Interactive Marketplace

A custom-designed children’s microscope and turntable with illuminated petri dishes showcasing food samples for magnified viewing.
Slide-based food viewing station, tailored for small hands, encouraging observational learning.
3/4 view of the larger food science display with integrated magnifying glass.
Overhead view showing backlit petri dishes and interactive viewing system.
Children and parents navigating a child-sized supermarket, using carts and selecting healthy food options.
Close-up of miniature shopping carts with colorful bead counters, designed for easy grasp and number play.



  Exhibitions

An interactive marketplace environment that teaches children healthy eating through play–based learning. The exhibit features hands–on food science stations, child–sized shopping carts, and working registers. Custom–designed and produced microscopes and illuminated displays make microscopic food processes visible and engaging. Developed in collaboration with child development experts, the exhibit transforms complex nutrition and sustainability concepts into tactile experiences. Its success led to an expanded version that remains popular today.




Interactive Marketplace
Edward Dormer

Lead: Conceptual development, prototypes, fabrication
Collaboration: Child Development Specialists, Exhibition Department, Education Department
Please Touch Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA
Audience: Children, educators, families
Sector: Museum, education