Dino Days of Summer
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Dino Days of Summer
July 7, 2025 – July 25, 2025
Milwaukee Public Museum (MPM) is bringing T. rex and other prehistoric pals back from extinction for three weeks of dinosaur exploration and celebration during Dino Days of Summer, July 7-25. Visitors will be able to examine real fossils and make fossil replicas, test their di-knowledge at family trivia night, unearth stories about famous paleontologists and take flight in a Planetarium program that examines modern-day dinosaurs—birds—all against the backdrop of MPM’s world-famous dinosaur exhibits.
Dino SOARS! Planetarium Program, daily (closed Tuesdays)
The Daniel M. Soref Dome Theater and Planetarium will show Dino SOARS! at 12:10 p.m. (included with general admission). The film explores the fascinating connections between birds and dinosaurs.
Education Stations, Monday-Saturday (closed Tuesdays)
MPM Educators will be on the exhibit floors to engage visitors in special learning opportunities about the following topics (included with general admission):
• Fossil Challenge
What is a fossil? Put your paleontology skills to the test and try deciphering which objects are fossils, which are not and why!
• Dino or Di-No?
We all think we’re experts on dinosaurs, but does our knowledge stand up to the geological
pressure when put to the test? Learn what sets dinosaurs apart from other prehistoric creatures.
• Name-a-Saurus
Did you ever wonder how dinosaurs got their names? Learn about how scientists name species, and put it into practice by creating your own dino name!
• Mary Anning, Paleontologist Extraordinaire
Learn about Mary Anning, 19th-century fossilist, geologist and paleontologist. Dig through her
famous finds to unearth your paleontology skills!
Early Learning Saturday Storytime Series: Dinosaurs, July 12 and 19, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
Families with young children (recommended for ages 3-8) are invited to the Museum’s Early Learning classroom under the Grand Staircase on the Ground Floor for fossil-making, storytimes and other arts and crafts that celebrate all things dino.
Dino Family Trivia, Thursday, July 24, 6-8 p.m.
For those looking to test their di-knowledge, MPM is hosting Family Dino Trivia Night. Participants will compete for prizes and bragging rights as the Dino Trivia Champ. Tickets are $15 per person and can be purchased at mpm.edu/dino-days.
For more information about MPM’s Dino Days of Summer, please visit mpm.edu/dino-days.
