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Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2007 08:58:13 -0500
From: Margaret Fischer <mfisc...@mail.utexas.edu>
Subject: Informational: Texas Memorial Museum reopens Sunday, Sept. 30
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TEXAS MEMORIAL MUSEUM is reopening to the public after four months
of life safety renovations. Please join us on Sunday, September
30th starting at 12:45 pm for an afternoon of family fun! Free
admission!
At 12:45 pm, we will unveil a larger-than-life sized cast-bronze
sculpture of a saber-toothed cat. On hand will be its creator,
Texas Natural Science Center's exhibit artist, John Maisano, who
joins the handful of nationally renowned sculptors who have
contributed to UT's impressive collection of public artworks. The
sculpture was donated by Austinites Sarah and Ernest Butler.
From 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm, enjoy our Family Fossil Fun Day event with
activities for the entire family.
Ongoing: make crafts and see and touch real museum fossils
Ongoing: dig for fossils in the mini Dino Pit - see how it feels to
be a real paleontologist
1:30 pm: "Tales from Our Family Tree," storytelling for the whole family
2:00 pm: "The Case of the Missing Clam: You follow the forensic
trail and gather evidence for the case"
3:00 pm: "Ice Age Mammals of Central Texas," a hands-on
introduction to the mammals of the Pleistocene in Texas including
saber-toothed cats, mammoths and giant ground sloths
Also from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm, don't miss the opening of our new
interactive learning center, Explore Evolution, which gives visitors
the opportunity to experience how scientists conduct their research
on evolution and shows how evolution is fundamental to advances in
science and medicine.
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Texas Memorial Museum is part of the Texas Natural Science Center at
UT Austin. Regular museum hours are Monday-Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00
pm, Saturday, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, and Sunday, 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm.
ALWAYS FREE ADMISSION. Located at 2400 Trinity Street (2 blocks
north of the UT stadium). Learn more at
TexasNaturalScienceCenter.org.
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