ULY 8 ADVISORY: BELLE ISLE AQUARIUM MEDIA KICKOFF #detroit | #motownmom

Colleen Robar <crobar@robarpr.com>	11:42 AM (1 hour ago)
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BELLE ISLE AQUARIUM PREPS FOR POST-PANDEMIC RE-OPENING

WHO:   

Belle Isle Conservancy

WHAT: 

Reopening Preview of Belle Isle Aquarium for Media and Educators—reopens to the general public on Friday, July 16 (it has been closed since March 2020)

WHERE:

3 Inselruhe Ave, Detroit (on Belle Isle)

WHEN:

10-11 a.m.,  Thursday, July 8

DETAILS:

During the preview, media and educators will be welcomed inside for one hour to see all the new improvements before it reopens to the public on July 16, Friday to Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The Belle Isle Aquarium was designed by famed Detroit architect, Albert Kahn, and opened on August 18, 1904. It is the oldest aquarium in the country and has served the Detroit community as a beloved attraction for generations.

The Belle Isle Aquarium is operated by Belle Isle Conservancy.

Thousands of Detroit school children visit the aquarium every year to learn about aquatic life and science.

The Aquarium staff has been an essential team during the pandemic, continuing to work daily to maintain care of the animals, manage facility improvements, enhance the visitor experience, and to continue education programs through virtual experiences.

New exhibits and facility improvements were installed while the aquarium was closed to the public.  These will be shown for the first time during the preview.

MEDIA CONTACT: 

Colleen Robar, 313-207-5960, crobar@robarpr.com