By Christie Bender
Grand Rapids Public Museum
The Grand Rapids Public Museum (GRPM) announced that they are welcoming a special guest to the Museum, Rexie the T-Rex on Saturday, January 19 and Sunday, January 20! Visitors will get up close with a life-size dinosaur through this entertaining show for kids and families.
Be prepared to step back in time when you meet Rexie, an anatomically perfect, realistic puppet standing over 8’ tall and 12’ long! Everyone loves to make friends and take their picture with Rexie. Families who see the gentle and life-size baby T-Rex experience a thrilling prehistoric encounter from a world long since extinct. Join Rexie the T-Rex, for an unforgettable family experience of legendary proportions!
“We are excited to welcome Rexie the T-Rex to the Museum this month,” said Kate Kocienski, VP of Marketing and PR for the GRPM. “With the popularity of the Expedition: Dinosaur exhibit, this is a perfect fit to continue our dinosaur takeover throughout the Museum.”
Rexie will be meeting visitors on the first floor galleria of the GRPM on January, 19 and 20 at 11:00 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 2:00 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. Encounters and photo opportunities with Rexie are free to Museum members and free with general admission to the Museum.
Rexie the T-Rex is brought to the GRPM by Great Shows for Kids.
Expedition: Dinosaur, a special traveling exhibition now open at the GRPM, explores the fascinating world of dinosaurs and the hunt for their fossils! From life-sized and lifelike animatronic dinosaurs – some controlled by visitors – to mechanical and electronic learning stations, visitors become paleontologists. The exhibit taps into our fascination with these incredible creatures and includes a number of hands- on interactives that explain dinosaur movement, digestion, and evolution, and show the life and methods of dinosaur hunters from the 1800s to today. Tickets to the Expedition: Dinosaur exhibition are $4 with the purchase of a general admission ticket, with discounts for Museum members. For more information and tickets, visit grpm.org/Dinos.
Expedition: Dinosaur was developed by Stage Nine Exhibitions. The exhibit at Grand Rapids Public Museum is sponsored locally by Meijer, David & Carol Van Andel Family Foundation, David & Amy Leonard, Keller Ford, Chris & Kim Branoff, FASTSIGNS, Old National Bank, Straight Line Fences and Holiday Inn Grand Rapids Downtown. Media sponsorship by Wood TV8, Wood News Radio and WGVU Public Media.
