PITTSBURGH — There’s a new, free interactive outdoor exhibit at the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh.
The Cryptid Critter Crawl, launched by the Children’s Museum and MuseumLab, includes eight outdoor installations created by Pittsburgh-based interactive artist Owen Lowery.
Cryptids are creatures from folklore and legend, the existence of which is not proven by scientific observation. They include Bigfoot, Nessie and Mothman.
Museum officials said the exhibit features “artifacts,” such as physical sculptures and installations, located across the Children’s Museum campus.
The eight site-specific Cryptid artifact sculptures installed around the museum campus include:
- The Museum Space Goo
- Mothman’s Chrysalis
- Hibernating Jackalopes
- Nessie’s Neck Cover
- Bigfoot’s Lost Shoe
- Pegasus Nest
- Puddle of Squonk
- Yateveo’s Spice Rack
Signage for each artifact includes stories and directs people to a mobile website (CLICK HERE) that offers each Cryptid’s backstory, as well as audio tales voiced by museum staff, a map of the artifacts and supplemental material, such as coloring sheets.
The exhibit is available seven days a week, 24 hours a day, and does not require admission to the Children’s Museum.
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