{"id":3255,"date":"2021-12-23T00:07:37","date_gmt":"2021-12-22T23:07:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thevisitorpanama.info\/eng\/?p=3255"},"modified":"2022-03-17T15:11:05","modified_gmt":"2022-03-17T14:11:05","slug":"biomuseum-an-architectural-wonder-that-tells-how-panama-changed-the-world-forever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevisitorpanama.info\/eng\/2021\/12\/23\/biomuseum-an-architectural-wonder-that-tells-how-panama-changed-the-world-forever\/","title":{"rendered":"Biomuseum, an Architectural Wonder That Tells How Panama Changed the World Forever"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Isthmus of Panama was formed relatively recently\nin geological time and that the emergence of this piece of land changed the\nworld completely. The formation of the isthmus created a barrier between the\nPacific and Atlantic oceans, causing the two regions to evolve ecologically in\nmarkedly different directions. Among the results of this emergence were\nclimatic changes around the world, where rainforests became savannas, forcing\nmany arboreal primates to live on the ground, a vast exchange of plants and animals\nback and forth between North and South America; and the formation of an access\nroute that allowed the first humans to migrate through the frozen Bering Strait\ndown into South America. This is the great story that the Biomusuem tells.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A Unique Architectural Complex<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This museum that tells the great story of the\nemergence of the isthmus is the first architectural structure in Latin America\ndesigned by the renowned architect Frank Ghery, creator of famous works such as\nthe Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, the Disney Concert Hall and the Experience\nMusic Project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The complex that includes the building, the exhibits\nand the park offers a new civic and educational resource of great importance to\nPanama and an inspiring cultural destination for visitors from around the\nworld, revealing the decisive role of the Isthmus of Panama for three million years of change\nand biological evolution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Design Reflecting History and Nature<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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 The heart of\nFrank Gehry’s design is an open-air public atrium, covered by a dynamic set of\nmetal canopies of various shapes and vivid colors: blue, red, yellow, green. In\naddition to contributing to making the Biomuseum an attractive destination for\nvisitors, the canopies refer to the canal\u2019s architecture of zinc roofs and\ncolorful buildings, evoking the spectacular neo tropical habitat of Panama and offer\nprotection against frequent wind-driven rains. At one story above ground level,\nthe atrium offers expansive views of the Canal and Panama City.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eight Exhibition Rooms<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The permanent exhibition, titled Panama: Bridge of\nLife, tells its story in eight galleries:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Biodiversity\nGallery<\/strong>: An introduction to the topic of biodiversity and the work of local\nscientists, with a large wall of multi-colored glass, 46 feet (14 meters) long\nand 26 feet (8 meters) high, will show ~images of the country’s plants and\nanimals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Panamarama<\/strong>:\nA projection space of three heights and ten screens will immerse the visitor in\nan audiovisual presentation of the natural wonders of Panama.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 The Surge\nBridge<\/strong>: An installation that includes three rock formations 46 feet (14\nmeters) high, illustrating the rise of the isthmus and its effect on climate\nand evolution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 The Great\nExchange:<\/strong> Two large sculptural groups of animals represent the megafauna\nthat was part of the great exchange of species that took place between North\nand South America when the Isthmus of Panama joined them after 70 million years\nof separation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2022 The Human\nFootprint<\/strong>: In an open space partially outdoors, 16 columns will tell the\nstory of humans on the isthmus and their interactions with the nature of Panama\nfrom 15,000 years ago to the present day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Divided\nOceans<\/strong>: Two high-rise semi-cylindrical aquariums show how the Pacific and\nthe Caribbean evolved drastically differently as they were separated by the\ncreation of the isthmus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 The Living\nWeb<\/strong>: A dramatic sculpture – at the same time plant, animal, insect and\nmicroorganism – will produce in the Visitor the effect of being in a dimension where all creatures\nhave the same importance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2022 Panama is the\nMuseum<\/strong>: This gallery, which serves as an interface between the interior\nspaces of the Biomuseum and the Biodiversity Park, will help Visitors plan their true\njourney through the biodiversity of Panama.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In addition to the permanent exhibition, Visitors can enjoy temporary exhibitions in the Santiago Fernandez Castro Room, as well as digital exhibitions on their social networks. You can also tour the gardens of the biodiversity park around the complex showing the diversity that Panama has in its fauna and flora. For more information and summer activities you can go to: www.biomuseo.org.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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