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EXHIBITION DETAILS

SIZE:7,500SqFtTOUR:Launchessummer2019RENTALFEE:$275,000USDfor12-weekhosHngCONTENTSPECIALISTS:-  PeteMakovicky,PhD.,LeadCurator,TheFieldMuseum-  NathanD.Smith,Ph.D.,AssociateCurator,NaturalHistory

MuseumofLosAngelesCounty-  AcombinedgroupofscienHstsfromAugustanaCollege,theUniversityof

Washington,theUniversityofAlberta,andtheIzikoSouthAfricanMuseumEXHIBITIONPARTNERS:-  DiscoveryPlace,CharloZe-  TheNaturalHistoryMuseumofLosAngelesCounty-  TheNaturalHistoryMuseumofUtah

MAIN CONTENT MESSAGES •  ThoughAntarcHcatodayisaforbiddinglandofsnowandicewithlifeclingingtoitsshoreline,200

millionyearsagoitwaspartofthesuperconHnentGondwana,awooded,lushhabitatwheredinosaursthrived.

•  Never-before-seenfossilsrevealarichhistoryofdiversityonthe“LostConHnent,”andshednewlight

onourplanet’sever-changingclimateandgeology.

•  Antarc'cDinosaurswilltaketheformofadramaHcadventure,inwhichvisitorswillgetanup-closelookattheharrowinglogisHcsandexcavaHonworkasscienHstsuncoverremarkablefossilsfromoneofthemostisolatedenvironmentsonEarth.

HOW WE’LL TELL THE STORY

ª  ConsorHumofscienHstsandmuseumpartnersª  40–50specimensandfossils,andfieldequipmentfromthedoomedScoZExpediHonª  15immersivemodels,replicaHons,andtouchableelementsª  5large-scalemediaprogramsª  12mechanicalanddigitalinteracHvesª  CustomsoundscapeandlighHngelementsª  Bilingualdesign(English&SpanishtranslaHonsprovided)

EXPERIENCE MAP

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EXHIBITION PLAN1

1. ARRIVAL TO ANTARCTICA 3. FOSSIL HUNTINGIN ANTARCTICA

4. WORLD OF ANTARCTIC DINOSAURS

2. ORIGIN OF ANTARCTICA

5. ANTARCTICA TRANSFORMS

REPLICATION

MEDIA

INTERACTIVE

OBJECT

Contact:ERIC MANABAT312-665-7333E-MAIL: [email protected]

Drawing Title

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Exhibitions Department1400 South Lake Shore DriveChicago, Illinois 60605-2496(312) 665-7055 fax (312) 665-7322

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ANTARCTIC DINOSAURS

A11

EXHIBITION PLAN

SECTIONS 1, 3, & 6 WALLS: BENJAMIN MOORE "WHITE", EGGSHELL FINISHSECTIONS 2, 4, & 5 WALLS: BENJAMIN MOORE 1635 "WATERS EDGE", EGGSHELL FINISH

9/28/17Antarctic Dinos_Plan.vwx

6. LESSONS FROM ANTARCTICA

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Divider Wall - Section 2/316a/b

Video Projection - Dig The Fossil

Section 3

Section 1

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Skeleton - Cryolophosaurus25

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Portal 4

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Case - Skull

Replication - Cryolophosaurus + FossilReplication - Jolly Roger + Fossil

Interactive - Polar Light

Case - Jolly Roger Fossils

Case - Glacialisaurus & Spence

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Skeleton - Jolly Roger

Case - Cretaceous Sea LifeVideo Projection - Earth Cooling

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Skeleton - TaniwhasaurusCase - Eocene/Penguins

Interactive- Cretaceous Dinosaurs

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Case - Hip

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Interactive - Feather:Wedge

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Interactive - Jackhammer/Circular SawC-130

Mannequin - Modern Gear/Panel

Graphic Panel - Explorer Profiles

Case - ScottDigital Interactive - Gear Up

Video Projection - Arrival + Mural/Sign

Intro Map Wall

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Case - Fossil Forest

Replication - Antarctosuchus

Case - Glossopteris & LystrosaurusInteractive - Plate Puzzle

Section 2

10Replication - Glossopteris

Video Projection - Pangea Break-Up14

Video Projection - Move The Fossil

Station - Spine

Station - Ankle

Station - CrestStation - Brain

Replication - Glacialisaurus & Spence

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24a/b Divider Wall - Section 3/4

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Case - Antarctic Meteorites

Interactive - Ice Core

48Digital Interactive - Antarctica Map

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Graphic Panel - Pollen Study5354

