From Exploration to Exhibition

The first episode, Expedition Florida: From Exploration to Exhibition, takes viewers behind-the-scenes of the Florida Museum as teams of scientists, curators and artists transform remarkable discoveries such as a 14-foot-tall mammoth skeleton, a 200-year-old albino crayfish, and ancient Calusa Indian masks and fishing tools into museum exhibits.

From Exploration to Exhibition was shot at various sites beneath the Aucilla River; on location in Florida's largest underground cavern; and at a replicated Calusa Indian fish camp constructed for the film on a Southwest Florida mangrove beach.

Additional scenes introduce the viewer to Powell Hall, the museum's exhibition and education center. At Powell Hall, exhibit designers and artists explore new and imaginative ways for visitors to interact with the museum's collection of artifacts and explore life-like natural habitats.

This program was awarded a Suncoast Regional Emmy Award and the Edward R. Murrow Award for radio feature writing. It was released in 1999.