Get ready for a rawring adventure at the Perot Museum! It’s the summer of the dinosaur and the Perot Museum has new dinosaur experiences throughout the building, plus extended hours, hands-on activities, and more.
A don’t-miss highlight is the newly reimagined Being Human Hall, which underwent a major renovation and now features twice as many interactive displays and dozens of experiences all offered in English and Spanish. Visitors can witness one of the world’s only displays of a human brain with a still-intact spinal cord, try on a prosthetic running blade or send brain wave messages to fire off pulsing lights by merely thinking. A virtual reality experience transports guests into the South African cave system where internationally renowned paleoanthropologist Dr. Lee Berger discovered a new species of human relative. A dozen authentic stone tool artifacts (some more than a million years old!) are displayed by a full figure of “Lucy,” the famous Australopithecus afarensis.
After exploring what it means to be human, visitors can chill out with a 3D film including Super Dogs 3D, Wild Africa 3D: Nature’s Wonderland and Apollo 11 3D.
DISCOUNTS! From Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day (May 24-Sept. 3), veterans, active and retired U.S. military personnel, and first responders will receive complimentary general admission plus $3 off general admission for their immediate family members (up to six people). In addition, the Community Partners Ticket Program returns to provide greater access to lower-income families, offering $1 general admission for guests who qualify based on need.
For more info and to purchase tickets in advance, go to perotmuseum.org/summer.
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