WILD AFRICA 3D is a spectacular journey across the wildest continent on earth. From the highest mountains in Kenya, along great rivers, into…
T. Rex
January 30, 2025    
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm
Working with top tyrannosaur scientists, a coalition of natural history institutions, and pioneering paleo and visual effects artists, GSF’s original giant screen production on this…
Oceans: Our Blue Planet
January 30, 2025    
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
Embark on a global odyssey with Oceans: Our Blue Planet and go further into the unknown than ever thought possible using new ocean science and technology. From…
T. Rex
January 30, 2025    
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
Working with top tyrannosaur scientists, a coalition of natural history institutions, and pioneering paleo and visual effects artists, GSF’s original giant screen production on this…
Arctic: Our Frozen Planet
January 30, 2025    
3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
At the very top of the globe, lies a spectacular, frozen realm. But don’t be fooled by appearances…this place is not frozen in time. It’s…
T. Rex
January 30, 2025    
4:00 pm - 4:45 pm
Working with top tyrannosaur scientists, a coalition of natural history institutions, and pioneering paleo and visual effects artists, GSF’s original giant screen production on this…
Back From The Brink
January 30, 2025    
5:00 pm - 5:45 pm
Meet the scientists, park rangers, and students working to save endangered animals around the world during this thrilling, heartfelt adventure! Discover how California’s enchanting Channel…
T. Rex
January 30, 2025    
6:00 pm - 6:45 pm
Working with top tyrannosaur scientists, a coalition of natural history institutions, and pioneering paleo and visual effects artists, GSF’s original giant screen production on this…
Little Women (1994) - Crafting Friendly Showing
January 30, 2025    
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
The Story That Has Lived In Our Hearts For Generations Louisa May Alcott's autobiographical account of her life with her three sisters in Concord, Massachusetts…
Back From The Brink
January 31, 2025    
10:05 am - 10:50 am
Meet the scientists, park rangers, and students working to save endangered animals around the world during this thrilling, heartfelt adventure! Discover how California’s enchanting Channel…
Flight of the Butterflies
January 31, 2025    
11:00 am - 11:45 am
The film covers Dr. Fred Urquhart's nearly 40-year-long scientific investigation into the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus), tracking the details of what is considered one of…
T. Rex
January 31, 2025    
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm
Working with top tyrannosaur scientists, a coalition of natural history institutions, and pioneering paleo and visual effects artists, GSF’s original giant screen production on this…
Arctic: Our Frozen Planet
January 31, 2025    
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
At the very top of the globe, lies a spectacular, frozen realm. But don’t be fooled by appearances…this place is not frozen in time. It’s…
T. Rex
January 31, 2025    
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
Working with top tyrannosaur scientists, a coalition of natural history institutions, and pioneering paleo and visual effects artists, GSF’s original giant screen production on this…
Wild Africa 3D
January 31, 2025    
3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
BBC Earth’s WILD AFRICA 3D is a spectacular journey across the wildest continent on earth. From the highest mountains in Kenya, along great rivers, into…
Events on December 29, 2024
Inside Out 2
December 29, 2024  
1:00 pm - 2:45 pm
T. Rex
December 29, 2024  
3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
Space: A New Frontier
December 29, 2024  
4:00 pm - 4:45 pm
Events on December 30, 2024
Space: A New Frontier
December 30, 2024  
11:00 am - 11:45 am
T. Rex
December 30, 2024  
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm
Journey To Space
December 30, 2024  
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
Inside Out 2
December 30, 2024  
2:00 pm - 3:45 pm
Events on December 31, 2024
T. Rex
December 31, 2024  
11:00 am - 11:45 am
Space: A New Frontier
December 31, 2024  
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm
Inside Out 2
December 31, 2024  
1:00 pm - 2:45 pm
Space: A New Frontier
December 31, 2024  
3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
Events on January 2, 2025
Arctic: Our Frozen Planet
January 2, 2025  
11:00 am - 11:45 am
Space: A New Frontier
January 2, 2025  
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm
T. Rex
January 2, 2025  
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
Space: A New Frontier
January 2, 2025  
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
T. Rex
January 2, 2025  
3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
Space: A New Frontier
January 2, 2025  
4:00 pm - 4:45 pm
Wild Africa 3D
January 2, 2025  
5:00 pm - 5:45 pm
T. Rex
January 2, 2025  
6:00 pm - 6:45 pm
Wonka (2023)
January 2, 2025  
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Events on January 3, 2025
Wonka (2023)
January 3, 2025  
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Space: A New Frontier
January 3, 2025  
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
T. Rex
January 3, 2025  
3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
Wonka (2023)
January 3, 2025  
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Events on January 4, 2025
Oceans: Our Blue Planet
January 4, 2025  
10:05 am - 10:50 am
Wonka (2023)
January 4, 2025  
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Oceans: Our Blue Planet
January 4, 2025  
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
Space: A New Frontier
January 4, 2025  
3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
Flight of the Butterflies
January 4, 2025  
4:00 pm - 4:45 pm
Events on January 5, 2025
Space: A New Frontier
January 5, 2025  
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
Wonka (2023)
January 5, 2025  
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Events on January 11, 2025
Space: A New Frontier
January 11, 2025  
11:00 am - 11:45 am
Flight of the Butterflies
January 11, 2025  
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm
Space: A New Frontier
January 11, 2025  
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
Superpower Dogs
January 11, 2025  
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
Space: A New Frontier
January 11, 2025  
3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
Museum Alive!
January 11, 2025  
4:00 pm - 4:45 pm
Events on January 12, 2025
Superpower Dogs
January 12, 2025  
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
Space: A New Frontier
January 12, 2025  
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
T. Rex
January 12, 2025  
3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
Space: A New Frontier
January 12, 2025  
4:00 pm - 4:45 pm
Events on January 13, 2025
Space: A New Frontier
January 13, 2025  
11:00 am - 11:45 am
Mummies 3D
January 13, 2025  
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm
Space: A New Frontier
January 13, 2025  
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
Superpower Dogs
January 13, 2025  
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
T. Rex
January 13, 2025  
3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
Events on January 14, 2025
Space: A New Frontier
January 14, 2025  
10:05 am - 10:50 am
T. Rex
January 14, 2025  
11:00 am - 11:45 am
Space: A New Frontier
January 14, 2025  
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm
Flight of the Butterflies
January 14, 2025  
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
T. Rex
January 14, 2025  
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
Volcanoes: Fires of Creation
January 14, 2025  
3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
