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Big, amazing changes are coming your way with the new exhibits and galleries coming to Fernbank.

Exciting Exhibits Coming to Fernbank Museum

With the infusion of a $27-million investment, Fernbank Museum will invest in a new signature exhibition, add another temporary exhibit gallery, create an interactive science discovery zone, expand content in the Star Gallery, and improve accessibility through physical spaces and content connectivity. Located in Druid Hills, Fernbank Museum opened its doors in 1992 and has been educating, entertaining, and enlightening kids in Atlanta ever since. And with the new exhibits and features scheduled to open next year and in 2027, there will be even more information to absorb!

​Changing Earth

This new signature exhibit will showcase Earth and its interrelated, dynamic systems. As Fernbank's largest permanent exhibit, it will reveal the beauty, phenomena and diversity across every part of our planet. Real specimens, touchable objects, interactive opportunities, immersive features, and sophisticated technology combine to offer a unique exhibit experience. Connected zones will allow guests to take a deeper dive into the systems that are the underpinning of our planet, through water, land, air, and life, revealing how they influence each other and how they continue to change.

Highlights include the opportunity for guests to move Earth’s plates using the "Tectonic Dashboard," explore biodiversity with the "Tree of Life" interactive and engage in an immersive media experience where the interconnectedness of our planet and the life it supports beautifully and dramatically unfolds over time in the “Rollins Rotunda,” celebrating the awe and wonder of the natural world. An adjacent temporary gallery will add space for travelling exhibits to delve deeper into natural history themes. This additional rotating space will provide even more opportunities to offer members and repeat visitors new experiences. Anticipated to open in 2027.

Orkin Discovery Zone

This new space will feature a hands-on, active learning environment on the museum’s third floor. All ages will step into the role of scientist and hone their observation skills while they explore authentic objects, live animals, and interactives. As they explore, guests will learn about biodiversity, classification, communication and more. Highlights include the opportunity to peer through scopes highlighting discoveries in WildWoods, see examples of biodiversity through real specimens, observe live animals in terrariums, and build a bug using a spinning activity that combines the traits of different insects. Guests will gain a deeper appreciation for the natural world and our connection to it as humans, including how nature has inspired human inventions. Anticipated to open in 2026.

Our Place in the Cosmos

The Star Gallery, which features a fiber optic ceiling mapping the stars and constellations of the evening Georgia sky, will see a transformation with expanded content about the solar system and origins of our universe as well as cinematic media. With new interpretation and custom-produced video content, guests will explore how humans have connected to the constellations over time and how we are using science today to reconstruct our planet’s 13.8-billion-year story. Expected to open in late 2025.