Museum inspired by water to highlight the resource's growing value
IF YOU GO
What: "H20 Today"
Where: Western Science Center, 2345 Searl Parkway, Hemet
Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday
Admission: The exhibit is included with admission, which is $8 for ages 13 and older, $6.50 for ages 62 and older and students with valid ID, $6 for ages 5-12 and free for ages 4 and younger and active-duty military members with a current ID.
Info: 951-791-0033 or westerncentermuseum.org
Indirectly borne from man’s need for safe drinking water, the Western Science Center will host a Smithsonian exhibit on the importance of water for the next three months.
“H20 Today,” which opens Saturday at the museum near Diamond Valley Lake, will explore water and its importance around the world.
If not for water, the Western Science Center would not exist. The museum opened a decade ago after Metropolitan Water District constructed the massive drinking water reservoir near Hemet.
The museum features artifacts found during excavation of the reservoir and sits next to the lake’s visitors center, which highlights the lake and water in general.
Organized by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, “H20 Today” will run until Nov. 27.
“Water plays a huge role in every aspect of life in California, and a thorough understanding of water is critical to the resource management decisions that are necessary to ensure the future health of our state,” Alton Dooley, Western Science Center’s executive director, said in a news release.
The exhibit looks at what it means to live on a planet where 71 percent of the surface is covered in water, yet less than 3 percent is drink
It explores the science of water and its power to change the landscape and highlights water’s importance in daily life.
Visitors will learn how climate change, population growth and pollution have affected the water cycle and weather patterns, as well as ways people around the world tackle the challenges of water shortages and pollution.
The exhibit will feature an interactive series of displays, including a kid-friendly exhibit where children will learn how much water it takes to produce various products, from groceries to electronics.
“We hope all our customers can take time to visit,” said Randy Record, president of Eastern Municipal Water District, an exhibit co-sponsor. “We believe that guests will come away with a greater appreciation for water and how valuable of a resource it is.”
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