Events on January 15, 2025
T. Rex
January 15, 2025  
11:00 am - 11:45 am
Oceans: Our Blue Planet
January 15, 2025  
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm
Space: A New Frontier
January 15, 2025  
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
T. Rex
January 15, 2025  
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
Space: A New Frontier
January 15, 2025  
3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
Events on January 16, 2025
Wild Africa 3D
January 16, 2025  
11:00 am - 11:45 am
Space: A New Frontier
January 16, 2025  
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm
T. Rex
January 16, 2025  
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
Space: A New Frontier
January 16, 2025  
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
Oceans: Our Blue Planet
January 16, 2025  
3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
T. Rex
January 16, 2025  
4:00 pm - 4:45 pm
Hidden Figures (2016)
January 16, 2025  
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Events on January 17, 2025
T. Rex
January 17, 2025  
11:00 am - 11:45 am
Arctic: Our Frozen Planet
January 17, 2025  
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm
Space: A New Frontier
January 17, 2025  
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
T. Rex
January 17, 2025  
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
Space: A New Frontier
January 17, 2025  
3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
Events on January 18, 2025
Space: A New Frontier
January 18, 2025  
11:00 am - 11:45 am
T. Rex
January 18, 2025  
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm
Space: A New Frontier
January 18, 2025  
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
Superpower Dogs
January 18, 2025  
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
T. Rex
January 18, 2025  
3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
Flight of the Butterflies
January 18, 2025  
4:00 pm - 4:45 pm
Events on January 19, 2025
Space: A New Frontier
January 19, 2025  
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
Superpower Dogs
January 19, 2025  
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
Space: A New Frontier
January 19, 2025  
3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
T. Rex
January 19, 2025  
4:00 pm - 4:45 pm
Events on January 20, 2025
Space: A New Frontier
January 20, 2025  
11:00 am - 11:45 am
Back From The Brink
January 20, 2025  
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm
T. Rex
January 20, 2025  
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
Wild Africa 3D
January 20, 2025  
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
Space: A New Frontier
January 20, 2025  
3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
Events on January 21, 2025
Superpower Dogs
January 21, 2025  
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm
T. Rex
January 21, 2025  
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
Oceans: Our Blue Planet
January 21, 2025  
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
Space: A New Frontier
January 21, 2025  
3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
Events on January 22, 2025
T. Rex
January 22, 2025  
10:05 am - 10:50 am
Back From The Brink
January 22, 2025  
11:00 am - 11:45 am
Space: A New Frontier
January 22, 2025  
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm
Arctic: Our Frozen Planet
January 22, 2025  
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
T. Rex
January 22, 2025  
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
Wild Africa 3D
January 22, 2025  
3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
Events on January 23, 2025
T. Rex
January 23, 2025  
11:00 am - 11:45 am
Space: A New Frontier
January 23, 2025  
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm
Arctic: Our Frozen Planet
January 23, 2025  
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
Space: A New Frontier
January 23, 2025  
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
T. Rex
January 23, 2025  
3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
Space: A New Frontier
January 23, 2025  
4:00 pm - 4:45 pm
T. Rex
January 23, 2025  
5:00 pm - 5:45 pm
Space: A New Frontier
January 23, 2025  
6:00 pm - 6:45 pm
Interstellar (2014)
January 23, 2025  
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Events on January 24, 2025
T. Rex
January 24, 2025  
11:00 am - 11:45 am
Museum Alive!
January 24, 2025  
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm
Space: A New Frontier
January 24, 2025  
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
T. Rex
January 24, 2025  
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
Space: A New Frontier
January 24, 2025  
3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
Events on January 25, 2025
T. Rex
January 25, 2025  
11:00 am - 11:45 am
Museum Alive!
January 25, 2025  
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm
Space: A New Frontier
January 25, 2025  
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
Museum Alive!
January 25, 2025  
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
Space: A New Frontier
January 25, 2025  
3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
T. Rex
January 25, 2025  
4:00 pm - 4:45 pm
Events on January 26, 2025
Space: A New Frontier
January 26, 2025  
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
Superpower Dogs
January 26, 2025  
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
Space: A New Frontier
January 26, 2025  
3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
T. Rex
January 26, 2025  
4:00 pm - 4:45 pm
Events on January 27, 2025
T. Rex
January 27, 2025  
11:00 am - 11:45 am
Flight of the Butterflies
January 27, 2025  
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm
T. Rex
January 27, 2025  
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
Arctic: Our Frozen Planet
January 27, 2025  
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
T. Rex
January 27, 2025  
3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
Events on January 28, 2025
T. Rex
January 28, 2025  
11:00 am - 11:45 am
Museum Alive!
January 28, 2025  
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm
T. Rex
January 28, 2025  
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
Back From The Brink
January 28, 2025  
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
T. Rex
January 28, 2025  
3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
Events on January 29, 2025
T. Rex
January 29, 2025  
11:00 am - 11:45 am
Superpower Dogs
January 29, 2025  
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm
T. Rex
January 29, 2025  
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
Arctic: Our Frozen Planet
January 29, 2025  
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
T. Rex
January 29, 2025  
3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
Events on January 30, 2025
Wild Africa 3D
January 30, 2025  
11:00 am - 11:45 am
T. Rex
January 30, 2025  
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm
Oceans: Our Blue Planet
January 30, 2025  
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
T. Rex
January 30, 2025  
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
Arctic: Our Frozen Planet
January 30, 2025  
3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
T. Rex
January 30, 2025  
4:00 pm - 4:45 pm
Back From The Brink
January 30, 2025  
5:00 pm - 5:45 pm
T. Rex
January 30, 2025  
6:00 pm - 6:45 pm
Little Women (1994) - Crafting Friendly Showing
January 30, 2025  
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Events on January 31, 2025
Back From The Brink
January 31, 2025  
10:05 am - 10:50 am
Flight of the Butterflies
January 31, 2025  
11:00 am - 11:45 am
T. Rex
January 31, 2025  
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm
Arctic: Our Frozen Planet
January 31, 2025  
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
T. Rex
January 31, 2025  
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
Wild Africa 3D
January 31, 2025  
3:00 pm - 3:45 pm

