{"id":205,"date":"2019-11-08T19:44:05","date_gmt":"2019-11-08T19:44:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cabinetofcuriosities.org\/?post_type=phort_post&#038;p=205"},"modified":"2020-09-30T20:56:58","modified_gmt":"2020-09-30T20:56:58","slug":"jennings-environmental-education-center","status":"publish","type":"phort_post","link":"https:\/\/cabinetofcuriosities.org\/?phort_post=jennings-environmental-education-center","title":{"rendered":"Jennings Environmental Education Center"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Winner: NAI Best Interpretive Media, Interior Exhibit, 3rd Place<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Named for botanist Otto Jennings, this visitor center celebrates and interprets the relict prairie&#8211;a patch of sunflowers and blazing star that give us a glimpse into Pennsylvania&#8217;s climate history. The exhibition starts in the lobby and winds around the exterior of visitor center&#8217;s education space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The displays focus on the park&#8217;s use as a &#8220;living laboratory,&#8221; a place where students, volunteers, and scientists study the soil and habitat. Immersive and hands-on exhibits give visitors the chance to hone their observation and analysis skills. Colorful graphic panels make full use of beautiful watercolor illustrations from Otto Jennings&#8217; 1953 book <em>Wild Flowers of Western Pennsylvania<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Designer and fabricator: Split Rock Studios<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Owner: Pennsylvania State Parks<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Winner: NAI Best Interpretive Media, Interior Exhibit, 3rd Place Named for botanist Otto Jennings, this visitor center celebrates and interprets the relict prairie&#8211;a patch of sunflowers and blazing star that give us a glimpse into Pennsylvania&#8217;s climate history. The exhibition starts in the lobby and winds around the exterior of visitor center&#8217;s education space. The [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":227,"template":"","meta":[],"class_list":["post-205","phort_post","type-phort_post","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","phort_post_category-exhibitions","has-thumbnail"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cabinetofcuriosities.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/phort_post\/205","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cabinetofcuriosities.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/phort_post"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cabinetofcuriosities.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/phort_post"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cabinetofcuriosities.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/227"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cabinetofcuriosities.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=205"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}