[BCMA] Nanaimo Museum Press Release - New Feature Exhibit - Our Feathered Friends

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NANAIMO MUSEUM 

Media Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

Nanaimo Museum Presents: Our Feathered Friends

Why are feathers important to understanding birds? Why do some remain
close to home year-round and others migrate for thousands of kilometers?
Answers to these questions are an integral part of Our Feathered
Friends, a travelling exhibition from Ottawa's Canadian Museum of
Nature. The exhibition 'takes flight' at the Nanaimo Museum, from
February 3 to May 21, 2012 and is suitable for all ages.

The exhibition's display units and graphics provide an introduction to
birds and birdwatching. "Visitors' skill when identifying local birds
will be enhanced via the exceptional photography of Ralph Hocken and
study specimens loaned from VIU's Museum of Natural History, "said
curator David Hill-Turner. "Novice birders will find the exhibition and
programs very helpful in learning more about the hobby".

 

Public Programmes offered as part of the exhibition will appeal to
various birding interests. They include: a photography contest, Urban
Bird tours, birding and nature photography presentations and ecology
programs for Elementary School students. (Visit our website for full
details, www.nanaimomuseum.ca <http://www.nanaimomuseum.ca/>  or contact
Aimee Greenaway at 250.753.1821) 

Come along to the workshops and demonstrations, try your hand at the
oriental art of Origami and even learn to prepare a meal for your
favourite backyard bird. Using photos, specimens and video, learn what
makes birds special, how they soar and glide and how to identify them.
More than 400 species of birds have been identified in BC, more than any
other province in Canada. 

Whether you are an indoor or outdoor birdwatcher you will find something
of interest in this traveling exhibit, Our Feathered Friends at Nanaimo
Museum. This exhibition is sponsored by THE BACKYARD Wildbird and Nature
Store. 

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Media Contact

 

100 Museum Way, Nanaimo, BC, V9R 5J8

TELEPHONE: 250.753.1821

debbie at nanaimomuseum.ca <mailto:debbie at nanaimomuseum.ca> 

www.nanaimomuseum.ca <http://www.nanaimomuseum.ca/> 

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