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[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"39811","attributes":{"class":"media-image","typeof":"foaf:Image","style":"","width":"350","height":"234","title":"Susan Norton of National Geographic","alt":"Susan Norton of National Geographic"}}]]Guest Post By: Susan Norton, Director of National Geographic Museum
Five years ago, The Children's Museum of Indianapolis and the National Geographic Museum collaborated on a traveling exhibition called National Geographic Maps! Tools for Adventure. The exhibition features stories and artifacts from National Geographic explorers and had lots of fun mapping activities helping kids and adults learn ways to explore their world. Ever since then I have been looking forward to our next collaboration. National Geographic Treasures of the Earth, the new permanent exhibition at The Children's Museum, is the result of our latest joint effort.
Ours is a great partnership because we both have a great tradition of storytelling. Plus, the staff at The Children's Museum really knows how to use great content to create fun exhibitions that help kids and families learn as they explore and play. And, National Geographic has a long history of supporting archaeological research in the field - we supported early expeditions such as Hiriam Bingham's expeditions to Peru in 1912-15 and we continue to support archaeological projects such as investigations at El Achiotal, a preclassic lowland Maya site in Western Petén, Guatemala. (For more on this cool project from NGS grantee Marcello Canuto, click here.)
For National Geographic Treasures of the Earth, National Geographic and The Children's Museum focused on three great archaeological sites around the world featuring some of the leading experts in the world, including Dr. Zahi Hawass, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities in Egypt and of course one of the advisors for the exhibit was National Geographic Archaeology Fellow Dr. Fredrik Hiebert.
I am so excited for this exhibit is now open and ready for you and your family to explore!
Five years ago, The Children's Museum of Indianapolis and the National Geographic Museum collaborated on a traveling exhibition called National Geographic Maps! Tools for Adventure. The exhibition features stories and artifacts from National Geographic explorers and had lots of fun mapping activities helping kids and adults learn ways to explore their world. Ever since then I have been looking forward to our next collaboration. National Geographic Treasures of the Earth, the new permanent exhibition at The Children's Museum, is the result of our latest joint effort.
Ours is a great partnership because we both have a great tradition of storytelling. Plus, the staff at The Children's Museum really knows how to use great content to create fun exhibitions that help kids and families learn as they explore and play. And, National Geographic has a long history of supporting archaeological research in the field - we supported early expeditions such as Hiriam Bingham's expeditions to Peru in 1912-15 and we continue to support archaeological projects such as investigations at El Achiotal, a preclassic lowland Maya site in Western Petén, Guatemala. (For more on this cool project from NGS grantee Marcello Canuto, click here.)
For National Geographic Treasures of the Earth, National Geographic and The Children's Museum focused on three great archaeological sites around the world featuring some of the leading experts in the world, including Dr. Zahi Hawass, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities in Egypt and of course one of the advisors for the exhibit was National Geographic Archaeology Fellow Dr. Fredrik Hiebert.
I am so excited for this exhibit is now open and ready for you and your family to explore!
