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Hello!
My facility is considering bringing in a traveling exhibit in the near future.  We are specifically interested in dinosaur exhibits or dinosaur themed traveling exhibits.  Does anyone have any feedback on their experience with something along these lines?  Any recommendations of traveling exhibit companies to contact?  Any other advice for us?  We do not have a lot of experience bringing in traveling exhibits and are primarily a small zoo, but are looking to broaden our offerings with bird-related exhibits.

Thank you for any help you can provide!


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Caitlin Stone
Education Specialist
National Aviary in Pittsburgh, Inc.
Pittsburgh PA
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Susan Day
Director of Education
Dar Al-Athar Al-Islamiyyah Museum
Safat
Director of EducationDirector of Education
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Original Message:
Sent: 11-07-2018 10:03 AM
From: Caitlin Stone
Subject: Traveling Dinosaur Exhibits - experience and feedback

Hello!
My facility is considering bringing in a traveling exhibit in the near future.  We are specifically interested in dinosaur exhibits or dinosaur themed traveling exhibits.  Does anyone have any feedback on their experience with something along these lines?  Any recommendations of traveling exhibit companies to contact?  Any other advice for us?  We do not have a lot of experience bringing in traveling exhibits and are primarily a small zoo, but are looking to broaden our offerings with bird-related exhibits.

Thank you for any help you can provide!


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Caitlin Stone
Education Specialist
National Aviary in Pittsburgh, Inc.
Pittsburgh PA
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Original Message------

Hello!
My facility is considering bringing in a traveling exhibit in the near future.  We are specifically interested in dinosaur exhibits or dinosaur themed traveling exhibits.  Does anyone have any feedback on their experience with something along these lines?  Any recommendations of traveling exhibit companies to contact?  Any other advice for us?  We do not have a lot of experience bringing in traveling exhibits and are primarily a small zoo, but are looking to broaden our offerings with bird-related exhibits.

Thank you for any help you can provide!


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Caitlin Stone
Education Specialist
National Aviary in Pittsburgh, Inc.
Pittsburgh PA
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Contact the Virginia Living Museum in Newport News, VA. They have extensive experience in bringing in dino exhibits and have it down to a science, weak pun intended. Fred Farris is the fellow to talk to and I'm sure willing to offer advice. He's also recently created a play zone that is themed to dinos. Good luck!

Fred Farris
Senior Director Exhibits
757-595-1900 ext. 212
fred.farris@thevlm.org

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Mark Howell
Director of Museum Education Services
Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation
Williamsburg VA
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Original Message:
Sent: 11-07-2018 10:03 AM
From: Caitlin Stone
Subject: Traveling Dinosaur Exhibits - experience and feedback

Hello!
My facility is considering bringing in a traveling exhibit in the near future.  We are specifically interested in dinosaur exhibits or dinosaur themed traveling exhibits.  Does anyone have any feedback on their experience with something along these lines?  Any recommendations of traveling exhibit companies to contact?  Any other advice for us?  We do not have a lot of experience bringing in traveling exhibits and are primarily a small zoo, but are looking to broaden our offerings with bird-related exhibits.

Thank you for any help you can provide!


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Caitlin Stone
Education Specialist
National Aviary in Pittsburgh, Inc.
Pittsburgh PA
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Original Message------

Hello!
My facility is considering bringing in a traveling exhibit in the near future.  We are specifically interested in dinosaur exhibits or dinosaur themed traveling exhibits.  Does anyone have any feedback on their experience with something along these lines?  Any recommendations of traveling exhibit companies to contact?  Any other advice for us?  We do not have a lot of experience bringing in traveling exhibits and are primarily a small zoo, but are looking to broaden our offerings with bird-related exhibits.

Thank you for any help you can provide!


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Caitlin Stone
Education Specialist
National Aviary in Pittsburgh, Inc.
Pittsburgh PA
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Hi Caitlin, 

I happened by your post....you might be interested to explore Flying Fish's portfolio. Let me know if you'd like to have a discussion.
www.flyingfishexhibits.com

All my best,
Carrie

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Carrie Reid
Director of Sales
Flying Fish Exhibits
carrier@flyingfishexhibits.com
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Original Message:
Sent: 11-08-2018 11:17 AM
From: Robert West
Subject: Traveling Dinosaur Exhibits - experience and feedback

Caitlin,

 

I suggest that you look at "Dinosaurs Among Us," an exhibit on the evolution of birds as modern dinosaurs by the American Museum of Natural History.

 

Robert Mac West

Informal Learning Experiences

1776 Krameria Street

Denver, CO 80220

ileinc@informallearning.com

www.informallearning.com

720.612.7476 (o)

202.345.4344 (m)

 

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Original Message------

Hello!
My facility is considering bringing in a traveling exhibit in the near future.  We are specifically interested in dinosaur exhibits or dinosaur themed traveling exhibits.  Does anyone have any feedback on their experience with something along these lines?  Any recommendations of traveling exhibit companies to contact?  Any other advice for us?  We do not have a lot of experience bringing in traveling exhibits and are primarily a small zoo, but are looking to broaden our offerings with bird-related exhibits.

Thank you for any help you can provide!


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Caitlin Stone
Education Specialist
National Aviary in Pittsburgh, Inc.
Pittsburgh PA
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Here are a couple of traveling exhibits with rich and educational paleontological content:
Darwin & Dinosaurs
Savage Ancient Seas

If you have something more specific in mind, you might consider renting specimens and creating custom content that tells the story you want.
Triebold Paleontology, Inc. can help with that.

