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SUMMARY:TrailMixer at Powdermill Nature Reserve
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SUMMARY:Sensory Friendly Weekend
DESCRIPTION:When: Saturday\, June 6 and Sunday\, June 7\, 2026\, 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. \nWhere: Carnegie Museum of Natural History \nTickets: Free with Purchase of Museum Admission \nFamilies with members who have sensory processing needs are invited to explore the museum galleries with reduced audio and visual elements. Calming spaces with support materials\, including single-use ear plugs\, sunglasses\, fidget toys\, etc.\, will be available. Museum experts will be on-hand to talk for as little or as long as you want about favorite topics like dinosaurs\, rocks\, gems\, animals\, bugs\, and much more. Every program is designed to welcome all ages and abilities. \nStandard sensory friendly supports are in place during regular hours for all Carnegie Museum of Natural History visitors:\n• Lower lighting in select galleries\n• Video sounds and exhibit background audio turned off in select galleries\n• Calming spaces\n• Takeaway support materials (single-use ear plugs\, sunglasses\, fidget toys\, etc.) \nTo provide the most sensory friendly environment possible\, advance registration is recommended. Pre-registration is available online until 3:00 p.m. on the day prior to the program. All customers who pre-register will receive a welcome packet via e-mail with detailed information about the event. \nRegister Now for June 6→ \nRegister Now for June 7→
URL:https://carnegiemnh.org/event/sensory-friendly-weekend-5/2026-06-06/
LOCATION:At the Museum\, 4400 Forbes Avenue\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15213-4007\, United States
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SUMMARY:DinoFest
DESCRIPTION:When: Saturday\, June 13\, 2026\, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. \nWhere: Carnegie Museum of Natural History \nTickets: Included with purchase of museum admission. Get Tickets → \nDig into the past\, present\, and future of paleontology at Carnegie Museum of Natural History’s second annual DinoFest! Discover how studying ancient fossils shapes our understanding of life today as you enjoy conversations with working paleontologists and hands-on activities led by museum researchers\, educators\, and community partners. Programming is designed for all ages and every level of dinosaur knowledge.\n\n\n\nDinoFest Schedule\nOngoing Family-Friendly Activities: 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.\, drop in any time\nExplore how dinosaurs lived\, how fossils form\, and how paleontologists work in the field through activities designed for kids ages 5–12 and their families. \n• Measure the length of the Diplodocus carnegii fossil from snout to tail\, estimate its weight\, and compare Dippy’s size to familiar objects. \n• Test your dinosaur knowledge by identifying dinosaurs from their silhouette and a few fun facts. \n• Discover the colors of dinosaur feathers based on research by Dr. Sarah Davis\, Collection Manager of Paleobiology. \n• Become a dinosaur detective as you learn to identify what is and is not a fossil. \n• Create your own Pennsylvania fossil field guide to take home. \n• Pick up a brush and practice uncovering dinosaur and mammal fossils in Bone Hunters’ Quarry\, a recreation of an actual dig-site. \nConversations with Researchers: 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.\, drop in any time\nMeet and chat with paleontologists from Carnegie Museum of Natural History and visiting institutions! They’ll share fossils\, research\, and stories from their work in the field and the lab. \nScientific Illustration Demonstration: 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.\, 12:30–1:30 p.m.\, Third Floor Overlook\nLearn how Scientific Illustrator Andrew McAfee brings extinct species to life through detailed paleontology illustrations. \nLivestream Dino Dig: 12:00–1:00 p.m.\, 2:00–3:00 p.m.\, Library Lecture Hall\nResearch paleontologist and science livestreamer Danny Anduza will bring you along to a current dig site for a live Q&A from the field. Observe work in real time\, ask anything about research\, and hear from in-person host Dr. Matt Lamanna\, Mary R. Dawson Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology. \nKeynote Speaker: 1:00–2:00 p.m.\, Library Lecture Hall\nListen to vertebrate paleontologist and evolutionary biologist Dr. James Napoli present new research on Nanotyrannus\, a smaller cousin of T. rex. \nPaleoLab Talks: Time to be announced\, PaleoLab Lobby\nPeek into the ongoing work in PaleoLab and hear from one of the museum’s Scientific Preparators! Learn how fossils are conserved\, stabilized\, and prepared for display—including continued care of the museum’s historic Mosasaurus skeleton and other remarkable specimens. \nCarnegie Museum Store: 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.\nBring home a memento from your day at the museum! Don’t miss the specially curated DinoFest section. \nGet Your Tickets for DinoFest!\nPurchase of museum admission is required to attend DinoFest. Tickets can be purchased in advance or at the door. Advance purchase is strongly recommended. Make sure to select June 13\, 2026 for admission to DinoFest. Get Tickets → \n  \n  \nPeek inside Kamin Hall of Dinosaurs!\n \n  \nVertebrate Paleontology in the News\n“The Megaraptor Had Giant Claws and an Appetite for for Crocodilians\,” The New York Times \n“How Realistic are Movie Dinosaurs?” NPR Short Wave \n“This Odd-Looking New Spinosaurus is Reviving an Age-Old Debate\,” National Geographic \n  \nDinosaur Stories\nRead articles by museum experts to get ready for DinoFest! \nMesozoic Monthly: NasutoceratopsMesozoic Monthly: DreadnoughtusMesozoic Monthly: ScipionyxMesozoic Monthly: GargoyleosaurusIn the Field: Following the Work of a PaleontologistThe Strange Saga of Spinosaurus\, the Semiaquatic Dinosaurian SuperpredatorThe Two-Headed DinosaurThe Dinosaur of a Lifetime\n\n  \n 
URL:https://carnegiemnh.org/event/dinofest-2/
LOCATION:At the Museum\, 4400 Forbes Avenue\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15213-4007\, United States
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