Monday, April 20, 2015

The National Aquarium in Baltimore Says It’s OK to Touch a Jellyfish in Latest Exhibit, Opening May 12

Visitors in Baltimore can expect a new hands-on exploratory experience at the National Aquarium’s latest exhibit Living Seashore starting May 12. 
As one of only a few exhibits in the country to allow direct interaction with jellyfish, the Living Seashore exhibit will take guests on a journey beyond the crashing waves and sandy beaches and into the ever-changing Mid-Atlantic seashore to explore the variety of marine life all within arm’s reach.
The interactive exhibit features two touch pools where visitors will be greeted by the National Aquarium’s interpreters and invited to touch a variety of animals, including  Atlantic stingrays, horseshoe crabs and of course moon jellies. The exhibit also brings the beach’s hidden treasures to eye level, where guests will discover, touch and learn about hermit crabs, shell fragments and egg cases on the discovery wall. Guests will also have the opportunity to look for clues on a digital multi-touch table, learning about objects that wash up on the beach.
The $5.5 million exhibit was built as part of a continued effort to promote conservation, in this case focusing on the animals and plants that share the beach with us humans.  Guests will also have the opportunity to pledge to protect aquatic treasures and similar habitats on the digital “Shore Hero Conservation Station.”  This exhibit follows the addition of Blacktip Reef, a $12.5 million Indo-Pacific reef exhibit that opened about two years ago and the first and largest of several major renovations to come at the National Aquarium. 
For more information about the National Aquarium and other award-winning exhibits like the Blacktip Reef, visit www.aqua.org.  

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