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Latest Events for 2008. Egg Hunt, Skeleton trail and other exciting activities for families.

Dinosaur Museum In Bid To Bring Rare Triceratops Skeleton To Britain

Triceratops Dinosaur SkeletonDorchester’s award winning Dinosaur Museum has received an offer from an anonymous backer to bid for a rare skeleton of Triceratops that is being auctioned by Christies in Paris on April 16th.

The rare skeleton is the property of a private collector in Europe and is the star attraction of a sale of dinosaur and other fossils at the auction in Paris. It is expected to fetch around 500,000 Euros but may go much higher as it has attracted worldwide attention.Click here to read more


Great Dinosaur Egg Hunt

Good Friday 21st – Easter Monday 24th March. Great Dinosaur Egg Hunt. The Dinosaur Museum, Icen Way, Dorchester. Explore Britain’s original award winning Dinosaur Museum, in Dorchester, with its exciting mix of actual fossils, skeletons, and life-size dinosaur reconstructions combined with hands on and multi-media displays to discover the answers to the clues in the Dinosaur Mystery. All children who solve the Mystery correctly win a special prize dinosaur! For more information telephone 01305 269880.


Skulls, Skeletons & Skin

Monday 14th July – Monday 8th September. Skulls, Skeletons & Skin. The Dinosaur Museum. Icen Way Dorchester. A new trail leads you around this award winning museum focusing on its collections of dinosaur skeletons, skulls and skin impressions. These are explained and interpreted and the latest theories and research presented. Look out for Megalosaurus, Allosaurus and Iguanodon to name but three. For more information telephone 01305 269880.


Latest Events - Great Dinosaur Hunt

Saturday 23th – Bank Holiday Monday 25th August. Great Dinosaur Hunt. The Dinosaur Museum, Icen Way, Dorchester. Explore Britain’s original award winning Dinosaur Museum, in Dorchester, with its exciting mix of actual fossils, skeletons, and life-size dinosaur reconstructions combined with hands on and multi-media displays to discover the answers to the clues in the Dinosaur Mystery. All children who solve the Mystery can enter a prize draw and one lucky child each day will win a special dinosaur! For more information telephone 01305 269880.


 


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