Museum Hosts Interactive Exhibit Exploring Wonders of Skin

Explore the shape-shifting, color-changing and adaptable nature of skin and the technological innovations it inspires through the traveling exhibit "Skin: Living Armor, Evolving Identity," on display now through June 2 at the Kalamazoo Valley Museum.

The free exhibit aims to inspire wonder and curiosity about this uniquely complex organ, illustrate the incredibly adaptive properties of skin across all organisms, and spark dialogue and reflection about skin's role in shaping human culture and identity.

Featuring a range of collections and engaging interactive experiences illuminating the human body's largest organ, visitors will get a chance to discover the incredible properties of their own skin and examine the layers of meaning humans have associated with skin color.

"Skin: Living Armor, Evolving Identity" presents the topics of racism, prejudice and discrimination through the lenses of history and science. Guests will investigate understandings of skin color throughout history and how our ever-evolving social and political climate has influenced shifting ideas of race and culture in the modern world.

The exhibit was created by the California Academy of Sciences and modified for travel and distributed by the Science Museum of Minnesota.

Admission is free to the exhibit and the Kalamazoo Valley Museum. Learn more about the "Skin" exhibit at kalamazoomuseum.org. The museum is operated by Kalamazoo Valley Community College and is governed by its Board of Trustees.