Mon Apr 19 – Fri Apr 23 (10am-7pm) and Sat Apr 24 (10am-5pm).
Vanderbilt Hall Grand Central Terminal

MTA Arts for Transit presents Safari 7 Base Camp, an interactive exhibit about urban wildlife (Oysters! Fish! Squirrels! Chickens!) found along the 7 subway line. During EarthWeek at Grand Central Terminal, visit the Safari 7 Base Camp in Vanderbilt Hall where you’ll be able to listen to podcasts that provide a narrated guide to the ecosystems found along the 7 line and view drawings that describe wildlife along the 7 line. This exhibit is in conjunction with EarthFair organized by Earth Day New York.

The base camp includes a large scale wood listening table, where visitors can plug in their headphones. Individual neighborhoods are arranged like puzzle pieces.

Large format drawings depict species habitats at 6 stops along the 7 line, from the falcons of Bryant Park to Flushing’s Frankenfish.

Maps are available at this ‘trail head’ for the 7 line.

School groups from around the city are visiting to celebrate Earth Day.

The base camp is installed and run by volunteers. Here, Steven Garcia mounts audio equipment donated by CEX to the tables and Jennifer Noguchi swaps animal stories with a visitor.

Related events:
11am Mon Apr 19: Press Conference, with the exhibition curators
3-5pm Sat April 24: Base Camp closing party featuring a visit with plant ecologist Dr. Steven Handel (from the Weed Walk podcast series).