New Dinosaur Exhibition Opens at South Florida Museum

From the South Florida Museum:

Saturday, September 17 - Saturday, December 31, 2016

Dinosaur Discoveries: Ancient Fossils, New Ideas, from the American Museum of Natural History, casts a vivid picture of what living, breathing dinosaurs were really like and shows how current thinking about dinosaur biology has changed over the past two decades using a combination of major fossil finds, captivating computer simulations and provocative models to create a detailed examination of recent scientific sleuthing about these fascinating animals. The exhibit showcases the array of investigative tools - from bio-engineering computer software to CT scans - used by modern scientists to reinterpret many of the most persistent and puzzling mysteries of dinosaurs. The exhibit even explores the idea of how dinosaurs' descendants may still be walking the earth today.

Click here to RSVP for Dinosaur Discoveries Preview Reception:

Friday, September 16 at 5:30 pm
Join us to explore our newest special exhibition Dinosaur Discoveries from the American Museum of Natural History. Enjoy light refreshments and family-friendly activities.

Tickets: Museum Members - FREE, Non-members - $5
Beer and wine available for purchase.
The exhibit is organized by leaders in the field of paleontology: the American Museum of Natural History, New York (www.amnh.org), in collaboration with the California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco; The Field Museum, Chicago; the Houston Museum of Natural Science; and the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh.

Family Night at the Museum

The first Saturday of most months presents a whole new way to explore the Museum. Each Family Night offers something new to see and do. It could be a family-friendly film or maybe a live performance. Then there might be a scavenger hunt through the Museum or hands-on activities to engage the entire family. One thing is for sure - it'll be fun and educational!

Family Night Schedule:

• 3-7 pm Museum Activities & "Build-A-Monster" Scavenger Hunt
• 3:15 pm Perfect Little Planet Planetarium show
• 3:45 pm Manatees & Mermaids Presentation in the Aquarium
• 4 pm Journey to the Stars Planetarium show
• 5 pm Disney's Hercules in the Bishop Planetarium and "Monster Myths of the Night Sky" Planetarium presentation
• 6:30 pm Manatees & Mermaids Presentation in the Aquarium
• 7 pm Live Star Talk Planetarium show
• 7:30 pm Space Park 360 Planetarium show
• 8:15 pm Rock Hall of Fame Planetarium show

Family Night Details:

• The Museum is open until 8 pm and admission is half-price after 3 pm during Family Nights!
• Most Family Nights include a Live Star Talk and/or a space show in the Planetarium.
• The Rock Hall of Fame Planetarium show runs from8:15 to 9 pm.
• Museum Friends Members are always FREE forFamily Night and Rock Hall of Fame!

Thank you to all who have already contributed to Carrie's 50 for 50 Challenge. There's still time to have your gift matched!

Thanks to the generous contributions of our Museum donors, we are getting close to meeting Carrie's Challenge, but there's still time to make a difference! YOU can help us raise a total of $100,000 toward the Museum's operating costs to ensure that we keep engaging, entertaining and educating on topics from manatees to the moon... for the next 50 years!

This a great time to donate to the Museum and have your gift doubled by Museum supporter Carrie Yearwood. Carrie has challenged our community to raise at least $50,000 for the Museum's general operations - including manatee care. She will match that $50,000, meaning the Museum will receive $100,000 to care for our manatees, collections, Planetarium technology, and beautiful building.

Please consider helping us meet Carrie's Challenge by making a gift today:

• $25 helps care for Snooty & his pals for another 50 years
• $50 helps us explore the universe for another 50 years
• $100 helps us journey from "Manatees to the Moon" for another 50 years

Click here to donate now

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