Step back in time and discover life beneath the ice in Antarctic Dinosaurs. Today, Antarctica is a forbidding land of snow and ice but 200 million years ago it was a lush, wooded habitat where dinosaurs thrived. Uncover the history of the world’s southernmost continent and the unique species that have called it home in this interactive, family-friendly experience!

Antarctic Dinosaurs

Exhibit Opens Oct. 7.

Florida Museum members are invited to join us for a special member reception with a family-friendly talk “Beyond Bones: Reconstructing the Biology of Dinosaur Soft Tissues” by Dr. Emma Schachner.

Light refreshments will be served.

Museum members event

This event is for members only. Due to the popularity of member preview events we are not able to accommodate extra guests. Invitation and RSVP information was emailed to members. If you did not receive an email and believe you should have, please send a message to members@flmnh.ufl.edu.

RSVP is required by Monday, Oct. 2.

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Schedule

7 p.m.
Doors open

7:15 p.m.
Talk by Dr. Emma Schachner, UF College of Veterinary Medicine:
“Beyond Bones: Reconstructing the Biology of Dinosaur Soft Tissues”

8-8:30 p.m.
Explore the exhibit!

This is a bilingual exhibit available in English and Spanish. Esta es una exhibición bilingüe disponible en inglés y español.

Antarctic Dinosaurs was developed by the Field Museum, Chicago in partnership with the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Discovery Place – Charlotte, NC, and the Natural History Museum of Utah. Generous support was provided by Kenneth C. Griffin.

This exhibit’s run is sponsored in part by Visit Gainesville/Alachua County, University of Florida Student Government and the Florida Division of Cultural Affairs.

Cover photo credit: Brie Woods for the Witte Museum