FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Lynda LeVan, 423-648-6043, lhl@cdmfun.org
Director of External Affairs
Creative Discovery Museum is All a-Buzz for the 10th Annual Honey Harvest July 24 and 25
Timed Events:
- Beekeepers at the hive 1pm, 2pm, 3pm (weather permitting)
- Honey Extraction- 12:30 & immediately following hive visits
Chattanooga, TN – The Museum’s 10th annual Honey Harvest will be held Saturday and Sunday, July 24 and 25 from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. Honey Harvest, the only event of its kind in Chattanooga, is a museum wide celebration for some of the world’s hardest workers: the Honey Bee. Museum guests will be awed by the art of beekeeping, the life and work of a honey bee, and how honey is made. Plus, guests will see first-hand how the bees play an important role in maintaining the Museum’s new Green Roof and contribute to improving our community’s environment.
A hive of local honey bees has long been a part of the Museum’s exhibits. Since May the bees have enjoyed a new habitat of plants on the Museum’s new Green Roof. These bees now have the benefit of an ecosystem similar to that in natural areas and have an important job ensuring the maintenance of their rooftop habitat and in turn, the energy efficiency the roof provides the Museum. Both beekeeping and the green roof are examples of how Creative Discovery Museum is making green choices to better the guests’ experience and the environment through good energy management and conservation.
During the Honey Harvest celebration, visitors can observe beekeepers working in the Museum’s own on-site hive, see how honey is extracted from the comb, meet a beekeeper with the Tennessee Valley Beekeeper Association, talk with Jason Groppel, a bee expert from Nashville and taste different honeys from around the world. In the Atrium, guests will learn about the many uses of honey, make beeswax candles, create beeswax lip balm, and make honey soap. Creation Station will also host a bee-themed craft activity. All activities are free with paid Museum admission.
“Once you learn just a little about the honey bee, it is almost impossible not to be in awe of them,” states Erica Campbell, Museum Experience Manager and one of three Museum staff who are trained Master Beekeepers. “From the social structure of the hive to the variety of uses for honey and beeswax, honey bees are some of the most fascinating creatures out there.”
About Creative Discovery Museum
Creative Discovery Museum is open Mon-Sat: 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun: noon-5 p.m. 321 Chestnut Street, Chattanooga, TN 37402. Creative Discovery Museum is recognized as one of the top children’s museums in the nation. It is a non-profit organization dedicated to educational enrichment for children age’s 4-months to 12-years-old through interactive, hands-on experiences that foster creative and critical thinking. Creative Discovery Museum focuses on a broad range of areas encompassed by Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Technology and the Sciences. In addition to its exhibits, Creative Discovery Museum provides local residents and visitors with special events, educational programming, teacher resources for the classroom, field trips, after school programming, early childhood education classes, artist residencies, camps, art lessons, science demonstrations, and a branch of the local library. Creative Discovery Museum is a funded agency of Allied Arts and Tennessee Arts Commission and the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Summer Hours, June 20-August 15. The Museum will be open every day (Monday through Sunday) from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. beginning June 20. Regular hours will resume on Monday, August 16.
Tickets: $10.95 for children and adults. 321 Chestnut Street, Chattanooga, TN 37402. For more information, call (423) 756-2738, or visit www.cdmfun.org.
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