BACKYARD MONSTERS TAKE OVER SOUTH FLORIDA SCIENCE MUSEUM
(West Palm Beach) – Want to know what is crawling around in the backyard? Get a bug’s eye view of what’s lurking out there at the South Florida Science Museum’s newest traveling exhibit, Backyard Monsters running from May 25 through September 16, 2012 during normal Museum hours. The exhibit will open with Buggin’ Out Nights at the Museum on May 25th from 6 to 10 p.m.
“Backyard Monsters provides a fascinating perspective on insects, Natures ultimate survivors,” said Lew Crampton, CEO of the South Florida Science Museum. “Bugs have been with us for over 500 million years, and the changes they’ve made to adapt to their environment are nothing short of amazing. Backyard Monsters is one of our best exhibits yet, with giant butterflies and dragonflies, hands-on games and contests, and opportunities to view and experience the world as bugs do.”
The special summer exhibit will feature giant robotic insects, some with nearly 20 foot wingspans — a butterfly, praying mantis, and a dragonfly — whose anatomical accuracy has been endorsed by the American Entomological Society. The exhibit features interactive, enlightening displays allowing visitors to move remote controlled bugs, get a bugs eye view of the world, hands-on learning of how insects eat and also how they fly. In addition, guests can see a collection of exotic insects from around the world and real live creepy-crawlies. Backyard Monsters vividly presents the fascinating world of insects, up-close-and-personal… perhaps too up-close for the faint-hearted!
Visitors at Buggin’ Out Nights at the Museum can explore the incredible world of insects while getting a close-up look at a praying mantis, carpenter ants, scorpion, a dragon fly and more at the Museum’s newest exhibit, Backyard Monsters! The evening will also feature crafts and activities for guests of all ages. Admission to Buggin’ Out Nights at the Museum is: $11.00 for adults, children ages three-12 are $7.00 and children under three years are free.
Looking toward its next 50 years of science in the community, the South Florida Science Museum is kicking off expansion plans with an upcoming groundbreaking on April 5. Featuring fun and educational programming for all ages, the South Florida Science Museum is a non-profit organization dedicated to exciting curiosity and furthering the understanding and appreciation of science and technology. The Museum features more than 50 hands-on exhibits, a digital planetarium, fresh and saltwater aquariums, as well as natural history exhibitions. Each year the Museum welcomes more than 125,000 visitors and reaches more than 45,000 students through workshops at the Museum and outreach programs to local schools.
The South Florida Science Museum is located at 4801 Dreher Trail North in West Palm Beach. Museum hours are Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday noon to 6 p.m.
Museum admission, which includes the Backyard Monsters exhibition, is: Adults $11.95, Seniors 62+ $10.45, children ages three-12 $8.95, and children under three years and Museum members are free.
For more information about the South Florida Science Museum or the Backyard Monsters exhibit, please call 561-832-1988 or visit www.sfsm.org.