Pollinatarium
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About Pollinatarium
The Pollinatarium (University of Illinois Pollinatarium or UI Pollinatarium) is the first freestanding science center in the United States dedicated to increasing public awareness and appreciation of pollination as both a remarkable ecological partnership and a crucial ecosystem service. The building, originally established as the campus's first Bee Research Facility (or "bee lab" for short), was repurposed in 2009 to become the University of Illinois Pollinatarium, after a new Bee Research Facility was constructed. The initial project of Pollinatarium received significant financial support from Peter Fox and his family, who are acknowledged with a commemorative plaque within the Pollinatarium. The center was reconfigured to focus on public outreach and education related to pollinators.
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Make a day of it. 4 more museums are within 1.5 miles of Pollinatarium; the closest, Krannert Art Museum, is about 1.4 miles away.
