Category Archives: Museum

Tiger Transfer Announced by Little Rock Zoo

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Hiland TigerThe Little Rock Zoo announced today that four of its six Malayan tigers have been shipped to other zoos accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA).

Three of the Zoo’s four tiger cubs born on Nov. 12, 2013 and named by the public as Liem, Olan and Eko were shipped safely to the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle, Wash. on March 13, 2015 to be part of the zoo’s new Banyan Wilds exhibit that opened to the public May 2.

The cubs’ mother, Suhanna, was shipped today to the Bronx Zoo in New York on a breeding recommendation. She will pair with a male tiger in hopes that the two will produce off-spring.

The Little Rock Zoo will keep Asmara, the female cub born in the litter with Liem, Olan and Eko, as well as Liku, the cubs’ father. The Zoo is hopeful that Asmara will receive a breeding recommendation soon. Liku will then be transferred to another zoo so that Little Rock Zoo can acquire a mate for Asmara at the recommendation of the AZA Malayan Tiger Species Survival Plan (SSP).

The move of the tigers comes at the recommendation of the SSP that makes recommendations for the long-term survival of endangered species as well as companionship recommendations for particular animals.

About the Little Rock Zoo

The Little Rock Zoo is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA).  Look for the AZA logo whenever you visit a zoo or aquarium as your assurance that you are supporting a facility dedicated to providing excellent care for animals, a great experience for you and a better future for all living things.  With its more than 200 accredited members, AZA is a leader in global wildlife conservation and your link to helping animals in their native habitats.  For more information, visit www.aza.org.

54th Young Arkansas Artists exhibit now at Arkansas Arts Center

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AACYAA2015Now in its sixth decade, the Young Arkansas Artists exhibit showcases artwork by students in kindergarten through 12th grade from across the state.

This year, 455 entries from 111 schools and programs across Arkansas were received. 106 works in a huge variety of media were juried by the Arkansas Art Educators. Award juror Katherine Strauss selected a Best of Class and Honorable Mentions for each grade among other awards. Monetary awards are provided to each winner’s school.

Each year, selections from the exhibition travel to schools and other venues throughout the state as part of the Arkansas Arts Center’s State Services program.

The exhibit runs through July 26 at the Arkansas Arts Center.

Bridge to the Future Festival – today at Clinton Presidential Center and Clinton Presidential Park

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emcpc042815bThe Clinton Presidential Center will host the Bridge to the Future Festival on Saturday, May 2, 2015, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event, which will be held in the Clinton Presidential Park, will bring together organizations that support the missions of early learning, health and nutrition to provide fun, interactive educational activities for children and parents.
Bridge to the Future Festival
Saturday, May 2, 2015
10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Clinton Presidential Park
The festival will kick off with a walk from the Clinton Presidential Park Bridge by HIPPY Arkansas participants. From there, visitors can venture into several learning zone “Villages” with the following themes: Education, Health and Fitness, Nutrition and Gardening, Safety, Environmental Health, and Activity. Each will feature interactive educational activities, as well as healthy snacks.
Each child will receive a passport, which will be stamped when they visit and participate in the Village activities for the chance to have their name entered in the grand prize drawing at the end of the festival.

Event Partners:
Arkansas Better Beginnings, Arkansas Children’s Hospital. Arkansas Department of Health, Arkansas GardenCorps, Arkansas Imagination Library, Arkansas Minority Health Commission, Central Arkansas Library System, Clinton Health Matters Initiative, Delta Dental, HIPPY Arkansas, Knowledge Tree, Master Gardeners, Reading is Fundamental, Renaissance Learning, Too Small to Fail

Tonight – Science After Dark explores Arkansas Weather

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science weatherEach month the Museum of Discovery hosts “Science after Dark” for adults aged 21 and up.  This month’s theme is “Science of Weather.”

Check out our partners and programs:

  • Meteorologist Natalie Walters
  • National Weather Service
  • American Red Cross
  • Central Arkansas Storm Chasers
  • Entergy Arkansas
  • All-Clean USA
  • Museum educators will also discuss lightening with the Van de Graaff Generator, clouds, fire tornadoes
  • Kevin Delaney will make a giant liquid nitrogen cloud!

Cash bar by Juanita’s, beer sold by Stone’s Throw Brewery and pizza sold by the slice by Damgoode Pies

The program runs from 6pm to 9pm. Cost is $5, FREE for museum members. (Go ahead and get a membership, it will more than pay for itself within a year!)

Seersucker Social at Old State House Museum tonight

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OSH SeersuckerThe Fourth Annual Seersucker Social takes place tonight at the Old State House Museum from 6pm to 9pm.

