LATEST FAMILY SOUTH FLORIDA EVENTS
PREHISTORIC PARK: RETURN OF THE DINOSAURS
Opens May 28, Museum of Discovery & Science, 401 SW Second St., Fort Lauderdale.
The past will come alive when stomping, roaring robotic dinosaurs and ice age mammals invade the museum. Travel back in time to encounter an extinct world with ten life-sized robotic dinosaurs and ice age mammals, simulated fossil dig boxes, real dinosaur remains and fossilized eggs. The exhibit a robotic T-rex; an adult Maiasaura with a nest full of hatchling eggs, the domed-headed Pachycephalosaurus, an adult Apatosaurus with its young, and a soaring Pteranodon, with a massive, 25-foot wing span. Each model is based on an actual fossil and reflects recent theories of dinosaur behavior and physiology.
Experience the inner workings of the robotic dinosaurs by controlling their movements from a remote control location, work as a paleontologist by excavating real sharks' teeth and create colorful dinosaur art. Plus, enjoy the IMAX® film, T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous, which follows 16-year old Ally Hayden on a remarkable pre-historic adventure, as she is magically transported back 65 million years to the Cretaceous Period. Adults, $14; children 3-12, $12. Includes admission to one IMAX movie. 954-467-6637
JAPAN AND NATURE: SPIRITS OF THE SEASONS
Miami Children's Museum, 900 MacArthur Causeway, Miami.
Children and their families can travel to Japan without ever buying a plane ticket at the exciting new exhibition, Japan and Nature: Spirits of the Seasons, at the Miami Children's Museum. The exhibit invites children to discover and explore how their counterparts in Japan celebrate and experience their natural environment through hands-on, object based interactivities and multi-media. Japan and Nature will be at the Miami Children's Museum until June 6.. Free with paid admission to the museum
305-373-5437
VISIONS OF THE CARIBBEAN
Historical Museum of Southern Florida, 101 West Flagler Street (in the Cultural Plaza), Miami. Explore a rich array of rare illustrations, maps, prints and photographs of the Caribbean from the sixteenth century to the present. While strolling through the museum's gallery learn about the many dimensions of Caribbean life and better understand the significance of the Caribbean to world history and to life in contemporary Miami. The exhibition features material from the Bahamas, Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Barbados, Trinidad and other countries. Enjoy free, fun, family activities related to the exhibit every Saturday. Regular admission, adults $5; ages 6-12, $2; under 6, free.305-375-1492
ZING! Science That Spins, Bounces and Flies
South Florida Science Museum, 4801 Dreher Trail North, West Palm Beach. An exhibition from the Carnegie Science Center. Take a high wire bicycle ride across the room, lift 100 pounds with one hand, build your own robot and more in this interactive exhibit that challenges visitors to put physics in motion with dozens of hands-on displays. Adults, $7; children 3-12, $5; under 3, free. 561-832-1988 |
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