Discover Your Wild Side this summer at the Alden B. Dow Museum of Science and Art

MIDLAND, Mich., May 13, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Alden B. Dow Museum of Science and Art at Midland Center for the Arts is proud to announce the opening of a major traveling exhibition, "Be the Dinosaur." Opening on June 9, this exhibition is a groundbreaking fusion of state-of-the-art video game technology and traditional exhibits featuring dinosaur fossil reconstructions, a paleontology field station, a Safari Jeep "tour" for little ones, and more!

Visitors will use interactive learning modules to explore great mysteries of paleontology in a completely interactive way!

• What was a day in the life of a dinosaur like?
• Did they hunt alone or in packs?
• How did they stay healthy?
• What other creatures shared their world?
• What can fossil evidence tell us about the lives of extinct animals?

Museum admission is $9 for adults; $6 for ages 4 to 14; FREE to ABDM Members, ASTC Members, and ages 3 and under.

The Museum is located in Midland Center for the Arts, 1801 W. Saint Andrews Road, Midland, MI. Museum hours are Tuesday – Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Thursdays until 8 p.m. The Museum is closed June 27 through July 6. For more information, visit www.mcfta.org/bethedino.

Special activities!
On Thursdays from 5 to 8 p.m., follow clues to figure out the Mystery Dino of the Month. Prizes awarded for playing. FREE with Museum admission.

Join us Thursday, July 23, from 4 to 7:30 p.m. for family-friendly Super Dino Day! There will be Crazy Cretaceous fun with activities, games, a craft & prizes. FREE with Museum admission
Add dinner for just $5 person (2 slices of pizza, soda and dessert; while supplies last).

"Be the Dinosaur" is a traveling exhibition from Eureka Exhibits. Locally sponsored by Fisher Companies.

Midland Center for the Arts, Inc. is a non-profit, tax-exempt corporation formed under the laws of the State of Michigan incorporating six groups: Alden B. Dow Museum of Science and Art, Center Stage Choirs, Center Stage Theatre, MATRIX:MIDLAND, Midland County Historical Society, and Midland Symphony Orchestra. For the latest Center news, visit www.mcfta.org.

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SOURCE Midland Center for the Arts

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