Program
Airosaurus rex (11, 13.30 and 15.30)
Come and meet an inflatable T. rex!
Fossil Casting (10–16.30)
Create your own plaster cast of a fossil.
Fossil and Rock Identification (10–17)
Bring along your own fossils and rocks and get help from the museum’s experts to identify them.
Prehistoric Badge Making (10–16.30)
Design and make your own prehistoric-themed badge. (NB: This activity runs while supplies last).
Prehistoric Puzzles (10–17)
Take part in a quiz featuring skulls from prehistoric animals.
Dinosaur Biologist Anton (10–17)
See genuine fossils from dinosaurs and other prehistoric reptiles, and learn more about Anton’s research and fieldwork.
Film screening: Mary Anning – The Girl Who Found the Past (14.30–15.45)
In collaboration with RADAR Film Festival, we are screening the animated film about English fossil hunter Mary Anning, whose discovery of a prehistoric marine reptile earned her a place in history. (NB. Seating in the museum auditorium is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis).
Ice Age Giants (10–13.30)
Get up close to authentic fossils from Ice Age animals.
Follow a Micropaleontologist (10–14)
Watch research in action as one of the museum’s micropaleontologists works with some of the smallest fossils imaginable.
Rock and Fossil Clubs (10–17)
Meet members of Stenvennerne and Nordvestsjællands Stenklub and discover why rocks and fossils make the perfect hobby.
Danekræ (10–16)
See some of Denmark’s most remarkable fossil discoveries and hear the stories behind them.
Fossil Gallery (10–17)
Explore the Fossil Gallery, where a selection of fascinating specimens from the museum’s fossil collection is on display.
Future Geologists (10–17)
Meet geology students from the University of Copenhagen and learn more about their research and what it takes to become a geologist or palaeontologist.
Learn More About T. rex (10–17)
Meet the museum’s vertebrate palaeontologist and learn more about the most famous predator of all time – T. rex.
