A new interactive exhibit honoring Dr. Jane Goodall opened with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the South Florida PBS building in Boynton Beach. The show, called Becoming Jane, opens to the public on October 23 and runs through January.
Visitors can explore the landscapes of Tanzania’s Gombe Stream National Park, learn how chimpanzees behave and communicate, and step into a replica of Goodall’s research tent, where she recorded her observations. The exhibit also includes a hologram-like projection of Goodall sharing memories and life lessons.
Goodall died last year. The exhibit traces her start in 1960, when she went to the forests of Tanzania with a notebook and binoculars and no scientific degree. She went on to study chimpanzees for decades.
National Geographic and the Jane Goodall Institute created the exhibit. Representatives from PBS, the institute, National Geographic and the City of Boynton Beach Economic Development Department attended the opening.
General admission costs $45. Children under 12 pay $22, and seniors, students, military members and first responders pay $38. The PBS building is at 3401 S. Congress Avenue. More information is available at southfloridapbs.org.
