Dino Jaws

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Dino Jaws
Lizzy Cox Head of Touring Exhibitions The Natural
History Museum www.nhm.ac.uk/ibd
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Dino Jaws Objectives

• A blockbuster exhibition that attracts a younger
  family audience, achieves high visitor-numbers
  and that is built to tour for five years
• Establish a visceral atmosphere which draws
  visitors deeply into the experience through the
  use of sounds, smells and evocative lighting
• Make relevant science fun to learn through a
  series of physical interactions involving
  discovery and role playing
• Include a digital trail to encourage web visits
  to tour venues site

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Dino Jaws - The Figures

• Exhibition tour begins May 2007
• Exhibition area 650sqm
• Target audience 7-12 years
• Dwell time 35-45 minutes
• Computer interactives 5
• Physical interactives 8
• Hands-on casts 14
• Specimens 7 (one hands-on)
• Animatronics 11 of 9 different species

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Dino Jaws Trails

• A number of trails targeted at different
  audiences help visitors navigate the exhibition

DIGITAL
HANDS-ON
4-6 years old
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Exhibition graphics
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Dino Jaws Exhibition Layout
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Introduction
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Dino Diner Fridge units
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Dino-Diner Dino Diner Animatronic heads

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Dino Diner - Animatronic heads
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Bite force Interactive
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Introduction to the Dig and Lab
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Introduction to the Dig and Lab

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The virtual dig
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The Dig Interactive Stations
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The field lab
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The Feed
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The Feed
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Baryonyx and Iguanodon scene
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The Conclusion
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Shop
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Questions?
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