In a press statement, Maskin, who also helmed the design of the newly opened ANOHA – The Children’s World of the Jewish Museum Berlin (which also employed considerable timber components), said that the renovation project “presented an incredible opportunity to align updated facility and exhibit design with the Bay Area Discovery Museum’s visionary educational theory and practices.” San Francisco-based landscape architecture and urban design firm Surfacedesign, Inc., and museum exhibit design and fabrication practice Pacific Studio, also based in Seattle, were also tapped to round out the larger project team. (Courtesy Matthew Millman)Īlan Maskin, design principal with the Seattle-based Olson Kundig, led the project along with principal and project manager Marlene Chen. (BADM shuttered entirely during the first few months of the coronavirus pandemic, reopening in August 2020.) A new activity space at BADM was completed as part of the $18.5 million makeover. The revamp of the 7.5-acre BADM campus was completed in incremental phases, allowing the museum to remain open to pint-sized visitors and their adult chaperones while renovation work was underway. This is the final major internal exhibit renovation to happen as part of the Ignite Discovery capital campaign.Īllergen warning: the new recycled rubber material used in the Dino Dig Pit and the sand in the topography table may contain materials that cause allergic reactions.First announced in early 2019, the transformative $18.5 million overhaul expanded the footprint of the multi-building BADM within its historic location, while yielding five new research-backed permanent exhibits and activity areas, as well as improved amenities as part of the museum’s BOLD: Spark Curiosity, Inspire Innovation capital campaign. “Digging deeper” questions are featured throughout the exhibit and encourage families to further engage with the educational content of the exhibit. In this immersive experience, children and families can explore the effect of human interactions with Earth’s systems. In addition, authentic fossils along with artwork created by local artist, Jessalyn Beasley, contribute to the thematic design for this natural science exhibit. An insect construction station to build 3D insects, learn the purpose of insect body parts, and understand the importance of insects.An augmented reality arthropod encounter where guests can virtually hold arthropods such as butterflies, scorpions, and more.A multisensory walk through the interior of a volcano.An augmented reality sandbox that invites guests to create mountains and valleys in sand and observe how water moves through the topography.A shake and wind table where guests can build a structure and test its strength in hurricane or tornadic force winds as well as in a simulated earthquake.The Dino Dig, a returning guest favorite that has been refurbished and is ready for young paleontologists to uncover buried fossils.Once inside the exhibit, guests will engage in hands-on learning through a variety of exhibit components, including: By delving into the exhibit’s experiential activities and engaging with real scientific techniques, tools, and samples, children and families will develop a deeper understanding of the natural world and its intricate networks.Īs guests enter UnEarthed, CDM’s beloved T-Rex skeleton towers overhead, setting the scene for discoveries around the physical and biological sciences. UnEarthed invites visitors to embark on an adventure to understand Earth’s interconnected systems. UnEarthed is a natural science exhibit aimed at building environmental literacy and cultivating respect for the natural world through observation, exploration, and investigation.
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