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LDCM to unveil Green Village exhibition
February 4, 2009
Lied Discovery Children’s Museum to unveil Green Village exhibition on February 21
Lied Discovery Children’s Museum is going green.
One of the museum’s most popular, longstanding exhibits, the Everyday Living Pavilion, is getting a $335,000 renovation, transforming it into the Green Village exhibition. The new permanent first-floor facility, a mini-city with an environmentally friendly focus, includes a State Capitol, NV Energy office, airport terminal, car care center, plumbing exhibit, Bank of America and Smith’s grocery store.
Through hands-on, interactive displays, the Green Village offers young visitors a fun way to explore jobs and responsibility with the added bonus of green living tips and a lesson in sustainability every step of the way.
The Green Village is sponsored by the Lied Foundation Trust, NV Energy, The Fireman’s Fund Heritage Program, The Ritter Charitable Trust, Richard Worthington, James Manning, Bank of America and Smith’s Food and Drug Stores.
The installation of the Green Village is a big step in a year of change for Lied Discovery Children’s Museum. Components of the Everyday Living Pavilion, where kids learn about earning a paycheck and budgeting money, have been on display in the museum since its opening in 1990. In March, when It’s Your Choice, a nutrition exhibit, makes its debut on the second floor, over two-thirds of original exhibit space will have been replaced.
Besides being partially constructed from recycled materials, the Green Village offers an environmental education in a fun format. The entrance features a wind energy display. The NV Energy center focuses on solar energy, allowing kids to use reflected light as a power source. The plumbing store offers a lesson in water conservation through the use of a low-flush toilet and tankless water heater, while the State Capitol features video greetings from Nevada officials and facts about state government and symbols.
Lied Discovery Children's Museum is located at 833 Las Vegas Blvd. North in downtown Las Vegas and features 22,000 square feet of exhibits in the arts, sciences and humanities. For more information, visit www.ldcm.org or call (702) 382-3445.
