Hong Kong Science Museum's new permanent exhibition gallery opens to showcase biodiversity (with photos)

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     The Biodiversity Gallery, a new permanent exhibition gallery at the Hong Kong Science Museum, opened today (September 2) to correspond with the United Nations General Assembly's declaration of 2011-20 as the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity. The new gallery aims to raise public awareness about the importance of biodiversity conservation and reducing current rates of biodiversity loss.

     The gallery recreates diverse natural environments and habitats from around the planet, allowing visitors to enjoy an immersive experience. Visitors are able to explore nature in a visual, tactile and thought-provoking manner through interactive exhibits, dioramas and specimen displays based on four distinctive themes, namely "Local Biodiversity", "Variety in the World", "Changes through Time" and "Nature Lab".

     "Local Biodiversity", the first exhibition area in the gallery, introduces the nature of Hong Kong in the aspects of sea, land and sky. Visitors can find information on endemic species of plants and animals, as well as wildlife habitats such as woodlands and sandy beaches in Hong Kong. "Variety in the World" presents a huge variety of the world's life forms and describes to visitors flora and fauna around the world, the adaptation of animals and the global problem of the extinction of species.

     "Changes through Time" offers a series of enlightening exhibits, including a 12-metre-long graphic on a wall, which shows the genesis of life from simple cells to the appearance of complex life forms such as Homo sapiens. It visualises the connection between the history of the Earth and life sciences. "Nature Lab", located at the centre of the gallery, gives visitors opportunities to become scientists. By using microscopes and other equipment to observe living and non-living specimens, visitors can experience the fun of doing scientific research.

     To attract members of the public to visit the gallery, a wide range of extensive activities will be held at the museum, including a science day camp entitled "Mini Encyclopedia on Living Things", tree tours and interactive workshops. Through the fun activities and guidance by experienced instructors, visitors can gain a further understanding of biodiversity. The activities will be conducted in Cantonese.

     The Hong Kong Science Museum is located at 2 Science Museum Road, Tsim Sha Tsui. For details of the gallery and activities, please visit the museum's website: hk.science.museum.

Ends/Friday, September 2, 2016
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The Biodiversity Gallery, a new permanent exhibition gallery at the Hong Kong Science Museum, opened today (September 2). The gallery's "Local Biodiversity" exhibition area shows woodlands in Hong Kong and nesting sites of green turtles, giving visitors an impression of the rich and beautiful environment which exists in Hong Kong.

The Biodiversity Gallery, a new permanent exhibition gallery at the Hong Kong Science Museum, opened today (September 2). Visitors can take the Submarine Ride in the gallery's "Variety in the World" exhibition area and learn more about the diverse lives beneath the surface of the sea through a short video.

The Biodiversity Gallery, a new permanent exhibition gallery at the Hong Kong Science Museum, opened today (September 2). A 12-metre-long graphic, "Timeline of Evolution", on the wall of the gallery's "Changes through Time" exhibition area shows the family tree of life and describes the evolutionary relationships among species through time.

The Biodiversity Gallery, a new permanent exhibition gallery at the Hong Kong Science Museum, opened today (September 2). Microscopes and other equipment are available in the gallery's "Natural Lab" exhibition area to give visitors the ability to view living and non-living specimens of difference sizes.