Survivor: The Place of Humans in the Natural World — A Traveling Exhibition

January 1st, 2004 - July 31st, 2008 | PROJECT

The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology will work over three years to design, develop and fabricate "Survivor, the Place of Humans in the Natural World," a 3,000 sq. ft. traveling exhibition for audiences ages nine and older which explores the process and consequences of human evolution in the context of its implications for our daily lives. Using hands-on interactive devices, flexible exhibit designs with multimedia capabilities, and interactive "Web-chats" with an open community of scholars, UPM will engage visitors with the discovery of the place of humans on the planet Earth. The exhibition, along with ancillary educational materials and programs, is scheduled to open in 2006, then subsequently travel for three years to nine widely distributed institutions, ultimately serving a national audience of several million viewers.

Project Website(s)

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Project Products

Surviving: The Body of Evidence

Team Members

Richard Hodges, Principal Investigator, University of Pennsylvania
Janet Monge, Co-Principal Investigator, University of Pennsylvania

Funders

Funding Source: NSF
Funding Program: ISE/AISL
Award Number: 0337243
Funding Amount: 1875030

Tags

Audience: Elementary School Children (6-10) | General Public | Middle School Children (11-13) | Museum | ISE Professionals | Youth | Teen (up to 17)
Discipline: Life science
Resource Type: Project Descriptions
Environment Type: Exhibitions | Museum and Science Center Exhibits