Exploration Place is collaborating with The Kansas African American Museum and celebrating Black History Month with a large-scale outdoor display for the second year. This is FREE to see!
Each night during February, Exploration Place will honor African-American scientists by projecting giant portraits onto the side of its iconic island building. The display will be freely viewable from the Arkansas riverfront path, identified in a recent survey as the busiest pedestrian and bicycle pathway in Wichita.
Pro Tip:
- Visitors also may take in the display from inside Exploration Place on Thursday nights, when the museum is open until 8 p.m. Admission is not required to view the display from the Exploration Place promenade.
Visitors are encouraged to visit the display, take and share photos, and use the opportunity to recognize the positive impact of African-American scientists on society. Guests are also invited to stay to watch the nightly 7 p.m. Ring of Fire lighting at the Keeper of the Plains.
Sharks are the new exhibit at Exploration Place, open from February 7 – May 4, 2025. The exhibit includes 10 life-sized, scientifically precise shark models, including the legendary great white, the peculiar hammerhead and the extinct Helicoprion – a 270-million-year-old creature whose spiral-toothed jaw earned it the nickname “buzzsaw shark.”
Changing weekly through the month, the display will honor:
- Roy Moye III
- Deborah Gladney & Angela Muhwezi-Hall
- Dr. Larry Mitnaul
- Lakesha Bates
“We’ve had great community feedback on this display over the past three years,” said Adam Smith, Exploration Place President and CEO. “Our building is a great canvas for celebrating the accomplishments of African American scientists.”
Added Denise Sherman, executive director of The Kansas African American Museum: “Our hope is that our community will use this opportunity to recognize the positive impact of African-American scientists on our world.”
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