If you're a museum fan looking for a new place to explore, 2023 has you covered. New museums and exhibitions are opening, and some zoos are expanding.
Grand Egyptian Museum
Outside Cairo
Opens: To be announced
2022 marked the 100th anniversary of the discovery of King Tut's tomb. Now, thousands of man-made objects from the tomb—along with tens of thousands of other archaeological (考古学的) finds from ancient Egypt—will go on display when this museum, located within view of the Pyramids of Giza, opens.
Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education and Innovation
American Museum of Natural History
New York City
Opens: June 17, 2023
This building which has many floors will add tons of new exhibit space to the more than 150-year-old museum. Visitors can explore an insectarium (昆虫馆) that includes one of the world's largest displays of live leaf-cutting ants and come face-to-face with dozens of butterfly species. Meanwhile, the interconnection of life will be on display in the immersive (沉浸式虚拟现实的), 360-degree "Invisible Worlds" exhibition.
Galapagos Islands
Houston Zoo
Opens: August 2023
If you can't travel to the Galápagos Islands, a trip to Texas might be the next best thing. Giant tortoises, iguanas, penguins, sea lions, sharks and other creatures will inhabit this new exhibition that will re-create the land and marine ecosystems of the group of islands made famous by Charles Darwin.
Kansas City Zoo Aquarium
Opens: September 2023
The 34 exhibits of this new aquarium will allow visitors to see a wide variety of ocean locales briefly without having to leave the Midwest. Underwater residents will include sea urchins (海胆) and sea anemones (海葵) in a warm intertidal zone.
