Design Museum and Bohart Museum of Davis, CA
You will definitely appreciate these Davis attractions and gain knowledge on design at the Design Museum and entomology at the Bohart Museum.
The Design Museum of UC Davis is located in Davis, California as a sub campus to the University of California. The design museum was created for exhibition of national and international designs. The exhibits have architecture, graphic design, costume, textiles, media, and popular culture images that have been used as designs for several things including clothing. The idea is to dedicate a museum to the understanding of design and how the environment can shape the expressions. The Design Collection at the museum has been created based on 40 years of collecting and preservation. There are 5,000 items on display dating to the 16th century to present. Some are porcelain, glass, basketry, or furniture.
Admission to the actual museum is free; however, parking on weekdays is $6. Museum hours are 12pm to 4pm Monday through Friday, and 2pm to 4pm on Sundays. Not only is the Design Museum meant to house exhibits and collections regarding the evolution of designs, but it is also a place for education and outreach. They offer a curriculum that teaches college level students how to design, as well as the history of design. Often they offer traveling exhibits to keep the public interest.
The museum boasts the ninth-largest collection of insects in North America and the third-largest university insect portfolio. Founder Richard M. Bohart--"Doc" to those who knew him--worked as a UCD professor of entomology for 50 years, developing the collection over the decades with his students. He and his wife also endeavored abroad on "collecting trips" in order to contribute specimens from other countries. Dr. Bohart made generous financial contributions from his own coffers in order to support the development and maintenance of the collection. The museum is currently a National Science Foundation and UC-funded facility. It is a working research and diagnostics lab, library resource, and educational institution. It loans more than 40,000 specimens annually but also attracts many visitors from academics to the general public.
The museum curates traveling exhibits and also hosts in-house programs such as a summer camp for kids. The average Bohart visitor might behold swallowtail butterflies the size of sandwiches or exotic iridescent water beetles; rare jungle flies or the preserved carcasses of parasitic worms. It is also likely that one would have the chance to hold live creepy-crawlies like hissing roaches, tarantulas, walking sticks, and other peculiar polypods. If you need a place to stay, check out the hotels in Davis during your stay.
Design Museum of UC Davis
The Design Museum of UC Davis is located in Davis, California as a sub campus to the University of California. The design museum was created for exhibition of national and international designs. The exhibits have architecture, graphic design, costume, textiles, media, and popular culture images that have been used as designs for several things including clothing. The idea is to dedicate a museum to the understanding of design and how the environment can shape the expressions. The Design Collection at the museum has been created based on 40 years of collecting and preservation. There are 5,000 items on display dating to the 16th century to present. Some are porcelain, glass, basketry, or furniture.
Admission to the actual museum is free; however, parking on weekdays is $6. Museum hours are 12pm to 4pm Monday through Friday, and 2pm to 4pm on Sundays. Not only is the Design Museum meant to house exhibits and collections regarding the evolution of designs, but it is also a place for education and outreach. They offer a curriculum that teaches college level students how to design, as well as the history of design. Often they offer traveling exhibits to keep the public interest.
Bohart Museum of Entomology Davis, CA
The museum boasts the ninth-largest collection of insects in North America and the third-largest university insect portfolio. Founder Richard M. Bohart--"Doc" to those who knew him--worked as a UCD professor of entomology for 50 years, developing the collection over the decades with his students. He and his wife also endeavored abroad on "collecting trips" in order to contribute specimens from other countries. Dr. Bohart made generous financial contributions from his own coffers in order to support the development and maintenance of the collection. The museum is currently a National Science Foundation and UC-funded facility. It is a working research and diagnostics lab, library resource, and educational institution. It loans more than 40,000 specimens annually but also attracts many visitors from academics to the general public.
The museum curates traveling exhibits and also hosts in-house programs such as a summer camp for kids. The average Bohart visitor might behold swallowtail butterflies the size of sandwiches or exotic iridescent water beetles; rare jungle flies or the preserved carcasses of parasitic worms. It is also likely that one would have the chance to hold live creepy-crawlies like hissing roaches, tarantulas, walking sticks, and other peculiar polypods. If you need a place to stay, check out the hotels in Davis during your stay.
