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11 hours ago
- Entertainment
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Museum in Seymour opens new wing with annual festival
SEYMOUR (KFDX/KJTL)— The Whiteside Museum of Natural History is celebrating the opening of a new museum expansion through their annual Permian Fest. This year's Permian Fest kicked off with the grand opening of the museum's new wing, which doubles the size of the original building. So, while families and prehistory enthusiasts could come and check out guest lectures and shop outside the museum, the views inside the building's new wing were another sight to behold. While Permian Fest is usually a big driver for fundraising on its own, the new wing is generating a lot of enthusiasm for the museum's future from the guests and museum staff, like assistant director Holly Simon. 'Locals here don't get to experience going to big museums, and our museum was definitely very popular with the local community,' Simon said. 'But now that we have a giant Ceratosaurus skeleton and a big mammoth skeleton, it's really cool that we get to bring that big city museum experience to the locals.' The expansion adds a total of 9,000 square feet to the museum's footprint, and the new space allows for reorganizations of old exhibits and the expansion of others. The new Bakker Dinosaur Hall and the Sundell Mammal Hall are two such examples. The fossil preparation lab also got a major expansion. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
02-04-2025
- Entertainment
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Permian Fest tickets on sale now
WICHITA FALLS (KFDX/KJTL) — Tickets are officially on sale for the Whiteside of Natural History Museum of the second Permian Fest in Seymour. The museum is closed until early June, but tickets for the Permian Fest can be purchased here. The museum reopens on Thursday, June 5, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., and the brand new million-dollar expansion will be unveiled then. The upcoming 9,000-square-foot expansion will double the museum's size. The Permian Fest will be open from Friday, June 6, to Sunday, June 8. The event will include three full days of science and paleontology-themed vendors, food trucks, lectures, and three digging workshops. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
15-02-2025
- Science
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Seymour Whiteside Museum to unveil ~$1 million expansion
SEYMOUR (KFDX/KJTL) — Seymour's Whiteside Museum of Natural History will soon unveil an almost million-dollar expansion. Those at the Whiteside Museum of Natural History will open up a long-awaited extension on June 5 before kicking off the second Permian Fest this June. Nominate a family member or friend for 'Hometown Heroes' The new building was completed in June 2024, and since August, Assistant Director Holly Simon and Director Chris Flis have been singlehandedly building the interior exhibits. According to Simon, they're eager to showcase their hard work before Permian Fest on June 6 through 8. 'We're going to have three days of lectures, vendors and food trucks,' Simon said. 'In addition to Permian Fest, we're going to be unveiling our museum expansion that's essentially going to be doubling the museum in size, adding 9,000 square feet.' Simon said thanks to donations and grants, they were able to secure the almost-million-dollars of funding they've sought since 2019. 'We're making the lab more interactive by having microscope teaching stations where we'll be able to bring kids in the lab and show them how we clean fossils, so that's going to be really exciting,' she said. 'In addition to that, we are unveiling a Sundell Hall of Mammals.' Simon added that the new exhibits would also include a dinosaur hall and Ice Age skeletons. For more information, visit the Whiteside Museum of Natural History's website. To donate to the ongoing expansion, click here. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
