Jul 9, 2007
Impressive Skeletons
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The Peabody Museum of Natural History in New Haven is a delightful place for children and adults. In the Great Hall, an enormous Brontosaurus skeleton towers over visitors for an impressive beginning to a tour. There also are an Archelon, and Deinonychus, the fearsome beast made famous in Jurassic Park. Along the wall is the Rudolph F. Zallinger mural, The Age of Reptiles, depicting 350 million years of evolution. The current special exhibit pays tribute to the artist in Dinosaurs, Mammoths & Forests Primeval: Celebrating the Great Zallinger Murals at Yale. Opening June 2 is the exhibit International Wildlife Photographer. The museum also has birds of Connecticut, dioramas of North America, and much more. It’s open Monday to Saturday 10 to 5, and Sundays noon to 5. Highlight tours leave the main lobby at 12:30 and 1:30, Saturdays and Sundays. Admission is $7 for adults, $6 for seniors and $5 for children ages 3-18; free for all on Thursday, 2 to 5.
Details
The Peabody Museum is at 170 Whitney Avenue. Take Exit 3 for Trumbull Street off I-91, then follow signs. For more information call 203-432-5050. The Web site is www.peabody.yale.edu, where there are details on parking.
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