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The Arizona Museum of Natural History

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Far too often we hear that people didn’t realize that we had a natural history museum, or they didn’t consider visiting.

This impressive structure will go a long way to correct that."

Dr. Tom Wilson, Director of the Arizona Museum of Natural History

The Arizona Museum of Natural History plans to attract more visitors to their museum and downtown Mesa with the addition of an iconic, life-sized dinosaur—an Acrocanthosaurus, to be specific—sculpture “bursting out” of the upper levels of the museum. The Acrocanthosaurus is a great photo opportunity for visitors to commemorate their time at the museum and share with friends and family on social media, creating buzz and an iconic landmark for the city. Dimensional Innovations’ creative team partnered with Staab Studios, an eclectic art studio with expertise in bringing prehistoric models to life, to create and install the sculpture. The life-sized dinosaur is one of the few sculptures in the world posed this way.

122 Million Years

How long ago the Acrocanthosaurus first roamed the Earth

140K

Number of annual visitors who tour the museum

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“The Arizona Museum of Natural History has played an important role in downtown Mesa for decades. It deserves an iconic feature that cements the museum’s status as a landmark for our city and I think this dinosaur is the perfect reflection of that,” said Chris Glover, Mesa Councilmember.

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Museums + Zoos + Art While artifacts and historic events remain unchanged, the perspectives and experiences used to tell their story evolve. Through interpretive design, we help you create meaningful relationships that translate directly to more visits, membership and advocacy for your cultural exhibits.

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