Our GIANT Screen Movies

Museum Alive 3D on the GIANT Screen at the Putnam Museum

Museum Alive – 3D

At Night, This Museum Comes Alive… The fantasy that drives sleepovers and fires the imagination is at the very heart of Museum Alive 3D. David…

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Secrets of the Dunes on the GIANT Screen at the Putnam Museum in Davenport, IA,

Secrets of the Dunes

DISCOVER THE HIDDEN PAST OF A MAGICAL LAND Step into the Arabian Peninsula’s history that stretches back 125,000 years, where evidence of the earliest known…

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Experience the Superpower Dogs 3D movie at the Putnam's GIANT Screen Theater

Superpower Dogs – 3D

The World Needs Real Heros! SUPERPOWER DOGS is a made-for-GIANT Screen documentary that demonstrates that our pets are capable of having superpowers. With the help of…

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T Rex 3D on the GIANT screen at the Putnam Museum in Davenport, IA.

T. Rex – 3D

Here comes the planet’s most famous dinosaur – the hit-maker, the headliner, the apex attraction – TYRANNOSAURUS REX in 3D.

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Thursday nights at the Putnam Museum in Davenport, IA.

Thursday Nights

Join us for a different movie each week—whether you’re a fan of nail-biting blockbusters or timeless classics, we’ve got something for everyone!

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Please Note: The Museum & Science Center will be closed for maintenance, cleaning, and updates January 8 -12.

We will resume normal hours on Saturday (1/13). Thank you for your patience, understanding and continued support!

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