UPCOMING EVENTS
We have an exciting collection of upcoming events coming at the museum. See our events page for a list of events and to purchase tickets.
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November
Currie Dinosaur Museum
Friday
PD CAMPS
Currie Dinosaur Museum | 9301 112 Avenue Wembley, Alberta, Canada T0H 3S0
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November
Currie Dinosaur Museum
Wednesday
THE NESTING GROUNDS
Currie Dinosaur Museum | 9301 112 Avenue Wembley, Alberta, Canada T0H 3S0
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December
Currie Dinosaur Museum
Wednesday
THE NESTING GROUNDS
Currie Dinosaur Museum | 9301 112 Avenue Wembley, Alberta, Canada T0H 3S0
13
December
Currie Dinosaur Museum
Friday
PD CAMPS
Currie Dinosaur Museum | 9301 112 Avenue Wembley, Alberta, Canada T0H 3S0
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December
Currie Dinosaur Museum
Saturday
NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM
Currie Dinosaur Museum | 9301 112 Avenue Wembley, Alberta, Canada T0H 3S0
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January
Currie Dinosaur Museum
Friday
NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM
Currie Dinosaur Museum | 9301 112 Avenue Wembley, Alberta, Canada T0H 3S0
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January
Currie Dinosaur Museum
Friday
PD CAMPS
Currie Dinosaur Museum | 9301 112 Avenue Wembley, Alberta, Canada T0H 3S0
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February
Currie Dinosaur Museum
Friday
NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM
Currie Dinosaur Museum | 9301 112 Avenue Wembley, Alberta, Canada T0H 3S0
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February
Currie Dinosaur Museum
Friday
PD CAMPS
Currie Dinosaur Museum | 9301 112 Avenue Wembley, Alberta, Canada T0H 3S0
21
March
Currie Dinosaur Museum
Friday
PD CAMPS
Currie Dinosaur Museum | 9301 112 Avenue Wembley, Alberta, Canada T0H 3S0
Blogosaur
Palaeo How-To: What are Trace Fossils?
By Lindsay Kastroll, Master’s student in Biological Sciences, University of Alberta Demystifying the way the science actually works… In the last edition of Palaeo How-To, we discussed the different types of fossils and how they form. However, that edition focused specifically on body fossils, which are direct evidence of an organism represented by actual fossilized parts of that organism. DinosaurDiscover MorePalaeo How-To: What are Fossils?
By Lindsay Kastroll, Master’s student in Biological Sciences, University of Alberta Demystifying the way the science actually works… Welcome back to Palaeo How-To, the blog series that breaks down the behind-the-scenes processes of palaeontology. In our first edition of Palaeo How-To, we explored what it means to study palaeontology, the study of prehistoric life. For something to be considered prehistoric,Discover MorePalaeo How-To: What is Palaeontology?
By Lindsay Kastroll, Master’s student in Biological Sciences, University of Alberta Demystifying the way the science actually works… Much of the work that museums do boils down to educating the public, and they are often quite good at it. You probably wouldn’t be reading this blog if that wasn’t the case! Science communication is an important part of what museumsDiscover MoreDungeons and Dragons and Dinosaurs: How Do Prehistoric Creatures Fit Into Tabletop Roleplaying Games?
