NOW: PROMEDICA MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
ProMedica Museum of Natural History
Project description
THEN: MUSEUM OF SCIENCE
The Museum of Science was originally built by the Works Progress Administration utilizing recycled local materials in the 1930s. It closed for renovations in 2017 and re-opened in 2019 as the ProMedica Museum of Natural History at the Toledo Zoo.
See Exhibit Spaces
KOMODO DRAGON
See the world’s largest and heaviest lizards and learn about their recently discovered potent venom!
NATURE IN HAND
Study a unique collection of fossils, pelts, bones and more interactive artifacts that bring science to life in this room generously supported by Dorothy MacKenzie Price.
VENOMOUS SNAKES
Venture into the world of venomous snakes from around the globe.
HALL OF VENOM
Explore how venom evolved as a defense mechanism and method to capture prey in many different animals and how its range of effects are experienced by victims.
ARTHROPODS
Learn all about the largest group in the animal kingdom, invertebrates or animals lacking a backbone!
MAZZA GALLERY
Delve into nature, animal and Zoo-themed art from children’s books in this new mini museum.
Butterfly Eyes and Other Secrets of the Meadow, Beth Krommes, HMH Books for Young Readers, 2006
THE GREAT HALL
Dance (or party) with one foot in the past and one in the present in our new state-of-the-art event space. Accepting bookings now.