The Wildlife Experience

The Wildlife Experience is a wildlife conservation museum featuring natural history, fine art and film located in Parker, Colorado, about convert|10|mi|km south of Denver. The museum houses an extensive collection of natural history exhibits, paintings and sculpture, photography and large-format films. Rotating exhibits are devoted to wildlife conservation efforts and present a wide range of wildlife subjects, themes and learning experiences. The museum opened in 2002.

The mission of The Wildlife Experience is to instill respect for habitat and wildlife and inspire efforts to conserve for generations to come through educational, interactive and entertaining experiences. [http://www.thewildlifeexperience.org/why_conserve/conservation_philosophy.asp The Wildlife Experience, "Why We Conserve", accessed on January 19, 2008]

Exhibitions

Permanent Exhibitions

*Wild Colorado - An interactive exhibit that covers four major habitats of Colorado, from the Great Plains to the peaks of the Rocky Mountains.
*Colorado Profiles - An exhibit that documents the range of habitats found in Colorado through the well-known photography of John Fielder.
*Vanishing Africa - A natural history exhibit focuses on the grasslands of Africa, the wildlife that can be found there and on the Maasai culture.
*Discovery Den - An exhibit for children ages six to twelve designed to engage children and enhance their knowledge of animals and the natural world.
*Cubs Corner - An exhibit for children ages five and under designed to provide a stimulating environment where kids can learn basic concepts and ideas about the natural world.
*Nurturing Nature - An exhibit featuring artwork provided by Colorado students. [http://www.thewildlifeexperience.org/movies_exhibits/permanent_exhibits.asp The Wildlife Experience, "Permanent Exhibits", accessed on January 19, 2008]
*Globeology - A convert|25000|sqft|m2|sing=on exhibit that will feature eleven biomes of significance on earth is scheduled to open in the summer of 2009. [http://thewildlifeexperience.org/globeology/ The Wildlife Experience, "Globeology", accessed on January 19, 2008]

Extreme Screen Theater

The museum features a convert|2700|sqft|m2|sing=on screen designed by iWERKS. The screen is composed of a "proprietary reflective material", and is contained in a wheelchair accessible, 315 seat theater.cite web | title = Movies, Times and Prices | work = The Wildlife Experience | url = http://www.thewildlifeexperience.org/movies_exhibits/times_prices.asp | accessdate = 2008-08-04 ]

References

External links

* [http://www.thewildlifeexperience.org The Wildlife Experience official site]