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"Henry B. Crawford" <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 11 Jul 1997 16:29:15 -0600
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>Hello all --
>
>Running the risk of a singed tail-feather, I am passing along the
>recommendations from the 8 [!] people who responded to my request for good
>dinosaur exhibits:  New Mexico Museum of Natural History; the Tyrell (2);
>OMSI; Carnegie Museum of Natural History; the California Academy of
>Science; traveling exhibits at or from the Ft. Worth Museum of Science and
>Industry; the Field Museum; and one out of Fernbank in Atlanta.
>
>If anyone has suggestions they would care to make, we're still happy to
>hear 'em.
>
>Thanks again to John, Julie, Genevieve, Susan, Kay, and Jonathan for their
>input.
>
>Gregg Jackson
>Librarian
>The Children's Museum of Indianapolis
>

Sorry I missed your initial query.

One of the best dinosaur exhibit halls ever built can be found at Milwaukee
Public Museum.  I'm not saying that because I used to work there
(Registrar).  The synchronized light/sound effects are a real gem, and the
exhibit hall itself became a prototype for others around the country.

Web site www.mpm.edu/welcome.html

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