Museum staff expecting another big year for major summer program
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Contact: Brian Hendershot
Phone: (580) 286-3616
Email: pr@motrr.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Museum staff expecting another big year for major summer program
Idabel, OK (May 31, 2018) — Staff at the Museum of the Red River are bracing for a record number of participants for Dino Camp (ages 4 to 8), one of its annual summer programs. The predicted increase is based on several factors including the release of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. According to Christina Eastep, Head of Programs, “whenever a movie about dinosaurs comes out, attendance goes up.” The camp has also become increasingly popular in the past few years. Last year’s camp attracted a record number of attendees — fifty-two on the first day. Eastep noted that this year, parents were signing their children up for Dino Camp as early as January.
In order to meet the predicted increase in demand, Museum will have two Dino Camps. The first will run from July 9 to July 11, 9 am to noon. The second camp will run from July 9 to July 11, from 1 pm to 4 pm. Both sessions cost $45 and are capped at twenty-five attendees each. This year, Dino Camp will focus on the disappearance of dinosaurs. Planned activities include building a volcano, “excavating” fossils, creating dinosaur costumes, and making a dinosaur-themed diorama. Registration is available in the Museum Store, over the phone (580-286-3616), or online at www.museumoftheredriver.org/dino-camp/.
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The Museum is home to 30,000 cultural objects from six continents, and Oklahoma’s State Dinosaur, Acrocanthosaurus atokensis. Its exhibition program includes temporary and permanent displays, with the majority using objects drawn from its collections. The Museum also installs off-site exhibits throughout Southeastern Oklahoma and Northeast Texas and offers a range of educational activities in-house and in partnership with local organizations. For more information visit www.museumoftheredriver.org.
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