‘Dinosaurs Around the World’ coming to Natural Science Museum
Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks’ Mississippi Museum of Natural Science invites visitors to embark on a globetrotting expedition around the world to discover the Age of Reptiles. The “Dinosaurs Around the World: The Great Outdoors” exhibit will be open from June 8 through Jan. 5, 2025. This outdoor and indoor exhibit features 11 animatronic dinosaurs and cutting-edge research, and visitors will be whisked back in time on a dinosaur adventure and a tour of an Earth that is very different from the one we inhabit today. The exhibit is included with museum admission or museum foundation membership.
Visitors can also enjoy special weekly dinosaur-themed “Fun Fridays” from 10 a.m. until noon, June 7 until July 12, and a “Tea Party with a T-Rex” from 10 a.m. until noon, Nov. 16.
“Come face-to-face with the giants of the past. This exhibit is your chance to experience a prehistoric Earth and walk alongside the dinosaurs – it’s a thrilling adventure for all ages,” says Museum Director Charles Knight.
Visitors will explore a time before the continents as we know them existed – when arid deserts covered Brazil and polar darkness was the norm in Australia – and see animatronics such as the mighty T. rex of North America, the bi-pedal predator Herrerasaurus, one of the first dinosaurs to appear on Earth, and the bizarre, bony-crested Oviraptor from Mongolia.
“’Dinosaurs Around the World’ will transport visitors back in time to the unrecognizable landscape of Pangea in a playful and educational way,” said Tom Zaller, president and CEO of Imagine Exhibitions, producer of the exhibit.
The Museum is located at 2148 Riverside Drive, Jackson, in LeFleur’s Bluff State Park. Admission: $8 for adults, $6 for youth ages 3-18, and $7 for senior citizens ages 60 and up. Plan your adventure: 601-576-6000 or www.mdwfp.com/museum. Events subject to change.
