The Science Mill in Johnson City will celebrate four years of operation with a new exhibit this month. Aquaponics Greenhouse, a working system that lets visitors discover how fish, plants and microbes work together to create healthy food, opens Feb. 16. Visitors to the 1,000-square-foot exhibit will see vertical growing tubes, living walls of ferns and tanks containing fish, prawns and snapping turtles.
The museum, about a one-and-a-half-hour drive from Austin, opened in 2015 inside a revamped 1880s grist mill and cotton gin. More than 50 playful installations blend art, kinetic technology, augmented reality and computer gaming to expand its visitors’ understanding and appreciation of science. For more information, visit sciencemill.org.
