Founded in 1869, the American Museum of Natural History, located in New York City, New York, is one of the world’s preeminent scientific, educational and cultural institutions. Going on view Monday, March 11, 2019, “T. rex: The Ultimate Predator” is the first major exhibition of the Museum’s 150th anniversary celebration.
Remaining on view through August 9, 2020, viewers are introduced to the entire tyrannosaur family and the story of the most iconic dinosaur in the world through life-sized models, including the most scientifically accurate representation of T. rex to date, showing fossils and casts, engaging interactives and the Museum’s first multiplayer virtual reality experience.
The first T. rex skeleton was discovered in 1902 by paleontologist and fossil hunter, Barnum Brown. Its paleontology collection is one of the largest and most diverse in the world. The Museum boasts one of the few original specimens of T. rex on display in the Hall of Saurischian Dinosaurs.
“Dinosaurs, and Tyrannosaurus rex in particular, are such an important and iconic part of the Museum and have been throughout our history,” said Ellen V. Futter, President of the AMNH. “So it seems fitting to launch the Museum’s 150th Anniversary celebrations with a major new exhibition on the ever-intriguing King of Dinosaurs. This exciting and fascinating exhibition will do what the Museum has done throughout its history and continues to do today: share the latest scientific breakthroughs with the public, introduce visitors to the researchers on the cutting-edge of discovery, shed new light on the great story of life on Earth, and inspire wonder and curiosity in visitors of all ages.”
For additional information, 212.769.5100 or see more on this exhibit at: https://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/t-rex-the-ultimate-predator
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The American Museum of Natural History encompasses 45 permanent exhibition halls, including those in the Rose Center for Earth and Space and the Hayden Planetarium, as well as galleries for temporary exhibitions. It is home to the Theodore Roosevelt Memorial, New York State’s official memorial to its 33rd governor and the nation’s 26th president, and a tribute to Roosevelt’s enduring legacy of conservation. The Museum’s five active research divisions and three cross-disciplinary centers support approximately 200 scientists, whose work draws on a world-class permanent collection of more than 34 million specimens and artifacts, as well as on specialized collections for frozen tissue and genomic and astrophysical data and on one of the largest natural history libraries in the world. Through its Richard Gilder Graduate School, it is the only American museum authorized to grant the Ph.D. degree and also to grant the Master of Arts in Teaching degree. Annual visitation has grown to approximately 5 million, and the Museum’s exhibitions and Space Shows are seen by millions more in venues on six continents. The Museum’s website, mobile apps, and massive open online courses (MOOCs) extend its scientific research and collections, exhibitions, and educational programs to additional audiences around the globe. www.amnh.org.