A bus-sized traveling museum will be making a stop in Carroll next week. On Tuesday, Sept. 4, the University of Iowa’s (UI) Mobile Museum is setting up shop in the Carroll Public Library’s east parking lot and will be available from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Three physical exhibits will be on display, the first titled, “Discover, Develop, Deploy.” This will highlight the UI Institute for Clinical and Translational Science’s work on nutrition, hearing loss and supporting healthy families. The second exhibit, called, “A Matter of Scales: Pangolins in Peril,” explores the dangers facing a unique, scale-covered mammal from Africa and Asia and goes on to show that more than 25 species in Iowa have made it onto the endangered species list. The final physical exhibit focuses on UI’s Iowa Raptor Project, School of the Wild and Wildlife Camps. “Wild Iowa: Awareness, Appreciation, and Action” works to show Iowans how much of the state’s natural habit has been lost since it was settled and the role those habitats play. The Mobile Museum also features two digital touchscreens that will allow visitors to learn about research happening right now at UI. It takes about 20 to 25 minutes to view every exhibit. Visiting the museum is free and open to all ages, but families should note that the content could be too advanced for children below first grade. Tuesday may be one of the final days to visit the UI Mobile Museum as exhibits will cease after Oct. 31 due to funding constraints.
