🐝 A bee with a mustache? You better bee-lieve it. Male mason bees rock tiny mustaches — just one of the wild facts we learned during our Earth Day celebrations! Pick up trash ✔️ Create art from recycled materials ✔️ Paint bee hotels ✔️

Ever missed a must-see exhibit or spent too long hunting for a restroom? Good wayfinding turns confusion into confidence. This week in Destinology, PGAV graphic designer Jess Soloman shares how strategic wayfinding design can ensure the guest journey is enjoyable.

May is a great month for a Work-versary! 🤩 Along with our chairman, Mike Konzen, this talented group highlights PGAV's wide-ranging expertise in architecture and design, land planning, graphic design, and interior design. Congratulations!

We’re attending the 2025 AAM Annual Meeting & Museum Expo. We’ll see you in L.A.! annualmeeting.aam-us.org

Federal funding cuts are hitting museums, zoos, aquariums, and cultural institutions hard. Read more about how they can build resilience in this week’s Destinology. pgavdestinations.com/building-resil…

An afternoon of golf to support our fin-tastic friends at the St. Louis Aquarium Foundation? Yes, please. Our team had a great time practicing their swings while supporting the aquarium. But from how they’re holding those clubs, they’re much better at drawing than driving.

We're attending the SEA Expo. We look forward to seeing you there!

Look for Diane Lochner and Amanda Yates at the Licensing Expo in Las Vegas this week. Hope to see you there!

June Work-versaries From the fresh perspectives of two years to the wisdom of year 39, we’re toasting our June work-versaries! We’re grateful to have you!

What’s the ideal mix of attraction types to create a well-balanced, memorable day for all guests? PGAV Vice President Jeff Havlik has thoughts. Read more in this week’s Destinology. pgavdestinations.com/designing-the-…

Headed to the Florida Attractions Association 2025 Annual Conference? Don’t miss PGAV Principals Emily Howard and Ashley Edelbrock as they take the stage Monday at 2 PM with their session: "Elevating the Attraction Experience: On Budget and On Mission." See you there!

Summer is for grilling on the patio!

Today, we celebrate Juneteenth, a reminder of freedom, resilience, and the ongoing fight for equality.

PGAV Destinations is thrilled to celebrate the grand opening of North America Trek at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium! Congratulations to the team at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium and to all the partners who made this vision a reality. We can’t wait for guests to explore!

IAAPA Asia is less than a week away! Visit with a few members of PGAV’s design team. Learn about award-winning projects and destinations around the world. Find out how we can help design your next project!

Attending IAAPA Asia? Join Emily Howard, Principal at PGAV, with Peta Wittig, Owner Director at Peta Wittig Consulting and Ruth Read, from blooloop, as they explore: Beyond the Ordinary: Global innovations Shaping the Future of Parks, Museums, Zoo & Aquariums Wed., 2 July 14:45

As Pride Month comes to a close, we’re raising a glass (and a snow cone) to celebrate love, identity, and being your authentic self. Thank you to everyone who joined us at Pride Happy Hour and to our incredible LGBTQ+ colleagues and allies who make our community stronger.

Celebrating our July Work-versaries! We're happy to have these team members with us (special shout-out to Dave for 27 years!).

Loving this line: "Known in the industry as a one-stop shop that can 'create things that don’t exist." See how our talented teammates are making that happen in this St. Louis Magazine article. stlmag.com/family/pgav-fa…

Designing unforgettable destinations takes story + strategy. In this week’s Destinology, we chat with PGAV storytelling pros Carol Breeze and A.D. Gladu about how imagination with intention creates destinations that resonate.