Watch trailer for Titans of the Ice Age Titans of the Ice Age

Titans of the Ice Age transports viewers to the beautiful and otherworldly frozen landscapes of North America, Europe and Asia ten thousand years before modern civilization. Travel across monumental glaciers and sweeping grasslands, rich in life—a Northern Hemisphere whose vast plains resembled the African Serengeti. Discover the story of Zed, one of the most complete Colombian Mammoth skeletons ever uncovered, extracted in 2008 from under a Los Angeles parking lot next to the famous La Brea Tar Pits. Witness a time when the hunters became the hunted, where saber-tooths, dire wolves and cave bears ruled untamed continents.

From July 4th, 2013 To February 28th, 2014

Watch trailer for Dinosaurs Alive! Dinosaurs Alive!

Dinosaurs Alive! is a global adventure of science and discovery featuring the entire age of dinosaurs—from the earliest creatures of the Triassic period to the monsters of the Jurassic and Cretaceous—as they are reawakened on the giant screen in the eye-popping 3D format. Narrated by Michael Douglas, the film takes audiences on a journey with the world’s preeminent dinosaur hunters as they uncover evidence that the descendants of dinosaurs still walk (or fly) among us. Through the magic of scientifically accurate computer generated animation, these newly uncovered creatures, and some familiar favorites, come alive…in a big way.

Major funding was provided by the National Science Foundation with additional support from the Museum Film Network, and the 3D Film Interest Group.

From June 1st, 2013 To February 28th, 2014

Mammoths and Mastodons: Titans of the Ice Age

Mammoths and Mastodons: Titans of the Ice Age

Journey back in time, thousands to millions of years ago, when mammoths and mastodons roamed the Earth. In Mammoths and Mastodons: Titans of the Ice Age, get to know Lyuba, the once frozen 42,000-year-old baby woolly—the most complete mammoth ever discovered. Joust with mammoth tusks. Touch colossal mastodon teeth. Feel real mammoth fur. And see what it would be like to live among these larger-than-life creatures in one of the most captivating, interactive, exhibitions since the Ice Age—as only you can experience at theNAT!


Dino Jaws

Dino Jaws

From the infamous flesh-eating T. rex to the plant-munching Iguanodon, what do YOU know about dinosaurs and their food? Sometimes gruesome, even gory, Dino Jaws will combine fun hands-on (with no danger of being bitten!) exhibits with scientific insights. See lifelike spectacular animatronics and learn what paleontologists know about what that dino had for dinner! Become a dino detective as you solve clues like a real paleontologist.


BOLD

BOLD

Joseph Rossano’s interactive BOLD sculpture series is inspired in cooperation with leading biodiversity scientists, including Dr. Daniel H. Janzen of the University of Pennsylvania. BOLD shares the acronym of Barcode of Life Datasystems, the Canadian repository for the International Barcode of Life project.


 
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