Tyrannosaurs Are Taking Over Michigan Science Center this Fall

Dinosaur lovers can travel back in time and learn about their favorite dinos in exciting new ways at the museum’s newest exhibit, Tyrannosaurs – Meet the Family.

A family of Tyrannosaurs is coming to Michigan Science Center in October. At the interactive science museum’s latest special exhibit, Tyrannosaurs – Meet the Family, dinosaur lovers can travel back in time to the Cretaceous period and learn about their favorite dinos in exciting new ways.

Tyrannosaurs – Meet the Family at Mi-Sci 

Trex exhibit mi-sci
Photo credit: Michigan Science Center

  • Opens: Oct. 6, 2024
  • Address: Michigan Science Center, 5020 John R St., Detroit
  • Hours: Tuesday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Closed on Mondays
  • Cost: $18/ages 3 and up, free/ages 2 and under. Reduced admission programs are available. 

Tyrannosaurs – Meet the Family is a traveling exhibit for dino lovers and little scientists of all ages. Visitors will learn about the evolution of the Tyrannosaur family, from the smallest Tyrannosaur to the massive T. rex. Get up close with these colossal creatures through real fossil displays, skeleton casts and hands-on discovery stations. 

More things to do at Mi-Sci with kids 

Trex exhibit mi-sci
Photo credit: Michigan Science Center

After your family’s dino-mite adventure at Tyrannosaurs – Meet the Family, there are plenty of other family activities and exhibits to discover at Mi-Sci. Check out these fun exhibits that kids will love, and get even more tips for visiting in our family museum guide

  • Create your own invention at the Smithsonian Spark!Lab, an interactive space that supports creative and collaborative thinking in children. 
  • Control the weather at Earth. Wind. Weather — a new interactive exhibit — by creating avalanches and geysers, exploring atmospheres and commanding the ocean tides.  
  • Explore the wonders of the universe in the Space Gallery.
  • Experiment with sounds, colors, reflections and more at Waves and Vibrations.
  • Make math into a fun game at Math Mountain. 
  • Learn about matter in motion at the hands-on Motion Gallery, an educational play-space filled with circuits, magnetic fields and more.
  • Inspire your future engineer by walking the 80-foot-long Mini Mac Bridge, explore a roundabout and more in Roads, Bridges, Tunnels.
  • Discover how to make healthy choices and learn about good nutrition and fitness at the Health Gallery.

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Nikki Roberts
Nikki Roberts
Nikki Roberts is the assistant editor on the Metro Parent team. She is always on the lookout for the coolest and trendiest new attractions, restaurants and events for metro Detroit families. Her newsletters, online family guides and exciting digital content keep families informed on all the latest happenings around town.

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