Recycling, reusing, renewing and reducing are the themes behind “Green Revolution,” the feature exhibit at the Museum of Science & History on the Southbank.
Based on an exhibition originally created by the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, the museum is hosting the display through the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service.
The exhibit focuses on the themes of waste, energy, green pioneers, gardening and composting, green construction and controlling the carbon footprint.
How the museum installed the exhibit also follows the concepts of conserving energy and protecting the environment.
Instead of arriving in crates hauled hundreds — or even thousands — of miles by trucks from its previous site, museum staff downloaded digital plans for the feature’s elements, then assembled the exhibit using locally sourced components.
“This exhibit is very organic. Even the televisions have been used for previous exhibits. We are recycling and re-using,” said museum spokeswoman Kristi Taylor.
In addition to the exhibit in the second-floor gallery, the museum has developed a slate of related activities.
Family activity projects are scheduled Nov. 17 for gardening and composting, Dec. 8 for green housing and Jan. 5 for energy.
In the Bryan-Gooding Planetarium, “Dynamic Earth,” a program that allows viewers to follow a trail of energy from the sun to the systems that shape Earth’s climate is presented at 1 p.m. Monday-Saturday through Nov. 28.
MOSH After Dark will present “Sustainable Food in Jacksonville” at 6 p.m. Nov. 15.
“Green Revolution” will be on exhibit through Jan. 31.
For museum hours and membership information, visit themosh.org.
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