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19 Video Projection - Spot The Fossil

Video Monitor - Lab23a

Replication - Penguins46b

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Case - Historical Gear5a

Case - Sledge

Graphic Panel - GlacierCase - Antarctic Lichens

Case - Spine

56 Graphic Panel - Poetry

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34 Touchscreen - Jolly Roger Scan

Touchable Fossil23b

DESIGNERS’ STATEMENT

Antarc)caisabeau)fulandremoteplacethatfewpeoplegettoexperience.Thegoaloftheexhibi)ondesignistotransportpeopletothisharsh,mysteriouslandscapethroughimmersiveenvironments,images,ligh)ng,sound,andsmells.Theadventurousspiritofpolarexpedi)onsinspiresthedesignofthecomponents,echoingthedesignvocabularyofoutdoorgearandequipment.Visitorstravelthrough)methroughpyramidal“portals”inspiredbytheiconicScoCtents)llinusetoday.Specialtyligh)ngreinforcesthesenseof)metravelwithcontras)ngsummer“sunlight”fortodaywiththewinter“polarlights”forthedistantpast.Dynamicprojec)onmappingoftheexcava)onsite,authen)cfossilfinds,robusttoolinterac)ves,andgraphicnovelstorytellingallowyoutojoinourdinosaurhuntersonthisepicadventure.

EXHIBITION BUBBLE PLAN

Antarctic Dinosaurs Bubble Plan 1/6/16

Arrival to Antarctica

AntarcticaTransforms

Lessons from Antarctica

World of Antarctic Dinosaurs

• Survival Gear• Arrival to Camp

• Immersion in Cold & Light• Vast Scale

Fossil Hunting in Antarctica

• Getting fossils out of the ground• Getting fossils off of the site• Continuation of prep work in lab

• Human-level Hard work• Broad insights from

discoveries: Earth History, Evolution, Climate Change

• Future

Origin of Antarctica

• Plate tectonics• Pre-dinosaur plants and

animals

• Bird’s Eye View

• Cryolophosaurus, Glacialisaurus, etc.• Contemporary plants and animals• Climate and light cycles

• Immersion in forest with dinosaurs

• Post-dinosaur life• Change to cold• Life there today

ThefollowingoutlinesthemajorthemesandtonesofeachsecHonoftheexhibiHon.

CONCEPT FLOORPLAN

ThefollowingdemonstratestherelaHveweightorpercentageofeachsecHonwithintheoverallexhibiHonexperience.

SECTION 1: ARRIVAL TO ANTARCTICA

•  VisitorswillbetransportedtomodernAntarc)ca:cold,blindinglybright,andvastinscale.Theywillstarttheirjourneytoaharshenvironment,followinginthefootstepsofexplorersandscien)sts,fromCaptainRobertFalconScoCtoourexhibi)oncurators.

•  AcomparisonofcamplifeandthesurvivalgearusedduringtheHeroicAgeofAntarc)cExplora)onandexpedi)onstodaywillallowvisitorstoexplorethepersistentchallengesofscien)ficexcava)ononthe“LostCon)nent.”

•  Viewingacollec)onoftheveryfirstfossilseverdiscoveredinAntarc)cawillgivevisitorsthefirsthint(astheydidforscien)stsacenturyago)thatAntarc)cawasn’talwaysthefrozenlandscapeweknowitastoday.

SECTION 1: ARRIVAL TO ANTARCTICA

INTHISIMAGE:C-130arrivalexperienceandphoto-op,mul)-mediaprojec)onshowingarrivalatMcMurdoSta)on,ScoCExpedi)onsleddisplaycase.

SECTION 2: ORIGINS OF ANTARCTICA

•  Visitorswillbebroughtfarbackin)metoexploretheforces—platetectonics—thatcausedthesupercon)nenttobreakupintoseparatelandmasses,andcreatedAntarc)caasEarth’ssouthernmostcon)nent.

•  AdisplayofAntarc)cfossils—olderthandinosaurs—nexttothesameex)nctplantsandanimalsfromSouthAmericaandAfricawillofferevidencethattheselandmasseshadoncebeenconnected.

•  AreconstructedforestwillcaptureascenefromancientAntarc)caandwillintroducevisitorstotheearlyplantsandamphibiansthatthrivedtherewhenitwasalushenvironmentwarmenoughtosupportsuchlife.

SECTION 2: ORIGINS OF ANTARCTICA

INTHISIMAGE:Customlightgobo,replicatedGlossopteristreeandAntarctosuchus,Krostegafossildisplaycase,Pangaeabreakupinterac)vemedia,polarpyramidtentportaltoSec)on3.

