Perkins Wildlife Center and New Galleries — Cleveland Museum of Natural History
The Perkins Wildlife Center and a set of new interior galleries at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History in Cleveland, OH, opened in phases beginning September 2016, designed by Thinc Design with architecture by AECOM.
| Venue | Cleveland Museum of Natural History |
|---|---|
| Project type | New Exhibition |
| Status | Completed |
| Year completed | 2016 |
| Technologies | suspended animal trails, interactive play elements |
Credits
| Firm | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Thinc Design | Exhibit Design | Exhibition planning and design for the Astronomy & Cosmology, Ohio, Smead Discovery Center, and Living Planet galleries plus the outdoor Perkins Wildlife Center |
| aecom | Architecture |
Description
The project added roughly 20,000 square feet of interior galleries and a two-acre outdoor Wildlife Center, including suspended animal trails that let visitors move through habitats alongside animals rather than viewing from fixed positions, plus interactive play elements such as slides and balance lines.