If your child’s ever interrupted an adult conversation to painstakingly explain the difference between a brontosaurus and a stegosaurus, The DoSeum’s latest exhibit may score a direct hit to their paleontological pleasure centers.
San Antonio’s interactive children’s museum is debuting Dinosaurs in Motion on Saturday, May 23, allowing kids of all ages to use levers, pulleys and remote controls to set massive kinetic sculptures of thunder lizards in motion. Created by the late master sculptor John Payne, the exhibit features 14 life-size, interactive dinosaur sculptures crafted from recycled metal.
Visitors will get a hands-on examination of the artistic and engineering skills required to build the dinosaurs, according to museum officials. Meanwhile, stations around the exhibit will incorporate interactive art and science project that reinforce young explorers’ understanding of science, math and engineering.
“The exhibition Dinosaurs in Motion embodies aspects of The DoSeum’s mission perfectly. Our team was drawn to the exhibition’s exciting mix of materials science, natural history, arts and interactivity,” museum CEO Dan Menelly said in a statement. “The themes and ideas presented in Dinosaurs in Motion inspired The DoSeum team to plan and develop a summer full of related program experiences. We’re excited for our guests to join in them.”
Dinosaurs in Motion is included with general admission to the DoSeum and will be in place through Sept. 7.
To promote the exhibit, The DoSeum also will launch a citywide egg hunt this weekend, hiding large plastic dinosaur eggs filled with prizes at local parks and family-friendly locations across San Antonio, officials said. The promotion will run through the end of the month, and each egg will include a certificate for free family admission for four.
Dinosaur fans can dig up clues and location hints on The DoSeum’s Instagram and Facebook accounts.
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