Museum marks opening of education center

BRADENTON — Community leaders and museum staff gathered at The Bishop Museum of Science and Nature on Tuesday to mark the opening of the new North Education Center and its cornerstone permanent exhibition, the Mosaic Backyard Universe.

The North Education Center expansion, which includes the Backyard, encompasses 12,600 square feet of new and renovated classroom and exhibition space and adds 15,300 square feet of outdoor multi-use space, according to a press release.