May 23 - Sept 7

Created for everyone, especially families with children, the exhibit takes visitors to seven ports of call along the most biologically diverse river in the world, the Amazon. Here they learn about amazing creatures including notorious piranhas, enormous anacondas, beautiful stingrays, and mysterious pink dolphins. Through hands-on activities, original multimedia presentations, computer interactives, story telling, live piranhas in uniquely designed tanks, original artifacts, dance, music, and live demonstrations, museum visitors investigate the region’s incredible biodiversity, encounter field researchers making incredible new discoveries, and participate in a celebration of the Amazon River.