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Walk down memory lane with us to look at past special exhibits we’ve enjoyed here at the Florida Museum! While this exhibit has moved on to other places, we treasured the opportunity to learn and explore. Find out what exhibits are currently here at the Museum:
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A T. rex Named Sue
This exhibit was on display January 24, 2015, through September 13, 2015
Tyrannosaurus rex has long commanded respect and sparked curiosity in the mind of the public, and Sue is the most famous T. rex of all. This bilingual exhibit tells the story of “Sue,” the largest, most complete and best-preserved Tyrannosaurus rex ever unearthed. At 42 feet long and 13 feet tall at the hips, her skeleton inspires as much awe today as she did 67 million years ago.
We were very excited to bring this popular exhibit back to our Museum for visitors to enjoy! Sue first visited us in 2022.
Our visitors explored how this remarkable creature interacted with its world and discovered what we can learn from studying its bones. Guests reveled in the sheer magnitude of a fully articulated, life-size skeleton cast while learning about Sue’s movement, vision and sense of smell. They also enjoyed the family-friendly interactives, climb into the dig pit to uncover fossils and learn about dinosaurs through touchable bone replicas and other hands-on activities.
This exhibit follows Sue’s sensational journey from the Cretaceous period and sedimentary rocks of South Dakota to the U.S. courts and finally the world.
Timelapse video of the exhibit installation, produced by the Florida Museum photography team.
This exhibition was created by The Field Museum, Chicago, and made possible through the generosity of McDonald’s Corporation