AT A GLANCE
A WALK IN JANE GOODALL’S SHOES
“Becoming Jane” Now Open
at the National Geographic Museum
on what artifacts to display but also
on which stories to tell. For example,
she was particularly passionate
• My Life with the Chimpanzees
about including a video on animal
by Jane Goodall
intelligence featuring Pigcasso the
• Me...Jane
Painting Pig, a South African rescue
by Patrick McDonnell
pig with a knack for landscapes.

• I am Jane Goodall
The kid-friendly exhibit also
by Brad Meltzer
includes a replica of Goodall’s
research tent, where visitors can
• Who is Jane Goodall?
explore her supplies and jot down
by Roberta Edwards
their own observations in a field
• The Watcher
journal. They can take a virtual
by Jeanette Winter
reality expedition to Tanzania’s
Gombe Stream National Park, learn
Jubilee the plush animal is just
programming at the National
how to pant-hoot like a chimp in an
one of many artifacts from
Geographic Society. “Through
interactive augmented reality (AR)
Goodall’s childhood on display
immersive media, authentic scenic
activity and watch a hologram-like
at a new National Geographic
and interactions, this exhibition
projection of Goodall take a trip
Museum exhibition, “Becoming
takes visitors into the field and
Jane: The Evolution of Jane Goodall.” down memory lane.

around the world with Jane, walking
At the end of the exhibition,
When she returned to her family
in her shoes and experiencing her
visitors can pledge to help Goodall
home to retrieve Jubilee for the
powerful message of hope firsthand.”
in her mission to ensure a more
exhibit, Goodall also brought back
“Becoming Jane” is open at the
sustainable future by choosing to
the Tarzan and Doctor Doolittle
National Geographic Museum
books that, as a young girl, inspired use less plastic, avoid palm oil or
(1145 17th St. NW, Washington, DC
take a nature walk. Each pledge
her to want to work with wild
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appears as a leaf on an interactive
animals as well as a handmade doll
Tickets cost $15 for adults; $12 for
Tree of Hope.

she received from her mother.

seniors, students and military; and
“This exhibition allows us to
$10 for children ages 5-12. For more
experience [Goodall’s] amazing
A partnership between the
information, visit natgeoevents.org
life story in a highly personal
National Geographic Society
or janegoodall.org. T
and powerful way,” says Kathryn
and the Jane Goodall Institute,
“Becoming Jane” is an interactive Keane, vice president of public
— PJ FEINSTEIN
multimedia exhibition that takes
visitors on a journey through
the life of the celebrated animal
behavior expert, conservationist
and activist. Goodall is best
known for her behavioral
research on chimpanzees and her
then-unorthodox approach to field
research: She immersed herself in
their habit in what is now Gombe,
Tanzania. When it opened at the end of
November, visitors were surprised
by how such an immersive
experience could still feel so
personal. That’s because Goodall
herself was involved in the project
Children can explore artifacts on display at “Becoming Jane: The Evolution of
scope, sharing her thoughts not only
Jane Goodall,” organized by National Geographic and the Jane Goodall Institute.

Twenty-five years before Dr. Jane
Goodall traveled from England
to Africa to study chimpanzees,
a chimp at the London Zoo gave
birth to a baby. Born the same year
as King George’s Silver Jubilee,
celebrating the 25th anniversary of
his reign, the baby chimpanzee was
named Jubilee. Plush chimpanzees
were produced to commemorate the
birth of Jubilee, and Goodall’s father
brought one home for his 1-year-old
daughter. PHOTO BY REBECCA HALE/NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
INTRODUCE YOUR KIDS
TO DR. JANE GOODALL
AND HER INSPIRING
WORK BY READING
THESE RECOMMENDED
CHILDREN’S BOOKS
BEFORE YOU GO.

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