This year’s edition is sponsored by Little Rock Soiree. The Seersucker Social is the signature event of the Old State House 1836 Club.  The evening promises plenty of lawn games, hors d’oeuvres, mint juleps and live music by the Big Steel River Band.

This year, all proceeds will benefit the School Bus Fund to bring K-12 students from all over Arkansas to the Old State House Museum.

Tickets are $40. 21+ only. For more information, contact brooke@arkansasheritage.org

The Old State House Museum is an agency of the Department of Arkansas Heritage.

Dinosaurs Abound at Clinton Center now through October

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Clinton Dinos

Photo by the Clinton Presidential Center

The Clinton Presidential Center presents Dinosaurs Around the World through October 18.

Dinosaurs Around the World takes you back in time on a dinosaur adventure and a tour of an Earth very different from today – a time before the continents as we know them existed, when lush landscapes covered Africa and greenery was the norm in Antarctica! With 13 life-sized animatronics, a multi-layered narrative, fossils, authentic casts, cutting-edge research and immersive design elements, you’ll experience the Age of Reptiles as it comes to life!
Dinosaurs Around the World invites you to grab your prehistoric passport to Pangea and discover how continental splits driven by plate tectonics, land bridges revealed after sea level fluctuations, and new landforms created by volcanic activity allowed dinosaurs to disperse to all corners of the globe. These left each of the seven continents with its own unique selection of these giant reptiles. During their 172 million year reign, dinosaurs adapted into a variety of forms including enormous long-necked herbivores, the mighty T. rex, and more.
“We are thrilled to host the global premiere of Dinosaurs Around the World and look forward to sharing this interactive and scientific exhibit with our visitors,” said Stephanie S. Streett, executive director of the Clinton Foundation. “Our summer exhibits are highly anticipated by the community because they are specifically designed to appeal to the entire family.”
In addition to advanced animatronics, Dinosaurs Around the World also features information about the geologic time scale, geology, geography, and climatology. The exhibition questions how the dinosaurs lived on each continent, how they interacted with each other, how geography impacted their behavior and diets, and what the continents were really like at the time.
The exhibit also features an area that chronicles the accomplishments of four U.S. Presidents who worked to preserve the fossil-rich areas in North America where dinosaurs once roamed. Exhibit artifacts include items from the administrations of Presidents Bill Clinton, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Harry S. Truman. This display includes a dinosaur skull replica on loan from the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, an area that President Clinton designated as a national monument in 1996.
Dr. Gregory M. Erickson, a world-renowned dinosaur paleontologist, is the Senior Scientific Advisor for Dinosaurs Around the World. Dr. Erickson received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Washington, a Master’s degree from Montana State University, and a Ph. D. in Integrative Biology from the University of California, Berkeley and conducted post-doctoral research at Stanford University and Brown University before joining the faculty at Florida State University in Tallahassee. Dr. Erickson is currently the curator for the Florida State University Museum and holds research appointments with the American Museum of Natural History in New York, The Field Museum in Chicago, and University of Alaska’s Museum of the North in Fairbanks. Dr. Erickson is working with Imagine Exhibitions as an advisor, writer, and editor of the paleontology copy for the Company’s Dinosaurs Around the World exhibition.
Dinosaurs Around the World is open daily to the public from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday, and 1 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, through October 18, 2015. Tickets are available to purchase at the Clinton Center.

Celebrate Earth Day at the Little Rock Zoo with Enrichment Day

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Little-Rock-zoo-logo-4-c-with-tagAt the Little Rock Zoo, Earth Day will be celebrated Saturday April 25th in conjunction with Enrichment Day!

Enrichment at the Little Rock Zoo is defined as the process of providing animals with choices and control while eliciting species appropriate behaviors that exercise the body and stimulate the mind. On enrichment day, the Zoo gives different animals throughout the zoo different enrichment items. This year the Zoo chose to have our Enrichment Day theme be Earth Day!

Come watch the animals have some fun and learn all about what you can do to help save our world’s ecosystems and the animals that live there!

 

10:00     Great Apes – Enrichment with recycled materials

10:30     Elephants (yard 3 by Flossies) – Enrichment

11:00     Big Cats – Enrichment

11:30     Spider Monkey Island  – Enrichment with puzzle feeders

1:15        Penguins – Fish feeding

1:30        Farm (Tunnel area)Horses, Cows, Donkeys – Enrichment

1:30        Anteaters –  Enrichment

1:30        Great Ape – Scatter feed

lrzoo spider monkey artists2:00        Ampitheater – Training flying demo

2:00        Maned Wolves – Enrichment

2:30        Bears – Enrichment

2:30        Primates, Linder exhibit – Enrichment painting demo with Saki primate

3:00        Primates, West Side, Mangabey – Training Demo