Museum of Culture & Environment
Current Exhibits
The Unchosen Ones
The CWU Museum of Culture & Environment (MCE) welcomes a new exhibit for winter 2024, The Unchosen Ones, featuring portraits of children as they compete in a rural County Fair with the animals they have cared for. Situating these portraits within his home state of Minnesota, photographer R. J. Kern chose not to focus on grand champions but, rather, the children who didn’t win.
Portrayed in classical poses, viewers will witness the quiet dignity of these young people in the face of failure. Viewers will also be led to contemplate the special relationship that people and the animals they are devoted to. This exhibit opens on January 10 and will be on display until March 9, 2024
Animal Model: How a Tiny Worm Helps Us Understand the Human Brain
C. elegans, commonly referred to as the nematode, is a microscopic worm that lives in soils all around us. But scientists like CWU Biology professor Lucinda Carnell also grow C. elegans in their labs, since this tiny worm can be used as an “animal model,” a proxy for the human brain. In this exhibit, we learn about why C. elegans has been so important to neuroscience research—and how some of this research happens within our own university! Feb. 15, 2023-Dec. 9, 2023 (a College of the Sciences “Window on Central” display)
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