Celebrate National Fossil Day on October 14 with an SCFD
Free Day at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science
Special fossil-fun programming scheduled throughout the
day
DENVER-October 8, 2012-The Denver Museum of
Nature & Science invites families and visitors of all ages to
celebrate National Fossil Day during SCFD Free Day on Sunday,
October 14. Museum visitors will enjoy special fossil-fun
activities, arts and crafts, dance performances, and more.
National Fossil Day FREE Day Events
Sunday, October 14, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., FREE
For a complete list of activities, click here.
Make a trilobite mask and dig for trilobites in the Discovery
Zone.
Using clues, go on a hunt for mammoths and mastodons.
See and touch gems, minerals, and rocks from the Museum's
collections.
Learn some rocking dance steps from Community-Minded Dance.
It's been two years since the Ice Age fossil site was discovered
near Snowmass Village. See some of the iconic specimens from the
site on display in Prehistoric Journey.
Enjoy face painting, Secrets of the Dioramas Tours, and Mr.
Bones, the giant walking dinosaur skeleton.
Media Contact
Charlotte Hurley, Charlotte.Hurley@dmns.org,
303-370-6407
About the Denver Museum of Nature &
Science
The Denver Museum of Nature & Science is the Rocky Mountain
Region's leading resource for informal science education. A variety
of engaging exhibits, discussions and activities help Museum
visitors celebrate and understand the natural wonders of Colorado,
Earth and the universe. The Museum is located at 2001 Colorado
Blvd., Denver, CO, 80205. To learn more about the Museum,
check www.dmns.org,
or call 303-370-6000.
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Many of the Museum's educational programs and exhibits are made
possible in part by the citizens of the seven-county metro area
through the Scientific & Cultural Facilities District.
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