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DinoFest: In Living Color

DinoFest returns 

Jan. 29 & 30
DinoFest: In Living Color
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teacher with student working together on an Research Quest project.

Research Quest

Learn more about NHMU's

resource for middle school

teachers & students
Research Quest
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A circular weave

New Craft Workshops

Just announced!

Starts Feb. 9
New Craft Workshops
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A Navajo basket

Navajo Basket Explorer

Explore stories of Navajo life revealed in the Museum's collection of incredible baskets
Navajo Basket Explorer
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Insider Stories

New audio guides available at NHMU
Insider Stories
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Birthday Parties at NHMU

Celebrate in style with your

5-10 year olds
Birthday Parties at NHMU
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A trio of eggs shown next to each other. A blue-green bird egg, a fossil raptor egg, and a white crocodile egg.From the Blog
Posted January 12th

Cracking the Colors of Dinosaur Eggs

Dinosaur eggs could be just as colorful as the terrible lizards themselves. This post is part of a series leading up to DinoFest: In Living Color, Jan. 28 & 29 at NHMU.
The small carnivorous dinosaur Sinosauropteryx grabs a lizard. The dinosaur has mostly red markings with a red and white striped tail, similar to a red panda.From the Blog
Posted January 4th

How We Came to See Dinosaurs in Color

In the past 10 years paleontologists have learned a great deal about what dinosaurs looked like. This post is part of a series leading up to DinoFest: In Living Color, Jan. 28 & 29 at NHMU.
An artist's illustration of Quetzalcoatlus, a flying reptile the size of a giraffe. The wings of this reptile are like a bat's, with a membrane extended on the fourth finger.From the Blog
Posted December 30th

Ten Stunning Fossil Finds of 2021

From baby dinosaurs to seagoing giants, 2021 has been a banner year for paleontology.

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