Dollars for Dinos!

It's almost here!

2011-08-03T08:39:00.000-07:00

Happy August, everyone!
Summer is coming to a close and the grand opening of the Dinosaurium is just around the corner!

To welcome our new exhibit, we'll be celebrating in style at the Fossil Fuel Cocktail Party!

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Find a babysitter and come party with us! This fundraising event will include live entertainment, roaming dinosaurs, tons of delicious dinosaur-themed snacks and of course, a sneak peek of our DINOSAURIUM!

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If you're interested in supporting us and becoming an event or exhibit sponsor, please e-mail us at doublehelix@discoverymuseum.com or call (856) 424-1233 ext. 306. If none of the above sponsorships strike your fancy, we can work together to create a custom sponsorship that suits the needs of you or your business.

What else will be in the Dinosaurium?

2011-06-17T10:31:00.000-07:00

It doesn't look like much yet, but the Dinosaurium is going to be full of exciting, educational components! What's my favorite? Definitely the Scientists Shack! In the Shack you'll get to go on-site and learn what it takes to be a Paleontologist. You'll assemble skeletons, wrap bones and research your findings in the field laboratory. Just want to observe? Check out the live collection of prehistoric-looking fish and reptiles! You can watch trilobites flip for joy and create a cast of a fossil of your very own to take home! The Scientists Shack will be the place to be to find out more about dinosaurs of the past and cool, interesting scientific discoveries of tomorrow.

Test your skills now! Can you guess which part of the dinosaur skeleton this is?

Make your guess in the comments below!

Opening day is around the corner!

2011-06-13T19:30:00.001-07:00

We've been hard at work at the Garden State Discovery Museum! Our newest exhibit, the Dinosaurium, opens this fall on Saturday, September 17, 2011. We'll be posting lots of photos during these last few months so be sure to follow us on twitter, become our fan on Facebook, check out our flickr albums or even follow us on Instagram! And of course, check back here at our Dollars for Dinos blog for more information about opening day.

Happy New Year!

2010-01-04T14:29:00.000-08:00

The Dollars for Dinos campaign is going strong! The current total is $10,200.00 and it's rising quickly, with Velociraptor winning the race. Come check out the Dino Races board in the lobby of the Museum to see which dinosaur is winning that day.

Now that the campaign has really begun, tell us: What would you like to see in the Dinosaurium?

It has begun!!

2009-12-04T13:06:00.000-08:00

Thanks to everyone who has already made contributions to the Dollars for Dinos campaign! Make sure you check out the new Museum map so you can see where to find your favorite dinosaur!

Iguanodon is in the lead with $3.11
Pteranodon has $1.00
Elasmosaurus has $1.00

Face painting donations have come to: $12.00!
Our Dino blog has generated: $1.00
Private family donation: $10,000.00

Our totals have come to $10,018.11 -- Its only the first week! Great job everyone. Keep those dollars coming! At this rate DINOSAURIUM will be open by the spring!! Woohoo!

dino races!

2009-11-27T10:25:00.000-08:00

As I am typing this blog our exhibit department is constructing the dino race boxes. 10 different species of dinos placed in the exhibits so you can contribute to your favorite dinosaur. We will track the progress of each dino in the lobby on our dino race board so don't forget to check them out on your next visit to the GSDM! Let's see who the winner is going to be this week!

On a side note....we have already gotten some great feedback from families and friends of the Museum who can hardly wait for the new dig site and dino exploration to open! Thanks for everyone's ideas. We can't wait for it to open either.

Going Back in Time!

2009-11-25T09:12:00.000-08:00

What to do with the last 2,000 square feet at the Garden State Discovery Museum? It has been referred to as Narnia for 3 years now and it's our only large storage space. (Narnia is located to the left of our Sport Court for those of you who are familiar with our museum.) If we are going to sacrifice storage then it had better be worth it.

The DINOSAURIUM idea was introduced to us by a dino fan and artist friend of ours. His sketches included dino skeletons to climb, puppeteer, and build. Our young exhibit crew took the ideas and ran with gusto. A giant dig was included in the center, a pteranodon sculpted by Eric Schultz shrieking and flying overhead, fog, lights, amplified sound and enough paleontological play to keep even the most precocious of young dino experts busy for hours. The whole space will be converted using certified green building materials with daylighting, sensored lights, and save the planet tips around every corner! The planning and designing is always the fun part. Then we take the big ideas and see how much it is going to cost to convert our Narnia into an authentic dig sight in tribute to South Jersey's role in paleontology fame. The first dinosaur was discovered in Haddonfield, NJ just 5 miles from the Museum.

$250,000.00 is the ticket price and we are going to raise this a dollar at a time! We are now launching the campaign DOLLARS FOR DINOS! We have already gotten a generous private donation of $10,000.00 to kick it off. So the race begins! Get your dollars in everybody. We are going back in time!