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Phase
2 Expansion
Quick
Facts
Building Size:
170,000 square feet
Groundbreaking:
2006
Projected Opening:
2010
| Highlights
include... |
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World
of Ecology |
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Hands-on
and multimedia experiences |
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Immersive
habitats such as a rain forest, kelp forest and desert,
bringing together live animals, plants and interactive
exhibits |
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Real
artifacts and tools of ecology |
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World
of Life exhibit expansion |
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Weingart
Special Exhibits Gallery expansion |
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Office
and support space |
At
the California Science Center, our Worlds are expanding
as the Phase 2 project gets underway. As part of Phase
2, we'll be building the World of Ecology, a new exhibit
pavilion that will become home for over 150 live animal
species, live plants and recreated environments from the
desert to the sea.
The
World of Ecology will contain over 175 new hands-on exhibits
to invite you to explore amazing ecosystems from around
the world. You'll be able to:
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Peer
out into the tops of live trees in the rain forest. |
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Walk
through a kelp forest to experience the beauty beneath
the ocean's waves. |
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Feel
the spray of water from a desert flash flood. |
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Observe
live animals from a scientist's point of view. |
World
of Ecology is scheduled to open in 2010.
In
addition, we'll also be expanding the World of Life exhibit
gallery and the Weingart Special Exhibits Gallery, as
well as adding more office and storage space--all as part
of Phase 2.
