For our next family day, learn how the brain changes when an animal becomes a mom from neuroscientists, zoo keepers, and educators!

How do moms seem to know just what their babies need? Join Dr. Keerthi Krishnan, Associate Professor of Neuroscience at UT, and her lab to discover how animal brains change when they become mothers and what that tells us about human moms. Then meet curators from Zoo Knoxville who specialize in red pandas, turtles, great apes, and lions to explore the many ways animal parents care for their young.

Along the way, enjoy hands-on games and activities about animal behavior and the science of brains. All to celebrate the amazing moms of the animal kingdom - including our own!

This program is presented as a companion to the Community Gallery exhibition "Moms & Babies."

Where to Park:

Free parking will be available in lot S30 behind the museum. Check out the map on this page and the UTK parking website for more details.  Additional spots are available on Circle Park in approved public parking spaces for $2 per hour paid through the Park Mobile App. For more information about campus parking, please visit: https://parking.utk.edu/parking/visitors/.

The Community Gallery exhibition "Moms & Babies" was funded in part by the National Foundation of Science through a partnership between Michigan State University, Potter Park Zoo, the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and the McClung Museum. Funding for the McClung Museum’s educational programming has been provided by the Knox County Tourism Consortium.