アフターマン展～未来生物図鑑 ("After Man Exhibition ~ Field Guide to Future Creatures"), or 人類絶滅後の生物図鑑 (rough translation: "Field Guide to Life After Human Extinction") was an exhibit that was shown at a few museums in Japan in the 2020's. It is the most recent of the After Man exhibits. It was produced by Pizza Works Inc., with help from Gakken.1
The exhibit featured all new models and animatronics of the future creatures, multilayered "shadow box" displays, a walk-through "aquarium" (really a tunnel surrounded by screens) featuring an animated Vortex, and a fog screen animation of the Night Stalker.2 Wall panels showed the maps of the future world, evolutionary diagrams, profiles for each of the creatures, and videos featuring Dougal Dixon in a safari hat. Like the previous exhibit, it was arranged by the seven biomes outlined in the book. Animals represented by animatronics or models included, in this order:
Groath - male and female
Desert Leaper - emaciated and hydrated forms (with Desert Sharks at their feet)
Horrane
Raboon - adult and juvenile
Flooer
Night Stalker
Between the Raboon and the Night Stalker displays, there was artwork of a completely new animal: the Macaquetie (right), a gorilla-like descendant of the Japanese macaque, designed by Dixon specifically for this exhibit. Also on display were several of Dougal Dixon's original illustrations. At the end of the exhibit was a place where guests could draw their own future creatures in chalk or on paper.3
From November 1 to December 26, 2021, a contest was held where people could design their own future creatures. Dougal Dixon selected the winner on January 5, 2022.1 Another contest happened when the exhibit debuted in Shizuoka.2
Chronology
November 20, 2021 - January 23, 2022: Fukuoka City Science Museum, Fukuoka, Japan4
March 26 - July 10, 2022: Nagasaki City Dinosaur Museum, Nagasaki, Japan5
July 16 - August 28, 2022: Shimizu Cultural Center Marinart, Shizuoka, Japan6
July 15 - August 27, 2023: Tō-Ō Building, Aomori, Japan7
Gallery
Images
Exteriors
Exterior of the Fukuoka City Science Museum
Exterior of the Nagasaki City Dinosaur Museum
Entry to the exhibit in Aomori
Inside
Entry to the exhibit in Nagasaki
Inside the exhibit in Shizuoka
Inside the exhibit in Shizuoka
Map of the world 50 million years in the future
Explanatory exhibit panels in Fukuoka
Panels explaining evolution
Inside the exhibit, with temperate forest floor shadow box diorama
Common Rabbuck shadow box diorama
Pamthret shadow box diorama
Trevel and Chiselhead shadow box diorama
Groath animatronics
Groath close-ups
Mother and child observe the Groath
Desert Leaper diorama
Desert Leaper close-up
Desert Shark close-up
Desert Shark close-up
Vortex tunnel
Raboon and Horrane animatronics
Horrane animatronics
Horrane from the side
Horrane close-up
Raboon animatronics
Information about the Macaquetie
Flooer models
Flooer close-up
Night Stalker animatronic
Night Stalker close-up
Night Stalker fog screen
Create your own future animal
And visitors certainly did
Merchandise
Gift shop selection in Nagasaki
Gift shop selection in Shizuoka
Acrylic keychains
Buttons, keychains, and tote bags
Buttons, stickers, and envelopes
File folders
Masking tape
Magnets
Night stalker face mask cover
Notebooks and coloring books
Nylon bag
Nylon bag
Pencil set
Postcards
Posters
T-shirts
Gigantelope T-shirt
Other
At the opening of the exhibit in Aomori, this guy speaks
Ribbon-cutting at the exhibit opening in Aomori
Videos
A message from Dougal Dixon
Promotional video October 21, 2021
Promotional video July 28, 2022
News report on the exhibit's opening in Shizuoka July 15, 2022
News report on the exhibit's opening in Aomori July 14, 2023
Comedy duo The Rolling Monkey (ザ・ローリングモンキー) tour the exhibit in Fukuoka November 23, 2021
The Night Stalker fog screen
The Night Stalker animatronic
Horrane
Vortex tunnel
Footage of the exhibit in Fukuoka
Slideshow with brief footage of the exhibit in Shizuoka August 4, 2022
A family vlog visits the exhibit in Nagasaki May 13, 2022
A vlog visits the exhibit in Shizuoka August 28, 2022
