SIX EXTINCTIONS: Explore the Events that changed the World

Education Bookings available: 13 November – 12 December 2024, 4 – 6 February 2025

Six Extinctions is an exciting new exhibition that is roaring into Nelson Provincial Museum, Pupuri Taonga o Te Taiao this summer! Journey through 485 million years exploring an incredible collection of replica fossils, meeting some of the top predators of each geological period, including the largest Tyrannosaurus rex ever found!

Learn about what caused the five previous mass extinction events, what became extinct, and how this shaped the world we know today. While these catastrophic events are a natural part of life on Earth, Six Extinctions also explores the sixth and current extinction crisis – climate change – which is the first caused by a single species - us.

Please note that the cost per student is $3 (when booked with the Museum Educator - ECE, primary, intermediate and college groups only).

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SIX EXTINCTIONS: Explore the Events that changed the World

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