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Tide Pools in Art & Nature

This event has ended. It was scheduled for 10/10/2024.

11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 10

Third Floor, West Wing and Discovery Center

In-Person Event

Join Assistant Curator Rachel Boesenberg and Animal Care Manager Nicole Abeln for a facilitated conversation about tide pools. Rachel will give a brief tour of the exhibition How to Survive, with a focus on Ellie Schmidt’s installation the tide pool room. Following the exhibition tour, the group will visit the Intertidal Tank in the Discovery Center to observe animals found along Alaska’s coastline. What initially looks like a quiet tank is teeming with life, and Nicole will help visitors identify the animals, share information about where they were collected and why, and answer questions.

Meet on the 3rd floor elevator lobby. Included with admission.