Exhibition Overview

Escape into your imagination in Junkyard Jungle, where trash becomes treasured artworks that take you on a journey into Earth’s lush rainforests and other wild destinations. The museum’s spring exhibition features art and hands-on activities that teach about the environment around us, the importance of green living for future generations, best practices in recycling and conservation of natural resources.

Featured artists from around the country and the United Kingdom are masters transforming discarded materials into unique artworks highlighting the beauty of our planet’s animal inhabitants.

Planned activities for children of all ages include:

• Making collages of wild beasts and butterflies
• Imaginary play as botanists, entomologists, zoologists and ecologists
• Exploring the black light rainforest
• Making videos about recycling stories

During this exhibition, we will be collecting plastic bags to recycle into a bench. The collection will take place between Feb. 8 and May 26.

UPDATE: We reached our goal to collect 500 pounds of plastic with the help of our community. We will keep you posted on when we receive the eco-friendly bench donated by TREX®. The bench that the museum will receive is made with HDPE recycled lumber (out of recycled plastic bags) for our visitors to use.