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Delaware Museum of Natural History: Metamorphosis of Museum's exhibits

October 1, 2019 - September 30, 2020 | Exhibitions

With input from its community and benchmarking against other natural history museums across the nation, the Delaware Museum of Natural History will transform its exhibits from static, taxonomy-based dioramas to interactive, ecosystem-driven engagement areas with more relevant STEM content and stories. The museum will work with an exhibit design firm to develop interpretive content, exhibit design, and related elements. Project activities will also include testing of exhibit prototypes and workshops for museum staff on best practices in evaluation. A final design development package will be presented to the Board of Trustees for approval and the museum will change its name to the Delaware Museum of Nature and Science.

Funders

IMLS
Funding Program: Museums for America
Award Number: MA-10-19-0585-19
Funding Amount: $249,618

TEAM MEMBERS

  • William Spruance
    Principal Investigator
    Delaware Museum of Natural History
  • Discipline: Ecology, forestry, and agriculture | Life science
    Audience: General Public | Museum/ISE Professionals | Evaluators
    Environment Type: Exhibitions | Museum and Science Center Exhibits

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