NEW EXHIBITS
Get ready to explore a larger-than-life, moving, roaring, prehistoric experience at the Detroit Science Center. The largest dinosaur exhibition ever to come to Detroit includes more than 20 animatronics dinosaurs, five full-size skeletons and nearly 40 fossil replicas and eggs from the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.
In conjunction with the exhibition, the Detroit Science Center will give visitors a Gigantosaurus experience with Dinosaurs Alive! in the Chrysler IMAX® Dome Theatre and Dinosaur Planet in the Dassault Systèmes Planetarium.
TICKETS: Senior & Child: $17.95 Detroit Science Center Members: |
Tickets include the Dinosaurs Unearthed exhibition, Dinosaurs Alive! IMAX ® film, Dinosaur Planet planetarium show, and all of the Science Center's hands-on exhibits, and live shows and demonstrations.
Discounted group rates are available. For more information, please call 313.577.8400, Option 5. |
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Dinosaurs Unearthed is designated as a special-engagement exhibition. Coupons and passes may not be applied to Dinosaurs Unearthed admission unless they are specifically designated for this exhibit.
Check out More Dino:
Dinosaurs Unearthed Educator Guide
Dinosaurs Unearthed Press Release
About Dinosaurs Unearthed
Dinosaurs Unearthed is a dynamic exhibition that brings inspiration, science and technology together to create a multi-sensory experience. The exhibition features a state-of-the-art showcase of more than 20 full-sized animatronic dinosaurs, five fully-articulated skeletons as well a historically significant collection of nearly 40 feathered fossil replicas which includes eight feathered fossils.
Feathered fossils were first discovered in 1996, and are the strongest evidence to date that modern day birds are actually descendents of dinosaurs – a theory that had been debated for decades. A collection of eight feathered animatronics dinosaurs is one of the highlights of Dinosaurs Unearthed, and offers a visual representation of the current scientific thinking that some of the best-known dinosaurs – such as Tyrannosaurus rex – looked very different than originally thought.
Traditionally, dinosaurs were thought to be scaly and reptilian in appearance. Since feathered fossils have been found, scientists now know that from the time of hatching until its juvenile stage, the T. rex was covered in both tough skin and a downy coat of hair-like structures called protofeathers that helped regulate heat.
The stories are further articulated through a collection of fossil replicas representing species from the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous Periods. This includes the largest collection of feathered fossil replicas on display outside of China. In some cases, the feathered fossil specimen is displayed next to its animatronic counterpart to allow audiences to draw connections between the two forms.
UPCOMING EXHIBITS
DETROIT SCIENCE CENTER TO BRING MICHIGAN’S FIRST $36 MILLION BLUE ANGEL F/A-18 TO DETROIT
One of the United States Navy’s most striking and versatile military aircraft, the “Blue Angel” McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet, will be landing at the Detroit Science Center in Fall 2011.
The plane, valued at $36 million, will be the centerpiece of a new exhibit gallery designed to excite and inspire young people to consider careers in aerospace and military technology. The Science Center went through an extensive, competitive process through the Naval Aviation Museum to obtain the rights to display the plane. It would be the first Blue Angel F/A-18 to be displayed in a Michigan museum.
Widely known as the Navy’s demonstration aircraft, the "Blues" F/A-18 aircraft also are known for their striking blue and yellow paint scheme. Featured in air shows across the world, the planes are versatile in their ability to transform into combat-ready status in just 72 hours through the addition of advanced propulsion, weapons and radar systems and other key technologies. The new Science Center exhibit gallery will showcase the engineering behind these systems and the various careers needed to work on sensitive military projects that are crucial to the nation’s defense.
Exhibits will feature interactive, visitor-activated controls and flight simulations, with grade-appropriate, interactive activities available to school groups to enhance their classroom lesson plans on physics, geometry, engineering, math and measurement during and after their visit to the new gallery. In addition, the gallery also will work to create public awareness of the complex federal defense budgeting process that funds our nation’s military.