The New Bruce Early April Construction Progress

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Take a closer look at the much anticipated New Bruce Museum April’s construction progress. The exterior framing is taking shape.​

Progress on the New Permanent Science Galleries

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Scheduled to open later this year, the entirely new Natural Cycles Shape Our Land exhibition in the Museum’s permanent science galleries will present a multi-sensory expedition through the region’s rich natural history. The reimagined exhibition will also address critical issues in science today, with new interactives throughout, live animals, and displays and dioramas that include a full-scale dinosaur and five magnified scenes of life in our backyards designed by Curator of Science Dr. Daniel K. Ksepka and Director of Exhibitions Anne von Stuelpnagel and created by our team of talented Exhibition Preparators, Sean Murtha Dan Buckley, and Greg Biese.

Helen & Andrew Gillan Paleontology Gallery

Watch Dan Buckley, Senior Exhibition Designer, sculpt and paint a giant horsetail plant for the backdrop of the final resting place for the fearsome Postosuchus, a carnivorous reptile that died during the volcanic eruptions 250 million years ago that marked the end of the Triassic Period and set the stage for the rise of dinosaurs.

The Big Back Yard Gallery

Over the past year, Exhibition Artist Sean Murtha, has been creating models of insects, worms, and crustaceans that are 20 times life size for five scenes featuring common suburban invertebrates in their habitats that will reveal the ways tiny creatures and their life cycles can play a big role in our environment.

For a virtual tour of these spaces, and to learn more about the science behind the Natural Cycles exhibition, visit NewBruceScience.org.