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Mushrooms: Keys to the Kingdom Fungi

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Description

Mushrooms: Keys to the Kingdom Fungi is an exhibit vividly portraying the intriguing lives and important roles of fungi in our environment. While the Fungi Kingdom includes more than one million species, this exhibit primarily focuses on the mushroom-producing fungi, but will touch on the idea of other fungi – including molds and yeasts – as well. The exhibit is based around 30 photographs of mushrooms (the fruiting bodies of fungi) in the wild, taken by Northern California plantspeople and naturalists, John Whittlesey and Jennifer Jewell.

Mushrooms aims to increase awareness and appreciation of the incredible beauty, diversity and critical importance of mushroom producing-fungi in our environment. Through large, detailed photographs and supplemental materials, this exhibit introduces viewers to a wide range of mushroom-producing fungi (gilled, pored, jelly, etc.), and their valuable roles in the environment (saprophytic, symbiotic, etc.).

The exhibition explores:

  • What are fungi
  • Parts of a fungi
  • Types of mushroom-producing fungi
  • Ecological roles of fungi/fungal mechanisms
  • Cultural roles of fungi

Specs

Audience:
General, School Groups, Family
Rental Fee:
$1,800 + shipping for an 8-week booking / $4,500 to rent all three natural history exhibits Pollinators-Seeds-Mushrooms (do not need to host simultaneously)
Size:
100 linear feet
Security:
Limited
Installation Images:
View Here

Exhibit Components:

  • Samples and instructions for educational & hands on activities
  • Docent/Teachers guide
  • Exhibition press kit with digital images

Schedule and Availability

Past Dates

March 1, 2014 – June 30, 2014
JFK University, Museum Studies Gallery, Berkeley
January 11, 2015 – March 8, 2015
Fullerton Arboretum, Fullerton
March 22, 2015 – May 17, 2015
Alviso Adobe, Pleasanton
October 18, 2015 – December 13, 2015
La Quinta Museum, La Quinta
August 8, 2016 – October 9, 2016
Betty Ford Alpine Gardens, Vail, CO
August 25, 2019 – September 29, 2019
Mills Station Arts & Culture Center, Rancho Cordova
January 5, 2020 – March 1, 2020
Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History, Santa Cruz
May 22, 2022 – July 31, 2022
AVAILABLE
August 21, 2022 – October 16, 2022
AVAILABLE
November 6, 2022 – January 1, 2023
AVAILABLE
January 22, 2023 – March 19, 2023
AVAILABLE
April 9, 2023 – June 4, 2023
AVAILABLE
July 30, 2023 – September 24, 2023
San Bernardino County Museum, Redlands

Don’t miss out: this show must retire in Fall 2023!

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