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
| 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 |
| October 27, 2019 – December 22, 2019 | AVAILABLE |
| January 5, 2020 – March 1, 2020 | Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History, Santa Cruz |
| March 15, 2020 – May 10, 2020 | AVAILABLE |
| May 24, 2020 – July 19, 2020 | AVAILABLE |
| August 2, 2020 – September 27, 2020 | AVAILABLE |
| October 11, 2020 – December 6, 2020 | AVAILABLE |
| December 20, 2020 – February 7, 2021 | AVAILABLE |
| February 21, 2021 – April 18, 2021 | AVAILABLE |
| May 2, 2021 –June 27, 2021 | AVAILABLE |
| July 11, 2021 – September 5, 2021 | AVAILABLE |
| September 19, 2021 – November 14, 2021 | AVAILABLE |