Dinosaur Encounters

Natural History Museum
North American Mammal Hall (Level 2)
900 Exposition Boulevard, Los Angeles
Friday, June 5 & Saturday, June 6
11:15 am; 1:15 pm; 3:15 pm
Ages: All (but the lifelike nature of the Dinosaur puppets may frighten younger kids)
Cost: FREE with Museum Admission (Adult $9; Seniors (62+) & Students 18 and over with ID – $6.50; Children 13 through 17 – $6.50; Children 5 through 12 – $2; Children under 5 – FREE)
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Get closer to dinosaurs than you ever thought possible! Meet a life-size T-rex and Triceratops and learn about dinosaur behavior, anatomy and survival tactics. In Dinosaur Encounters, two life-sized juvenile dinosaur puppets — a 14-foot Tyrannosaurus rex and a 9-foot Triceratops – roam the halls of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.

To create Dinosaur Encounters, Museum paleontologists collaborated with puppet fabricators and performers to bring the dinosaurs to “life,” while still ensuring authentic detail and movement. These amazingly realistic creatures help us better understand dinosaur behavior, anatomy and survival tactics.

Although the presentations are educational, there is also an experiential component to Dinosaur Encounters. In programs so far, children have talked to, danced with, and pet the dinosaurs.