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The bee's knees

German company Clostermann has created a mobile exhibition for the purpose of educating and inspiring children.

Bees - Nature's Hidden Heroes is part of the company's Hire Reality brand of travelling exhibitions. With a mixture of hands-on activities, riddles and immersive design to stimulate interaction, the show illustrates how important bees are to the environment. It shows their amazing physical capabilities, social impulses and highlights the problem of their falling numbers.

Attractions include a rowing bee, who challenges them to explore its flying abilities and a beekeeper's model, replicating the feeling of standing in a swarm.

"True education means fostering the ability to be interested in something," said Matthias Clostermann, CEO of Clostermann. "We had to think on the same level as the children and the activities had to be self-explanatory, to some extent, so that pre-school kids can enjoy them without necessarily reading through the exhibition. We have built an inspiring environment in which learning comes as a welcome add on."

The company's very proud of the exhibition, which is the realisation of a long-standing dream to make science tangible and accessible via travelling exhibitions.

"One big challenge for us was to convey knowledge and fascinating facts with emotional exhibits," concluded Clostermann. "We wanted something that was truly hands-on, while avoiding copying anything or anyone. One big reason for us to do Bees was that its meaningful, its not just the next copy of something about dinosaurs, sunken ships or skinned dead people."

Another Hire Reality exhibition due out this year is Alien Friend. About robotic-human interaction, it's not solely aimed at children, but will include exhibits for them.

Company Details
Clostermann Entertainment Group GmbH
For more than ten years, Clostermann Entertainment has been developing and fabricating premium quality custom themed attractions for theme parks, museums and themed FEC's from all over the world. From first concept and design to the complete turnkey manufacturing of all attractions and themed elements, such as animatronics, interactive exhibits, murals and scenic work, with every project we endeavor to create subtle illusions and enthralling experiences.
Address
Beim Runden Plom 13, 76275 Ettlingen, Germany
Telephone
+49 (0)7243 52458 18
German company Clostermann has created a mobile exhibition for the purpose of educating and inspiring children.
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For more than ten years, Clostermann Entertainment has been developing and fabricating premium quality custom themed attractions for theme parks, museums and themed FEC's from all over the world. From first concept and design to the complete turnkey manufacturing of all attractions and themed elements, such as animatronics, interactive exhibits, murals and scenic work, with every project we endeavor to create subtle illusions and enthralling experiences.
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