By Lindsay Kastroll, Master’s student in Biological Sciences, University of Alberta When you think about the hit table-top roleplaying game Dungeons & Dragons, you typically think about elves, wizards, magical quests, and of course, dragons. Dinosaurs don’t really factor into that equation. However, you may be surprised to learn that prehistoric creatures have had a long history in Dungeons & Dragons, going backDiscover MoreA Little Late Cretaceous Monster from the Banks of the Wapiti
Huge dinosaurs like Pachyrhinosaurus and Edmontosaurus roamed the Grande Prairie area about 70 million years ago, but such heavyweights never had the Cretaceous world to themselves. There were plenty of smaller dinosaurs around, like the little carnivore Boreonykus, and dinosaurs were only one component of a diverse ecosystem that also included fish, turtles, mammals and many other vertebrates, alongside plants and invertebrates. However, small vertebratesDiscover MoreThis fossil reveals how dinosaurs peed, pooped and had sex
Katie Hunt, 2021 VIEW ARTICLEDiscover MoreDescription and rediagnosis of the crested hadrosaurid (Ornithopoda) dinosaur Parasaurolophus cyrtocristatus
Terry A. Gates, David C. Evans, Joseph J.W. Sertich, 2021 VIEW ARTICLEDiscover MoreDescription and etiology of paleopathological lesions in the type specimen of Parasaurolophus walkeri (Dinosauria: Hadrosauridae), with proposed reconstructions of the nuchal ligament
Filippo Bertozzo, Fabio Manucci, Matthew Dempsey, Darren H. Tanke, David C. Evans, Alastair Ruffell, Eileen Murphy, 2020 VIEW ARTICLEDiscover MoreA New Furileusaurian Abelisaurid from La Invernada (Upper Cretaceous, Santonian, Bajo De La Carpa Formation), Northern Patagonia, Argentina
Federico A. Gianechini, Ariel H. Méndez, Leonardo S. Filippi, Ariana Paulina-Carabajal, Rubén D. Juárez-Valieri & Alberto C. Garrido, 2021 VIEW ARTICLEDiscover MoreFirst baby tyrannosaur fossils discovered in Alberta, Montana
CBC News, Gregory F. Funston, 2021 VIEW ARTICLEDiscover MoreSTEGOSAUR TRACK ASSEMBLAGE FROM XINJIANG, CHINA, FEATURING THE SMALLEST KNOWN STEGOSAUR RECORD
Jin-Young Park, Yuong-Nam Lee, Philip J. Currie, Michael J. Ryan, Phil Bell, Robin Sissons, Eva B. Koppelhus, Rinchen Barsbold, Sungjin Lee & Su-Hwan Kim, 2021 VIEW ARTICLEDiscover MoreBaby tyrannosaurid bones and teeth from the Late Cretaceous of western North America
Gregory F. Funston, Mark J. Powers, S. Amber Whitebone, Stephen L. Brusatte, John B. Scannella, John R. Horner, Philip J. Currie, 2021 VIEW ARTICLEDiscover MoreA new two-fingered dinosaur sheds light on the radiation of Oviraptorosauria
Gregory F. Funston , Tsogtbaatar Chinzorig , Khishigjav Tsogtbaatar , Yoshitsugu Kobayashi , Corwin Sullivan and Philip J. Currie, 2020 VIEW ARTICLEDiscover MoreThe Forelimb and Pectoral Girdle of Pachyrhinosaurus lakustai (Ceratopsia, Centrosaurinae)
Rebekah Marion Vice, 2020 VIEW ARTICLEDiscover MoreA cloacal opening in a non-avian dinosaur
Jakob Vinther, Robert Nicholls, Diane A.Kelly, 2021 VIEW ARTICLEDiscover MoreInvestigating Possible Gastroliths in a Referred Specimen of Bohaiornis guoi (Aves: Enantiornithes)
Shumin Liu, Zhiheng Li, Alida M. Bailleul, Min Wang and Jingmai O’Connor, 2021 VIEW ARTICLEDiscover MoreThe feeding system of Tiktaalik roseae: an intermediate between suction feeding and biting
Justin B. Lemberg, Edward B. Daeschler, and Neil H. Shubin, 2020 VIEW ARTICLEDiscover MoreNew Thescelosaurid Material from the Wapiti Formation, Campanian of Northern Alberta
Michael Hudgins, 2020 (SVP Virtual 2020) VIEW ARTICLEDiscover MoreCaenagnathid Dinosaur Specimens from the Upper Cretaceous Wapiti Formation of Northern Alberta
Corwin Sullivan, 2020 (SVP Virtual 2020) VIEW ARTICLEDiscover MoreManiraptoran pelvic musculature highlights evolutionary patterns in theropod locomotion on the line to birds
Matthew M. Rhodes​, Donald M. Henderson, Philip J. Currie, 2021 VIEW ARTICLEDiscover More
Named after Dr. Philip Currie, one of Canada's leading Palaeontologists, our museum honours his lifelong commitment to the discovery and study of palaeo-heritage.
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Hungry? Visit Cafe on 43
Cafe on 43 is a coffee house and cafe located in the Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum. They offer a variety of appetizers, lunch, entrees & desserts with new specials daily! With homestyle cooking and great service, you’re sure to enjoy your visit.
Open Tuesday to Saturday 10am – 8pm.
