Our Weakening Web: The Story of Extinction
1,800 square-foot version available for purchase
Our Weakening Web encourages visitors to understand the process of extinction as a natural occurrence over millions of years. Through the display of life-like dioramas and interactive components that encourage hands-on learning, find out about the ecological relationships that bind all life forms together. The exhibit shows what is happening today and why environmental conservation is important. Our Weakening Web seeks to compel visitors to take action in their daily lives to promote preservation of the Earth's richness and biological diversity.
Download a Fact Sheet for this exhibit! Includes a Letter of Intent.
General Requirements
- 8-10 foot ceiling heights required
- On-site staffing
Exhibit Rental Fees
- 1,800 square-foot exhibit is $12,500 (deposit of $5,000 + prorated shipping fee of $5,500)
- This exhibit is available for purchase.
Supporting materials include: a marketing kit, teacher curriculum materials, a musical theater production, floor demonstration and a puppet show.
Schedule
4,000 Square Feet
February 2006 Permanently installed at the Wilbur D. May
Museum, Reno, NV
1,800 Square Feet
11/20/04–5/15/05 Farmington Museum, Farmington, NM
6/4/05–9/4/05 Las Cruces Museum of Natural History, NM
9/29/07–1/6/08 Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center,
Virginia Beach, VA
1/26/08–9/21/08 East Kentucky Science Center, Prestonsburg, KY
9/27/08–1/4/09 North Carolina Arboretum, Asheville, NC
1/17/09–4/26/09 ETSU Natural History Museum, Gray, TN
(tentative*)
5/9/09–8/30/09
9/12/09–1/3/09
Please call or email inquire about availability beyond these dates
* Tentative bookings subject to change.
Call the Department of Traveling Exhibits at (800) 733-2077 x7061 for additional information or venue availability.
Our Weakening Web is supported by grants from The National Science Foundation, The Procter & Gamble Company and a private donor.
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