Masters Of The Night – Mike Kempf Site

MASTERS OF THE NIGHT:
THE TRUE STORY OF BATS

Myths Revealed:
Blind, blood-sucking, squeaky creatures that get tangled in your hair. Who wants to see an exhibit on BATS?! Visitors of Masters of the Night: The True Story of Bats soon find these beliefs to be myths that have held fast throughout the years. The exhibit explains that bats are actually gentle, beneficial little animals.

Did you know that many fruit-bearing trees in the constantly threatened rainforest depend on bats? In order to reproduce, these trees bear fruit that need seed dispersal and are ingested, often by bats. The bats, in turn spread waste material containing seeds that as dispersed, regenerate the rainforest.

With lifelike models and interactives, the ecological importance of bats is revealed, and visitors can better understand and truly appreciate the wonders of the bat world.

MASTERS OF THE NIGHT:
THE TRUE STORY OF BATS

Myths Revealed:
Blind, blood-sucking, squeaky creatures that get tangled in your hair. Who wants to see an exhibit on BATS?! Visitors of Masters of the Night: The True Story of Bats soon find these beliefs to be myths that have held fast throughout the years. The exhibit explains that bats are actually gentle, beneficial little animals.

Did you know that many fruit-bearing trees in the constantly threatened rainforest depend on bats? In order to reproduce, these trees bear fruit that need seed dispersal and are ingested, often by bats. The bats, in turn spread waste material containing seeds that as dispersed, regenerate the rainforest.

With lifelike models and interactives, the ecological importance of bats is revealed, and visitors can better understand and truly appreciate the wonders of the bat world.

The True Story of Bats

Hands-On Interactives:
How about trying on a pair of bat ears allowing one to experience the sensitivity of bat hearing? Or if food is more appealing, try to match the bats up with their favorite foods and look for bats masked in a variety of habitats. Other interactives help visitors learn echo-location, find where bats are located worldwide, and discover how mother bats easily find their babies.

Endorsement:
Evergreen Exhibitions contributes a percentage of all venue revenue to Bat Conservation International, for ongoing educational outreach. Dr. Merlin Tuttle, founder of Bat Conservation International, endorses Masters of the Night.

Current/Upcoming Venues:

Watch here for upcoming venue announcements.

Exhibit Details:

Exhibit size: 2,500 square feet
Target audience: 4-12 year-olds, families and schools
Available: Spring, Summer, Fall

Quotable Quotes:

“Attendance was wonderful…people were emphatic when responding positively to the question of whether it was worth the price with answers like ‘absolutely!’ and ‘definitely!’” Carrie Hageman, Manager of Special Exhibits The Field Museum, Chicago, Illinois

“…175,000+ guests came to visit the exhibit during its stay. The numerous surveys showed that the exhibit was a hit with all generations. Educational groups touring the Bat exhibit found it to be both fun and educational at the same time.” Gregg Hudson, Director The Fort Worth Zoo, Fort Worth, Texas

Content Collaborators

Merlin Tuttle, Ph.D.
Bat Conservation International (BCI)

Sampling of Prior Host Venues:

Saskatchewan Science Center, Regina, Canada
North Carolina Museum of Life & Sci, Durham, North Carolina
Connecticut Science Center, Hartford, Connecticut
Arizona Science Center, Phoenix, Arizona
Delaware Museum of Nat History, Wilmington, Delaware
Mississippi Museum of Natural Science, Jackson, Mississippi
Discovery Cube, Santa Ana, California
Science Museum of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia
San Francisco Zoo, San Francisco, California
Museum of Natural Science, Houston, Texas
Grand Rapids Public Museum, Grand Rapids, Michigan

Exhibition Video

Programs and Partnerships

The exhibition’s launch marks a range of milestones in the story of flight. The exhibition’s national sponsor, Boeing, is creating a broader celebration by supporting the development of activities, special aviation and aerospace events, education programs and more at local tour stops. Hosts for the exhibition will enjoy the broad coverage and extended promotional platform created around this celebration, which will help ensure the success of the exhibition and create many local and regional partnership opportunities for the host venues throughout the tour.