The Experiential Design Index

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.

VenueCleveland Museum of Natural History
Project typeNew Exhibition
StatusCompleted
Year completed2016
Technologiessuspended animal trails, interactive play elements

Credits

FirmRoleNote
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.

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