The Experiential Design Index

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.

VenueBurpee Museum of Natural History
Project typeNew Exhibition
StatusCompleted
Year completed2018
Technologieshands-on discovery stations

Credits

FirmRoleNote
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.

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