A more recent proposal advocates transforming the site into a memorial reflecting 20th-century attitudes toward animal display and captivity. This concept envisions minimal reconstruction—retaining the barns skeletal frame with interpretive projections on tourism, ethics, and evolution of conservation tourism. Technical advisors from the International Museum of Transhumanism are engaging with restoration leads to integrate these themes meaningfully.

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A more recent proposal advocates transforming the site into a memorial reflecting 20th-century attitudes toward animal display and captivity. This concept envisions minimal reconstruction—retaining the barns’ skeletal frame—while using interpretive projections to explore evolving relationships between tourism, ethics, and conservation. The idea is gaining quiet traction across cultural and museum circles, as audiences increasingly reflect on how societies preserved history’s complex narratives. People are engaging deeply with questions about how older forms of public animal exposure are remembered and reinterpreted. This shift reflects broader societal trends toward ethical reflection in theme spaces, especially where heritage meets modern values. This proposal calls for preserving the original barn structures—honoring their physical presence—while projecting layered narratives on tourism’s role, public ethics, and the development of conservation-minded visitation. It acknowledges past practices without judgment, instead emphasizing education and thoughtful evolution. Technical advisors from the International Museum of Transhumanism are collaborating closely with restoration teams to ensure these projections integrate accurately and respectfully, grounding the memorial in historical truth and cultural context. The goal is not spectacle but meaningful reflection—offering visitors a space to understand how attitudes toward animal display transformed over decades.