SECTION 3: FOSSIL HUNTING IN ANTARCTIC

•  Beyondmerelysurvivingtheharshcondi)ons,thegriCyandtaxingworkoffossilhun)nginAntarc)cabegins.Whiletheuseofpowertoolsandhelicoptersallowsscien)ststoexcavatefossilsfromfrozenrock,thebasicchallengesofworkinginoneoftheworld’sleasthospitableenvironmentsarefeltbyresearcherstodayjustastheywerebyearlyexplorersacenturyago.

•  Visitorswillbetransportedtoamodernquarrycampandgetanup-closelookatthearduouslogis)csofdiggingfordinosaurfossils.They’lltrytheirhandsatexcava)ontechniquesandtouchrealblocksofAntarc)cmatrix.

SECTION 3: FOSSIL HUNTING IN ANTARCTIC

INTHISIMAGE:Replicatedmountainsidequarryandmul)-mediafossilexcava)onprogram,jackhammerandcircularsawinterac)ves,touchablestonefromAntarc)cawithembeddedfossils,polarpyramidtentportaltoSec)on4.

SECTION 4: WORLD OF ANTARCTIC DINOSAURS

•  VisitorswillascendtoMountKirkpatrick,alsoknownas“DinosaurMountain,”wherescien)stshavecollectedthefirstandlargestAntarc)cdinosaurs:

•  Cryolophosaurus:at25feetlongandnewtoscience,itisthelargestandmostcompleteEarlyJurassictheropodintheworld

•  Glacialisaurus:selectedbonesofthisprosauropodhelpustolearnabouttheoriginsoflatersauropodgiants

•  “JollyRogers:”thenearlycompleteskeletonsof

twojuvenileprosauropods

•  Bothfossilsandlarge-scalereconstruc)onsofseveralspeciessituatedinaforestedlandscapewillimmersevisitorsinaverdantscenewheredinosaursandothercontemporarycreatures(pterosaursandsmallmammalrela)ves)oncethrived.

SECTION 4: WORLD OF ANTARCTIC DINOSAURS

INTHISIMAGE:Cryolophosaurusreplica)onandfossildisplay,replicatedJollyRogersandfossils,JollyRogerskeletonscaninterac)ve.

SECTION 5: ANTARCTICA TRANSFORMS

•  ShidingfromthewarmMesozoicErathroughthecoolingofAntarc)ca,visitorswillexploretheatmosphericmechanismsbehindthecon)nent’stransforma)ontoapolarenvironment.

•  Viewrareandelusiveevidenceofspeciesfromthislateandpost-dinosaurperiod,andexaminethefaunaandflorathatcallAntarc)cahometoday.

SECTION 5: ANTARCTICA TRANSFORMS

INTHISIMAGE:MountedTaniwhasauruscastskeleton,penguinreplica)onandphoto-op,Eocenepenguinandfishfossilsdisplaycase.

SECTION 6: LESSONS FROM ANTARCTICA

•  ThebreadthofAntarc)cresearchextendswellbeyondtheexcava)onofdinosaurstoincludethestudyoftheatmosphere,glaciers,meteorites,plants,andanimals.Theexamina)onofAntarc)cdinosaurswiththesediversedisciplinesshedsnewlightonpast,present,andfutureclimatetransi)ons.

•  HowdoestheclimatechangeAntarc)caisexperiencingtodaycomparetothosethecon)nenthasundergoneforhundredsofmillionsofyears?

SECTION 6: LESSONS FROM ANTARCTICA

INTHISIMAGE:Antarc)camapdigitalinterac)ve,Antarc)clichenscase,glacierinfographic,icecoreinterac)ve.

EXHIBITION TOUR

June15,2018–January6,2019 TheFieldMuseum,Chicago

June1,2019–January5,2020 NaturalHistoryMuseumofLosAngelesCountyLosAngeles,CA

February8–May25,2020 ContractPending

June27,2020–January3,2021 NaturalHistoryMuseumofUtahSaltLakeCity,UT

Spring2021 AVAILABLE

Summer2021 AVAILABLE

Fall2021 AVAILABLE


Summer2022 AVAILABLE

Fall2022 AVAILABLE


Summer2023

AVAILABLE

All dates are tentative until contracted.

FOR MORE INFORMATION

CONTACT:LindsayWashburnSeniorTravelingExhibiHonsManager,Sales(001)[email protected]

KatlynHemmingsenTravelingExhibiHonsManager,Sales(001)[email protected]

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