This traveling museum brings the past to life for kids this weekend
MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- Have you ever wanted to learn more about the amazing history of ancient giants and archaic fossils? If so, you won't want to miss Dinosaur George Traveling Museum.
'The Traveling Museum is comprised of pieces literally from all over the world. I bring a lot of things that were Texas related because people want to know what's living here, but I have pieces from before the age of dinosaurs, during the age of dinosaurs, and after. I have pieces from Russia and China and Australia and obviously Texas. But yeah, it's sea life, it's birds, it's prehistoric mammals like the saber-toothed cats, and of course it's dinosaurs like Tyrannosaurus Rex,' said museum curator and educator, George Blasing.
The past truly comes to life in exciting ways with this exhibit and families can see some of the beings that lived right here in the Basin.
'I think the oldest piece in my exhibit is a starfish that's 450 million years old, and that's hard to get your mind around that much time, right? So, 450 million years old, all the way up to about…the ice age. So, my exhibit spans a tremendous amount of time. One of the things you'll see here is some of the very animals that were dug up in your community. I have pieces here from animals that lived here…those animals were crawling around on the ground before this building was built, and they were probably crawling right here where we are. So, if you want to come in and see some of the very first members of society, I have them,' Blasing said.
Dinosaur George's Traveling Museum will be at the Bush Convention Center tomorrow Saturday, May 31st from 9AM – 7PM. Admission is free and there will be plenty of fossils and shark teeth for your little future archaeologists and paleontologists to purchase.
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This traveling museum brings the past to life for kids this weekend
MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- Have you ever wanted to learn more about the amazing history of ancient giants and archaic fossils? If so, you won't want to miss Dinosaur George Traveling Museum. 'The Traveling Museum is comprised of pieces literally from all over the world. I bring a lot of things that were Texas related because people want to know what's living here, but I have pieces from before the age of dinosaurs, during the age of dinosaurs, and after. I have pieces from Russia and China and Australia and obviously Texas. But yeah, it's sea life, it's birds, it's prehistoric mammals like the saber-toothed cats, and of course it's dinosaurs like Tyrannosaurus Rex,' said museum curator and educator, George Blasing. The past truly comes to life in exciting ways with this exhibit and families can see some of the beings that lived right here in the Basin. 'I think the oldest piece in my exhibit is a starfish that's 450 million years old, and that's hard to get your mind around that much time, right? So, 450 million years old, all the way up to about…the ice age. So, my exhibit spans a tremendous amount of time. One of the things you'll see here is some of the very animals that were dug up in your community. I have pieces here from animals that lived here…those animals were crawling around on the ground before this building was built, and they were probably crawling right here where we are. So, if you want to come in and see some of the very first members of society, I have them,' Blasing said. Dinosaur George's Traveling Museum will be at the Bush Convention Center tomorrow Saturday, May 31st from 9AM – 7PM. Admission is free and there will be plenty of fossils and shark teeth for your little future archaeologists and paleontologists to purchase. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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