The second, created by Mark Brest van Kempen, consists of more than 100 weather vanes. The first, designed by Eric Maschwitz and mounted on the exterior of the building, consists of more than 200 pinwheels, illustrating the wind currents at Coyote Point. ĬuriOdyssey installed two public art installations in 2013. On January 15, 2011, Coyote Point Museum officially unveiled its new name, CuriOdyssey. With Meyer's arrival, the organization re-oriented to focus on young children, offering them direct, life-charting experiences with science and nature.
Rachel Meyer, formerly executive director of the Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo and Chief Curator of Exhibits at the Exploratorium, was named the new executive director of CuriOdyssey (then Coyote Point Museum) on March 19, 2007.
In September 2006, they officially took over management of the museum. In 30 days, the Campaign to Save Coyote Point Museum raised $540,247 in pledges from 776 donors, with an additional pledge from the TomKat Foundation of $500,000 over four years. In August, it announced the organization was considering two proposals to save the museum: one from "Campaign to Save Coyote Point Museum," and the other from the "11th Hour Project," which proposed to scrap the museum and build an education center for global warming. In July 2006, the museum made its $745,000 deficit public. In 1991, the museum opened its wildlife exhibits to show live animals that represented the ecosystems of San Mateo County It was renamed "Coyote Point Museum for Environmental Education" in 1974, and the main museum building opened in 1981. The museum was founded in 1954 by the Junior League of San Francisco as the San Mateo County Junior Museum, and was housed in a Quonset hut on the point. The museum was founded in 1954 as the San Mateo County Junior Museum. Located at 1651 Coyote Point Drive in San Mateo, California, it is part of the Coyote Point Recreation Area, which overlooks the San Francisco Bay. History ĬuriOdyssey was formerly Coyote Point Museum for Environmental Education, and Coyote Point Museum.
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CuriOdyssey also participates in the Museums for All program, offering free admission and reduced-cost membership to qualifying families. CuriOdyssey is a member of the Association of Science-Technology Centers ( ASTC) and the Association of Zoos and Aquariums ( AZA). The museum was founded in 1954 as the San Mateo County Junior Museum, and is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums ( AZA).ĬuriOdyssey connects kids to nature with daily public animal feedings and educational programs where visitors meet the museum's Animal Ambassadors. CuriOdyssey's custom-designed exhibits are a science playground where kids play with scientific phenomena, including physical forces, perceptions, and reflections, patterns in nature and backyard science. CuriOdyssey is home to nearly 100 rescued animals, most native to California, that cannot survive in the wild.
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