Press ReleaseThe Wildlife Experience Unveils Several Gallery DesignsDENVER- April 25, 2002- The Wildlife Experience, an exciting new museum, unveils three of its nine new gallery designs. Each gallery will be premiered at the museum's Grand Opening Celebration scheduled for Labor Day Weekend. Combining Wildlife Art and Natural History, the museum and its galleries promise to be interactive and exciting for all who visit them. Each of the Galleries uniquely represents the museum's mission by carrying messages about the importance of wildlife and habitat conservation, the balance of nature, and the relationships that are formed between animals, humans, and our environments. One of the first galleries guests will see after they make their way through our main plaza and atrium is the Conservation Gallery. The Conservation Gallery will feature annual rotating exhibits devoted to specific environmental and conservation efforts for the protection of wildlife. The inaugural exhibit, Back from the Brink, documents the return of the American bison from near extinction. Visitors will start their journey through the gallery with the story of how the bison came to North America, over 40,000 years ago. As visitors wind through the ages they will be able to engage in an interactive trivia game, gaze at a variety of art pieces including Veryl Goodnight's larger than life bronze sculpture, and step into a tipi where they can explore a variety of bison and Native American artifacts. After visiting the Conservation Gallery, visitors may choose to visit the Africa Gallery. This gallery tells the story of Africa's vanishing habitat, comparing the African wilds of 100 years ago to today's Africa. Designed as an interactive Biologists' field camp, visitors can engage in a variety of activities, including writing in a field journal, examining preserved Goliath beetles, using microscopes, and listening to stories about the African culture by the campfire. A quiet corner of the gallery will be host to African animal art from the museum's permanent collection. Although all of the galleries will have plenty of interactive stops for children, visitors may want to bring the young ones to the Children's Gallery. Created for children, this dynamic gallery includes a variety of educational video games, 24 themed Discovery Drawers containing anything from animal pelts to bird eggs for our guests to explore, to a full service art center where children of all ages can let their creativity flourish. After constructing their masterpiece, guests can also visit the science table and wildlife footprint sandbox. One of the primary goals of The Wildlife Experience is to instill a love and respect of all things wild through education and example, and inspire those who visit the museum and it's unique galleries to become involved in conservation efforts. The Wildlife Experience is a new art and natural history museum opening just south of Denver, Labor Day Weekend. For admission prices, museum and giant screen theater hours, and any other information please call (720) 488-3303 or visit The Wildlife Experience website at www.thewildlifeexperience.org. Gallery artwork available upon request. # # # |
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