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Matt Christopher
Business Development Mgr.
Triebold Paleontology, Inc.
Kansas City MO
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Original Message:
Sent: 11-07-2018 10:03 AM
From: Caitlin Stone
Subject: Traveling Dinosaur Exhibits - experience and feedback

Hello!
My facility is considering bringing in a traveling exhibit in the near future.  We are specifically interested in dinosaur exhibits or dinosaur themed traveling exhibits.  Does anyone have any feedback on their experience with something along these lines?  Any recommendations of traveling exhibit companies to contact?  Any other advice for us?  We do not have a lot of experience bringing in traveling exhibits and are primarily a small zoo, but are looking to broaden our offerings with bird-related exhibits.

Thank you for any help you can provide!


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Caitlin Stone
Education Specialist
National Aviary in Pittsburgh, Inc.
Pittsburgh PA
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Caitlin,

Union Station in Kansas City has had a popular dinosaur exhibit on view for the last few months, Dinosaurs Revealed, which I believe they may be planning to loan out as a traveling exhibition after they're finished with it, though I'm not sure. You might contact them as they also bring in traveling exhibits throughout the year and may have some helpful advice for you.


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Mae Sevedge
School & Community Outreach Assistant Manager
Kansas City Zoo
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Original Message:
Sent: 11-07-2018 10:03 AM
From: Caitlin Stone
Subject: Traveling Dinosaur Exhibits - experience and feedback

Hello!
My facility is considering bringing in a traveling exhibit in the near future.  We are specifically interested in dinosaur exhibits or dinosaur themed traveling exhibits.  Does anyone have any feedback on their experience with something along these lines?  Any recommendations of traveling exhibit companies to contact?  Any other advice for us?  We do not have a lot of experience bringing in traveling exhibits and are primarily a small zoo, but are looking to broaden our offerings with bird-related exhibits.

Thank you for any help you can provide!


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Caitlin Stone
Education Specialist
National Aviary in Pittsburgh, Inc.
Pittsburgh PA
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Expedition: Dinosaur recently came to Bishop Museum in Honolulu. It was so nice, I took my son twice. They also had an nice animated baby T-rex suit that would come visit with kids at certain times. 

Expedition: Dinosaur

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Expedition: Dinosaur EXPEDITION: DINOSAUR View this on Stage Nine Exhibit Design >

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Christina Bulow
Assistant Curator
Pacific Aviation Museum--Pearl Harbor
Honolulu HI
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Original Message:
Sent: 11-07-2018 10:03 AM
From: Caitlin Stone
Subject: Traveling Dinosaur Exhibits - experience and feedback

Hello!
My facility is considering bringing in a traveling exhibit in the near future.  We are specifically interested in dinosaur exhibits or dinosaur themed traveling exhibits.  Does anyone have any feedback on their experience with something along these lines?  Any recommendations of traveling exhibit companies to contact?  Any other advice for us?  We do not have a lot of experience bringing in traveling exhibits and are primarily a small zoo, but are looking to broaden our offerings with bird-related exhibits.

Thank you for any help you can provide!


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Caitlin Stone
Education Specialist
National Aviary in Pittsburgh, Inc.
Pittsburgh PA
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Hi Caitlin,

I work for Imagine Exhibitions and we produce traveling exhibitions.

We have a few different dinosaurs exhibitions: indoor, outdoor, different sizes...
I met Laurie Nicholl at the AZA conference this year and we talked about our dinosaurs exhibitions.

Let me know if you are still looking for more information about what we do.

All the best,

Agnes
Agnes Ruiz
Director of Sales
Imagine Exhibitions, Inc.
aruiz@imagineexhibitions.com 

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Agnes RUIZ
Director of Sales, Europe and Middle-East
Imagine Exhibitions, Inc.
Atlanta GA
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Original Message:
Sent: 11-07-2018 10:03 AM
From: Caitlin Stone
Subject: Traveling Dinosaur Exhibits - experience and feedback

Hello!
My facility is considering bringing in a traveling exhibit in the near future.  We are specifically interested in dinosaur exhibits or dinosaur themed traveling exhibits.  Does anyone have any feedback on their experience with something along these lines?  Any recommendations of traveling exhibit companies to contact?  Any other advice for us?  We do not have a lot of experience bringing in traveling exhibits and are primarily a small zoo, but are looking to broaden our offerings with bird-related exhibits.

Thank you for any help you can provide!


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Caitlin Stone
Education Specialist
National Aviary in Pittsburgh, Inc.
Pittsburgh PA
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Hello Caitlin, 

Here's a traveling dinosaur exhibit for consideration.  It's called  'Amazing Dinosaurs!'.  The exhibit is designed for all ages and is very interactive, with more touchable dinosaur fossils than any traveling exhibition is the U.S.  You can see photos and get details at www.antiquitiescompany.com   (The photo gallery on the website may be helpful.)  


This exhibit is relatively new, having first been presented in 2016 at the Flint Hills Discovery Center in Kansas, where it set attendance records.

Glad to help if you have questions.

Tom Hendershot



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Thomas Hendershot
Rockford MI
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Original Message:
Sent: 11-07-2018 10:03 AM
From: Caitlin Stone
Subject: Traveling Dinosaur Exhibits - experience and feedback

Hello!
My facility is considering bringing in a traveling exhibit in the near future.  We are specifically interested in dinosaur exhibits or dinosaur themed traveling exhibits.  Does anyone have any feedback on their experience with something along these lines?  Any recommendations of traveling exhibit companies to contact?  Any other advice for us?  We do not have a lot of experience bringing in traveling exhibits and are primarily a small zoo, but are looking to broaden our offerings with bird-related exhibits.

Thank you for any help you can provide!


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Caitlin Stone
Education Specialist
National Aviary in Pittsburgh, Inc.
Pittsburgh PA
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