The Wildlife Experience
Encyclopedia
The Wildlife Experience is a wildlife conservation
museum
featuring natural history
, fine art
and film located in Parker, Colorado
, about 10 miles (16.1 km) south of Denver. The museum houses an extensive collection of natural history exhibits, paintings and sculpture
, photography
and large-format films. Rotating exhibits are devoted to wildlife conservation efforts and present a wide range of wildlife subjects, themes and learning experiences. The museum opened in 2002.
The mission of The Wildlife Experience is to instill respect for habitat and wildlife and inspire efforts to conserve for generations to come through educational, interactive and entertaining experiences.
Wildlife conservation
Wildlife conservation is the preservation, protection, or restoration of wildlife and their environment, especially in relation to endangered and vulnerable species. All living non-domesticated animals, even if bred, hatched or born in captivity, are considered wild animals. Wildlife represents all...
museum
Museum
A museum is an institution that cares for a collection of artifacts and other objects of scientific, artistic, cultural, or historical importance and makes them available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. Most large museums are located in major cities...
featuring natural history
Natural history
Natural history is the scientific research of plants or animals, leaning more towards observational rather than experimental methods of study, and encompasses more research published in magazines than in academic journals. Grouped among the natural sciences, natural history is the systematic study...
, fine art
Fine art
Fine art or the fine arts encompass art forms developed primarily for aesthetics and/or concept rather than practical application. Art is often a synonym for fine art, as employed in the term "art gallery"....
and film located in Parker, Colorado
Parker, Colorado
The Town of Parker is a Home Rule Municipality in Douglas County, Colorado, United States. As a self-declared "Town" under the Home Rule Statutes, Parker is the 2nd most populous town in the county, behind Castle Rock. In recent years, Parker has become a commuter town at the southeasternmost...
, about 10 miles (16.1 km) south of Denver. The museum houses an extensive collection of natural history exhibits, paintings and sculpture
Sculpture
Sculpture is three-dimensional artwork created by shaping or combining hard materials—typically stone such as marble—or metal, glass, or wood. Softer materials can also be used, such as clay, textiles, plastics, polymers and softer metals...
, photography
Photography
Photography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film...
and large-format films. Rotating exhibits are devoted to wildlife conservation efforts and present a wide range of wildlife subjects, themes and learning experiences. The museum opened in 2002.
The mission of The Wildlife Experience is to instill respect for habitat and wildlife and inspire efforts to conserve for generations to come through educational, interactive and entertaining experiences.
Permanent Exhibitions
- Some Like It: Hot, Cold, Wet, and Dry - An Art Exhibit that showcases photography as well as taxidermy and sculptures displaying animals in their natural habitat.
- Colorado Profiles - An exhibit that documents the range of habitats found in Colorado through the well-known photography of John FielderJohn FielderJohn Fielder is an American landscape photographer and nature writer. He specializes in photography and writings of the US state of Colorado...
. - Science on a Sphere, developed by the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, uses a 6 feet (1.8 m) spherical screen to create an animated floating globe that can show how weather, temperature, vegetation, and other factors change over time.
- Globeology - A 25000 square feet (2,322.6 m²) exhibit featuring eight biomes on earth opened in the summer of 2009. The biomes featured are Rainforest, Temperate Forest, Tundra, Savanna, Asian Highlands, Coral Reef, Desert, and Wild Colorado. Visitors start on the second floor and a path winds its way down through the various biomes. Starting in the summer of 2010, six 3-d screens with films about the animals in the various biomes were added to this exhibit.
- Discovery Den - An exhibit for children ages six to twelve designed to engage children and enhance their knowledge of animals and the natural world.
- Cubs Corner - An exhibit for children ages five and under designed to provide a stimulating environment where kids can learn basic concepts and ideas about the natural world.