Marbles Kids Museum opens 'Ready Set Vet' exhibit
Marbles Kids Museum's latest exhibit, Ready Set Vet, is now open.
The exhibit, presented by the North Carolina State College of Veterinary Medicine, can be found on the first floor of the museum in the "Around Town" area.
The previous veterinary area has gotten an upgrade with more ways for children to explore veterinary medicine. Children are able to role play as vets and technicians to treat injured stuffed animals using more life-like tools like X-rays and scans.
"Marbles is excited to take veterinary play to a new level alongside the experts at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine. The Ready Set Vet exhibit at Marbles is bigger, with more imaginative play, new lifelike tools, and enhanced technology. Kids will diagnose, treat and care for all types of animals while building the skills to play an important role in our future workforce," Marbles CEO Sally Edwards said.
N.C. State vet school professors, staff and students will make appearances and host programs at Marbles periodically.
"We are so honored to be a part of this amazing partnership. We’re grateful for the talented Marbles team who brought this exhibit to life and for our N.C. State College of Veterinary Medicine team that helped make this play experience as realistic as possible,” says Kate Meurs, dean of the N.C. State College of Veterinary Medicine. “Our college is always working to recruit the best and brightest students as we train future innovators in all areas of veterinary medicine and research. We know that the earlier students learn about the field, the more likely they are to pursue it. The Ready Set Vet exhibit gives more children a window into the variety of animals that veterinarians care for and into the different equipment and skills they use to heal and help prevent and cure disease.”
Children can visit Ready Set Vet during Marbles regular hours. Starting June 13, the museum will be open seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Those hours are extended to 7 p.m. on Thursdays. Members are allowed to enter at 9 a.m. daily. All visitors are required to purchase tickets in advance online.
