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Casa de la Cultura de Morelia to Host Interactive UNAM Pollinator Exhibit Oct. 15–Jan. 31

Powered by ICTI funding with Secum facilities, the Universum traveling show targets conservation awareness through school-focused, hands-on learning.

Overview

  • The exhibition, titled “Vínculos invisibles, polinizadores y biodiversidad,” will run in the Jesús Escalera and Gilberto Ramírez halls at the Casa de la Cultura de Morelia.
  • Secum, the state’s ICTI, and UNAM’s Universum museum partnered to bring the itinerant show to Michoacán.
  • ICTI committed 600,000 pesos to mount the exhibit, while Secum is providing the venue infrastructure.
  • Organizers say admission is free, with two complementary rooms featuring graphic materials, touchscreens, videos, and trained guides.
  • Content spotlights the role of bees, moths, butterflies, bats, and other species in food production, the threats from agrochemicals and climate change, and weekday school visits to foster scientific vocations in a state ranked fifth nationwide for biodiversity.