The Mind Museum’s Dino Play Opens in Cebu!

by The Cebuano · Published May 2, 2017 · Updated May 2, 2017

Taguig’s famous world-class museum The Mind Museum is currently in Cebu for its latest traveling exhibition. For a limited time, Dino Play: Explore the Mind-Blowing World of Dinosaurs! will give Cebuanos a glimpse of the life of dinosaurs. The exhibition which promises to be fun and entertaining, is packed with interactive activities that children of all ages will surely enjoy.

Take a look at why you definitely should take your kids (or the whole family for that matter) to Dino Play today!

Dino Play: Explore the Mind-Blowing World of Dinosaurs will run from May 1 to 14, 2017.

Before arriving in Cebu, the exhibition was opened in Davao. After Cebu, the traveling exhibition will have a scheduled stop in Iloilo.

The exhibition here is Cebu is located at the Gallery of Ayala Center Cebu.

The exhibit features information boards that give us a deeper understanding of how dinosaurs thrived during their time.

This board explains the different eras and periods in evolution.

This board explains the family tree of dinosaurs.

And this one explain the timeline of dinosaurs.

Upon entry, you will notice these slabs of concrete which contain the footprints of several dinosaur species.

Some of the fun activities featured in the traveling exhibition include:

The molding tables with kinetic sand.

A watchtower which encourages kids to ‘hunt’ for dinosaurs located in various parts of the exhibition.

A play area that allows kids to ‘become’ dinosaurs.

Fun and colorful costumes are provided at the play area. Even adults get to pick their own costumes.

There’s also the excavation den where kids can act as paleontologists and uncover dinosaur fossils.

Wearing a paleontologist’s hat, and armed with the necessary tools, this kid begins his hunt for dinosaur bones.

A fully uncovered dinosaur fossil at the excavation den of Dino Play.

After the excavation, the items are brought to the lab where they are carefully studied and later displayed.

The awesome thing about Dino Play is that visitors are encouraged to touch and examine the items on display.

Real coprolites or dinosaur poop

Dinosaur bones

Check out this video of Dino Play during the media preview:

The Mind Museum’s Dino Play: Explore the Mind-Blowing World of Dinosaurs will run from May 1 to 14 at the Gallery of Ayala Center Cebu. To score passes, simply present a single minimum purchase receipt of P500 (any Ayala Center Cebu tenant except Rustans and Metro Ayala.) Receipt date must also be from May 1 to 14, 2017.