The Cable Natural History Museum brought the outdoors to those staying indoors over the last year through its virtual programming and “Mysteries of the Night” exhibit.
Museum curator and naturalist Mollie Kreb said the museum had been in the process of updating its annual rotating exhibit when the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown forced CNHM to close its doors to the public. The staff and volunteers were starting to build their 2020-21 exhibit, “Mysteries of the Night,” when they closed March 17, 2020.
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