Press Kits

A Day in Pompeii

What nature destroyed, it also preserved. A Day in Pompeii offers an insider's glimpse into the daily life-and tragic end-of this ancient Roman city that was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. On display are archaeological treasures that lay buried in Pompeii's ruins as if sealed in a time capsule. Exceptional artifacts, digital re-creations, activity carts, and historical enactors provide a fascinating look at life in the ancient Roman Empire of Pompeii.
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Lizards & Snakes

See 60 live animals at the Museum. The Burmese python, Gila monster, green basilisk, and more star in this fascinating exhibition. Featuring an impressive lineup of lizards and snakes from five continents, Lizards & Snakes introduces visitors to these adaptable, colorful, and sometimes dangerous creatures. Using live animals, real and cast fossils, extensive multimedia, hands-on interactives, and an activity area specifically for young visitors, the exhibition explores this group's evolution, movement, and feeding habits. It will enthrall, educate, and engage visitors of all ages.
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T.Rex Encounter

Travel back in time and explore the Cretaceous world of the most famous Tyrannosaurus rex, Sue. Through advanced robotics and cutting-edge face recognition technology, come closer than you ever thought possible to raptor dinosaurs, Triceratops, and-of course-T. rex, as they react to your every move, sizing you up as friend, foe, or their next meal. Revel in the sheer size of Sue's 42-foot-long and 12-foot-tall, fully articulated, life-size skeleton cast; experience Sue's movement, vision, and sense of smell; and come face to snout with these colossal beasts in this brand-new dinosaur experience.
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The Education and Collections Facility

The brand new Education and Collections Facility will add 126,000 square feet and five levels of discovery to the Museum, providing even more space to engage, delight, and spark your imagination.
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The Snowmastodon Project™

In October 2010, a bulldozer operator working near a Colorado ski area uncovered the tusk of a young female mammoth. Over the next 10 months, the Denver Museum of Nature & Science conducted its largest-ever fossil excavation, yielding a treasure trove of well-preserved Ice Age fossils. Museum crews uncovered 5,000 bones of 41 kinds of Ice Age animals, including mammoths, mastodons, ground sloths, camels, deer, horses, and giant bison. The preserved series of Ice Age fossil ecosystems is one of the most significant fossil discoveries ever made in Colorado. This discovery at Ziegler Reservoir near Snowmass Village will change forever our understanding of alpine life in the Ice Age.
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Expedition Health

Permanent Exhibition Now Open
Discover the amazing, incredible you in Expedition Health. This innovative, permanent exhibition is about YOUR human body - how it is constantly changing and adapting in ways you can see, measure and optimize.
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