The Ken Seiling Waterloo Region Museum is buzzing

Waterloo Region – What's all the buzz about? It's our newest exhibit at the Ken Seiling Waterloo Region Museum, Amazing Pollinators. Transform yourself into a bee, bat, butterfly or more in this vibrant game-like experience.

The centrepiece of this exhibit is a visually stunning, playable maze. Imagine this, as you enter the maze you'll take on a role-play survival mission of a species. Maybe it's a hibiscus bee, a soldier beetle, or a ruby-throated hummingbird. Your goal: Seek out nectar, pollen, mates, and other necessities as you explore hundreds of beautiful interactive flowers spread across unique environments. Think lotus flowers amidst the rainforest or a saguaro cactus in the desert. Or, venture through a black-light-lit night room to watch a moonflower glow for nocturnal pollinators. Your mission will increase in complexity and difficulty, but will always remain fun.

As you immerse yourself in the experience, you'll learn about the often bizarre relationships between plants and pollinators. How pollinators support our ecosystems and the vital role they play in our food supply.

Then, build a plan beyond the exhibit as you encounter graphics and interactives with information on how to help pollinators at home and in the community. There's even an opportunity to build your own powerful pollinator!

Pollinators are vital to our everyday lives. They support our food supply and are critical to our natural ecosystems and wildlife. Some plants and pollinators have such specialized relationships that if one were to disappear the other would follow. One of the more urgent messages about the importance of these fascinating species this exhibit aims to educate visitors.

Amazing Pollinators runs from October 1, 2021, to January 2, 2022.  

It was created by Minotaur Mazes & developed in collaboration with the Florida Museum of Natural History and the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.

The Ken Seiling Waterloo Region Museum is located at 10 Huron Road in Kitchener, Ontario. For more information call 519-748-1914 or visit www.waterlooregionmuseum.ca .

Tickets are available on Eventbrite.

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