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SHARKS TO SWARM FAIR PARK AS MUSEUM OF NATURE & SCIENCE MAKES WAY FOR MASSIVE BLOCKBUSTER EXHIBITION
October 20, 2011
Buh-bye Big Tex, hello sharks! Get a behind-the-scenes look as crews unload and build 12,000-square-foot exhibition
SHARKS TO SWARM FAIR PARK AS MUSEUM OF NATURE & SCIENCE MAKES WAY FOR MASSIVE BLOCKBUSTER EXHIBITION PLANET SHARK: PREDATOR OR PREY
Buh-bye Big Tex, hello sharks! Get a behind-the-scenes look as crews unload and build 12,000-square-foot exhibition; plus see flying, floating and even barking sharks October 27
WHAT: On Thursday (October 27) from 10:30 – 11:15 a.m., media can get a behind-the-scenes look as trucks are unloaded, crates are unpacked and displays are built for Planet Shark: Predator or Prey, the biggest blockbuster exhibition to land at the Museum of Nature & Science since BODYWORLDS. Making only its second stop in the United States, Planet Shark will open to the public November 3.
Media can get a close-up look as crews piece, place and make all preparations to bring the 12,000-square-foot exhibition to life. Spokespeople with the Museum of Nature & Science will be available for interviews.
Once in place Planet Shark will feature five immersive, interactive galleries of replicas including an 18-foot Great White, rare fossils dating back 380 million years, battle of the jaws, dive cages, documentaries, Jaws movie memorabilia and more, plus a fears and phobias area featuring interview footage from shark attack survivors, images and more.
WHEN: Thursday October 27, from 10:30 – 11:15 a.m.
WHERE: Museum of Nature & Science in Fair Park
Science Building lobby, 1318 S. 2nd Avenue, Dallas
PARKING: Parking is available in the lot across from the Science Building. Enter at Gate 5 off Robert B. Cullum Blvd. (TV trucks may park in the front circle drive of the Science Building.)
VISUALS:
* Remote-controlled “flying” sharks in the Science Building lobby arriving as the Jaws movie theme plays (NOTE – PLEASE BE IN PLACE IN THE LOBBY BY 10:25 A.M. IF YOU WANT TO VIEW THE ARRIVING SHARKS.)
* Large inflatable sharks in the Lagoon just outside the Museum’s Science Building
* Unpacking crates, unloading of trucks and set-up of displays
* Mini stations with show-and-tell activities, info, etc.
* Kids from the MNS Science School in shark costumes
* Dog in shark costume
* People in shark apparel and other funny charades
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