SPROUTS Learning Lab — Burpee Museum of Natural History
SPROUTS Learning Lab, an interactive early-childhood science exhibit at the Burpee Museum of Natural History in Rockford, Illinois, opened in 2018; design by Architecture Is Fun with fabrication, installation, and project management by Chicago Scenic Studios.
| Venue | Burpee Museum of Natural History |
|---|---|
| Project type | New Exhibition |
| Status | Completed |
| Year completed | 2018 |
| Technologies | hands-on discovery stations |
Credits
| Firm | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Scenic Studios, Inc. | Fabrication | Fabrication, installation, project management |
| architecture-is-fun | Exhibit Design |
Description
Centered on a U-shaped "Conversation Pit" with accessible cubbies of touchable artifacts, a "Dino Wall" for customizing a T-Rex silhouette, and a "Cloud of Wonder" of suspended taxidermy animals, all built low to the ground for child accessibility.