South Florida Science Museum
Savage Ancient Seas Exhibit
May 17th – mid -September
WHO: South Florida Science Museum (***PLEASE NOTE: name changes to South Florida Science Center and Aquarium on June 7, 2013)
WHAT: Savage Ancient Seas: The Ancient Aquatic Deep
The first blockbuster exhibit to open in the Museum’s newly expanded space, Savage Ancient Seas will explore the water world of the late Cretaceous period, which existed over 70 million years ago.
Divers Beware: The South Florida Science Museum’s newest exhibit, SavageAncientSeas, will educate visitors about how the “dinos of the deep” lived and died… And which among them survived today!
The exhibit will be filled with huge carnivorous marine reptiles, with double-hinged jaws and teeth; gigantic flesh-eating fish, big enough to swallow an adult human being whole; flying reptiles, with three-foot skulls and the biggest sea turtles to have ever lived.
Savage Ancient Seas uses numerous in-depth exhibits and hands-on activity kiosks as educational tools to help illustrate the science and history of the Ancient Aquatic Deep, making ancient history come to life for deep-diving dino fans.
WHEN: Friday, May 17, 2013 – Monday, September 16, 2013
WHERE: South Florida Science Museum
4801 Dreher Trail North
West Palm Beach, FL 33405
HOW MUCH*: Adults $11.95; Seniors 62+ $10.45; and children ages three 12 $8.95, children under three years and Museum members are free. Museum admission does not include additional fees for planetarium shows and miniature golf.
*Prices will change on June 8, 2013 when the Museum officially opens as a newly expanded South Florida Science Center and Aquarium.
WHY: Founded in 1961, the SouthFloridaScienceMuseum opens as the new South Florida Science Center and Aquarium on June 7 and will continue to feature fun and educational programming for all ages. The non-profit center is dedicated to opening every mind to science and spent the past year and $5 million in capital campaign funds on increasing its exhibit space, tripling the size of its aquarium and adding new permanent exhibits including Science on a Sphere. The museum has grown from 20,000 to 30,000-square-feet and visitors will see changes from the moment they park at the new South Florida Science Center and Aquarium.
In addition to new features, the ScienceCenter has retained some of its most loved hands-on exhibits, a digital planetarium, observatory, in-house Subway restaurant and more. Each year the museum welcomes more than 125,000 visitors and reaches more than 45,000 students through workshops at the museum and outreach programs to local schools.
GENERAL INFO: For more information about the South Florida Science Museum and upcoming events, please call 561-832-1988 or visit www.sfsm.org.