Traveling Exhibits

NEW!

Art for Nature's Sake:

Duck Stamps & Wetland Conservation

Commemorates the 75th anniversary of one of our country's most successful conservation programs—the Federal Duck Stamp Program—and celebrates the benefits and diversity of wetlands. Thirty-six stamps and signed waterfowl prints feature some of the finest nature art from artists such as Maynard Reece, the Hautman brothers, John Ruthven, Nancy Howe, and Adam Grimm and many others.

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Liberty on the Border: A Civil War Exhibit

Tour EXTENDED!

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This innovative exhibit invites visitors to experience the American Civil War by examining concepts of "borders"—physical, cultural, ideological. By looking at the way borders were drawn and perceived before, during, and after the war, visitors develop a deeper comprehension of the different and sometimes contentious meanings of personal "liberty."

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Children Just Like Me

Tour EXTENDED!

Based on DK Publishing's award-winning book by the same title, Children Just Like Me™ showcases the unique diversity of the world's children while also exploring the common bonds they share. Click exhibit logo for more information.

Thoreau’s Walden: A Journey in Photographs by Scot Miller

A traveling exhibition presented by the Harvard Museum

of Natural History.Tour management provided

by Cincinnati Museum Center.

Walden...a place worth a thousand pictures.A place that inspired thousands of words.This exhibition invites visitors to return to the outdoors through 29 photographs capturing the natural beauty that inspired Henry David Thoreau.

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In the Dark

Explore different environments of darkness and the unique life forms that inhabit them through a combination of hands-on and whole-body interactives, walk-through dioramas, and specimens. Wander through a nocturnal forest past glowing mushrooms, and discover the amazing underground worlds beneath basement floors and backyards. Fragile cave ecosystems provide a labyrinth of adventure, and take the plunge to explore the unique life deep in the world's oceans. Finally, discover how darkness has intrigued and influenced humans for thousand of years, and how we can help preserve fragile worlds without light.

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Earthworks: Virtual Explorations of the Ancient Ohio Valley

A traveling exhibition from the University of Cincinnati’s

CERHAS program produced in conjunction with

the Cincinnati Museum Center and funded by a grant

from the National Endowment for the Humanities

Modern technology brings to life the ancient constructions of the early inhabitants of the Ohio Valley region.

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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.

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