Interactive activities abound, with tons of touchable objects and interactive displays.
Little ones can scamper in and through the fox's den, learning how this creature moves in its home environment.
Kids can learn about the animals that live around the world, and the ones in their own back yard!
Check out our interactive camp, designed to give future explorers a feel for being "in the field".
A mixed forest display invites visitors to identify local plant and animal species.
Hands-on discovery for the young…and young at heart.
Mossy frogs, a touchable shark jaw, snake skin, a fox's den and more beckon in a hands-on gallery designed to connect visitors in a fun, family-friendly environment to the amazing variety and interdependence of plants and animals. Learn about invasive Asian carps that could threaten our native species and the health of our Great Lakes in the Carolinian Forest and Great Lakes Marsh displays. Touchable specimens, interactive displays, photo-ops, and trained facilitators invite you to actively explore hundreds of specimens that reflect the Museum's collections and research.
About the Gallery
What?
The gallery introduces visitors of all ages to the complex relationships among all living things in a relaxed, interactive environment, while showcasing specimens representing the Museums Natural History collections and research.
Where?
Specimens within the gallery originate from locations all over the world.
When?
Some specimens are hundreds of years old, and some are still living!
