Travel 65 Million Years into the Past with Milwaukee Public Museum’s Dino Days of Summer
July 7-25, 2025
MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee Public Museum (MPM) is bringing T. rex and other prehistoric pals back from extinction for three weeks of dinosaur exploration and celebration during Dino Days of Summer, July 7-25. Visitors will be able to examine real fossils and make fossil replicas, test their di-knowledge at family trivia night, unearth stories about famous paleontologists and take flight in a Planetarium program that examines modern-day dinosaurs—birds—all against the backdrop of MPM’s world-famous dinosaur exhibits.
Check out MPM’s Dino Days lineup:
Dino SOARS! Planetarium Program, daily (closed Tuesdays)
The Daniel M. Soref Dome Theater and Planetarium will show Dino SOARS! at 12:10 p.m. (included with general admission). The film explores the fascinating connections between birds and dinosaurs.
Education Stations, Monday-Saturday (closed Tuesdays)
MPM Educators will be on the exhibit floors to engage visitors in special learning opportunities about the following topics (included with general admission):
• Fossil Challenge
What is a fossil? Put your paleontology skills to the test and try deciphering which objects are fossils, which are not and why!
• Dino or Di-No?
We all think we’re experts on dinosaurs, but does our knowledge stand up to the geological pressure when put to the test? Learn what sets dinosaurs apart from other prehistoric creatures.
• Name-a-Saurus
Did you ever wonder how dinosaurs got their names? Learn about how scientists name species, and put it into practice by creating your own dino name!
• Mary Anning, Paleontologist Extraordinaire
Learn about Mary Anning, 19th-century fossilist, geologist and paleontologist. Dig through her famous finds to unearth your paleontology skills!
Early Learning Saturday Storytime Series: Dinosaurs, July 12 and 19, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
Families with young children (recommended for ages 3-8) are invited to the Museum’s Early Learning classroom under the Grand Staircase on the Ground Floor for fossil-making, storytimes and other arts and crafts that celebrate all things dino.
Dino Family Trivia, Thursday, July 24, 6-8 p.m.
For those looking to test their di-knowledge, MPM is hosting Family Dino Trivia Night. Participants will compete for prizes and bragging rights as the Dino Trivia Champ. Tickets are $15 per person and can be purchased at mpm.edu/dino-days.
About the Milwaukee Public Museum
The Milwaukee Public Museum is Wisconsin’s natural history museum, welcoming over half a million visitors annually. Located in downtown Milwaukee, the Museum was chartered in 1882, opened to the public in 1884, and currently houses more than 4 million objects in its collections. MPM has three floors of exhibits that encompass life-size dioramas, walk-through villages, world cultures, dinosaurs, a rainforest, and a live butterfly garden, as well as the Daniel M. Soref Dome Theater & Planetarium. MPM is operated by Milwaukee Public Museum, Inc., a private, non-profit company, and its facilities and collections are held in trust and supported by Milwaukee County for the benefit of the public.
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