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Walk down memory lane with us to look at past special exhibits we’ve enjoyed here at the Florida Museum! While this exhibit has moved on to other places, we treasured the opportunity to learn and explore. Find out what exhibits are currently here at the Museum:
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Whale People: Protectors of the Sea
This exhibit was on display May 8, 2019, through January 5, 2020
“Please touch this exhibit!” Visitors were invited to learn about the Lummi People, the original inhabitants of Washington’s northernmost coast and southern British Columbia, and their belief that killer whales are kin. The exhibit featured a new 16-foot “Whale Rider” totem created by the House of Tears Carvers of the Lummi Nation, alongside five historical totem poles, two pipes and five platters from the Florida Museum collections. A 90-foot-wide video showing whales in their natural habitats surrounded visitors with sights and sounds to convey a mesmerizing mood.
Unlike most objects in the museum, visitors were encouraged to touch the totem as part of their experience.
The exhibition was created by the House of Tears Carvers of the Lummi Nation and The Natural History Museum, a traveling pop-up museum that partners with scientists, major public museums, educators, artists and community groups.