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Why go
- Galleries and exhibit spaces covering 3.9 billion years of life on Earth.
- One of the world’s largest dinosaur displays.
- Watch technicians prepare fossils in the Preparation Lab exhibit.
- A 1.4-kilometre Badlands Interpretive Trail northeast of the museum.
Opening hours
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Don't miss
- Black BeautyA Tyrannosaurus among more than thirty mounted dinosaur skeletons in Dinosaur Hall.Dinosaur Hall
- BorealopeltaThe only known specimen of its genus, discovered by oil sand workers at the Athabasca oil sands.Grounds for Discovery
- ShonisaurusThe world’s largest marine reptile, displayed in Triassic Giants.Triassic Giants
- The Story of LifeA lobby mural by Lorraine Malach made from ten ceramic panels.Lobby
- Devonian reef modelA full-size model of a Devonian reef.Museum displays
Know before you go
- Open Tuesday to Sunday, 10:00–17:00.
- Tickets can be bought online through the museum’s website.
What's inside
- Ten exhibition galleries.
- Fossils from the Burgess Shale in the Rocky Mountains.
With kids
- Touch-interactive exhibits, computers and audiovisual projections.
- The Learning Lounge has hands-on displays and a bronze Albertosaurus statue.
- For students, outreach programs offer hands-on field training; separate distance-learning programs are also available.
Tips for your visit
- Museum staff lead guided tours of surrounding Midland Provincial Park.
- Summer hikes to fossil artifacts start at the museum.
- The grounds have picnic areas.
- Pay-to-dig bonebed programs are available in the Drumheller area.
Interesting facts8
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800 fossils
About 800 fossils are permanently displayed from a collection of about 160,000 catalogued fossils—roughly 0.5%.
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350 holotypes
The collection includes more than 350 holotypes.
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3,000 specimens
The museum adds about 3,000 specimens to its collection each year.
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About half the collection consists of Cretaceous fossils, most from Alberta.
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2021
By November 2021, fossils in the collection had earned five Guinness World Records.
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The museum makes replicas of collection specimens for other museums.
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It is the only museum in Canada devoted solely to ancient life.
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The original building was designed by BCW Architects, with Doug Craig as lead architect.
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History
The museum is named after geologist Joseph Burr Tyrrell. More than 600,000 people visited during its first year of operation.
- 1884Geologist Joseph Burr Tyrrell found the region’s first dinosaur fossil while searching for coal deposits; it was later named Albertosaurus sarcophagus.
- 1985The Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology opened to the public on September 25.
- 1990Queen Elizabeth II granted the museum its royal title, and it became the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology.
- 2003The ATCO Tyrrell Learning Centre was completed with classrooms and a laboratory.
- 2019An expansion added classrooms, laboratory space, an interactive lounge and rest area, and multipurpose rooms.
How to get there
- Car1500 N Dinosaur Trl, Midland Provincial Park, Drumheller, Alberta. Reach the museum via Highway 838, also called North Dinosaur Trail.
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- Website
- tyrrellmuseum.com/
- Phone
- (403) 823-7707
Questions and answers
What does the Royal Tyrrell Museum research?
Its research documents and analyzes geological and palaeontological history, with a focus on Alberta.
Does Royal Tyrrell Museum research reach its galleries?
Research findings are incorporated into exhibits and outreach programs.
How does the Royal Tyrrell Museum collection grow?
Through fieldwork, donations, exchanges, purchases, salvage operations and researchers’ archives.
Does the Royal Tyrrell Museum work beyond Alberta?
Its fieldwork has included British Columbia, the Canadian Arctic, Manitoba and Saskatchewan.
When did the Royal Tyrrell Museum begin international research?
Its first collaborative research project outside Alberta began in 1985 with the Sino-Canadian Dinosaur Project.
How can I contact the Royal Tyrrell Museum?
Call (403) 823-7707.
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