Available year-round and free with your museum admission, the Discovery Centre is a prehistoric space for young children featuring giant, pollen-popping flowers that kids can feed with foam balls. Sound effects, whisper tubes, and specialized lighting make the Discovery Centre the perfect place for youngsters to explore, play, and learn in an interactive environment.

Recommended for children aged 4 to 10 years old. Adult supervision is required and no registration is necessary.

Available year-round and free with your admission, you set the pace when you walk the trails of Midland Provincial Park. Explore the badlands on your own along a special interpretive path near the Royal Tyrrell Museum. Remember, the Museum is located in a provincial park, so please stay on the trails and help us preserve the area for future generations.

Suitable for all ages. The main trail is 1.4 km and takes approximately 50 minutes to walk while stopping to read the interpretive signs.

Prospect for fossils and investigate real dinosaur remains in the Badlands. This 90-minute journey through the heart of dinosaur country will inform and inspire as you learn about the creatures and landscapes of ancient Alberta. Space is limited so register early.

What to bring: Good walking shoes are required. Water bottles, hats, sunscreen, insect repellant, and clothing suitable for the weather are recommended. In case of rain, the program will be cancelled and the Virtual Hike will be offered as an alternative.

Recommended for ages 4 and older. The hike is 2 km long along an uneven path with a few hills.

Experience the thrill of excavation on this ultra-realistic dinosaur dig. As a member of the excavation team working in the badlands, you will use the real tools and techniques of a palaeontologist. With museum science educators as your guides, you will uncover casts of dinosaur bones, map the quarry, make a field jacket, and learn how to read the stories within the fossils. Space is limited so register early.

What to bring: Good walking shoes are required. Water bottles, hats, sunscreen, insect repellant, and clothing suitable for the weather are recommended. In case of rain, an indoor version of this program will be delivered.

Children under 10 are not permitted in this program.

Have you ever wanted to make a fossil cast to keep as your very own? In this 45-minute indoor program, you can. Using a mould, dental plaster, and water, create an amazing replica of an ancient fossil, complete with details on the fossil’s age and where it was found. Space is limited so register early.

Children under 4 are not permitted in this program.

Is your child a budding palaeontologist, able to pronounce the names of many famous dinosaurs? In this 60-minute program, children aged four to six will travel back in time to discover the life of dinosaurs through crafts, costumes, role-playing and hands-on fossil investigation. Space is limited so register early.

Recommended for children aged 4 to 6 years old.

This one-hour hike into Midland Provincial Park introduces you to the secrets of this mysterious landscape. Rocks that come alive, trees that tell stories, and volcanic clay that you can eat are just a few of the wonders that you will discover along the trail.

What to bring: Good walking shoes are required. Water bottles, hats, sunscreen, insect repellant, and clothing suitable for the weather are recommended. In case of rain, the program will be cancelled and refunds issued.

Suitable for all ages. The hike is 1 km along a gravel path.

Don’t worry about the weather! On the Virtual Hike, the conditions are always ideal. In the safety and comfort of the museum, participants will take a 60-minute multi-media journey into the badlands. Experiencing the amazing views of the badlands, learning to identify fossils, and visiting an excavation site are just some of the highlights along the way.

Suitable for all ages.

How have our perceptions of dinosaurs changed over time? In this 30-minute auditorium presentation, a science educator will guide the audience through a series of film clips, from the most primitive animations to modern digital techniques. You will discover how the portrayal of dinosaurs in movies and our scientific understanding of them have evolved together over time.

Suitable for all ages.

What happens to all the fossils that are collected by the museum? Sit back and watch a fossil’s journey behind the scenes at the Royal Tyrrell Museum in this 15-minute video presentation.

Suitable for all ages. This presentation is free with admission.

Who are the scientists at the Royal Tyrrell Museum and what are they studying? Find out by watching this 20-minute slide show, narrated by author John Acorn. This presentation features the museum’s curators and research associates, their fieldwork, and their recent discoveries in palaeontology.

Suitable for all ages. This presentation is free with admission.

To register for any of these great programs, contact:

Royal Tyrrell Museum
Drumheller, Alberta, Canada
Toll free in Alberta: 310-0000 then 403-823-7707
Toll free in North American (outside Alberta): 1-888-440-4240
Outside North America: 403-823-7707
Office hours: Monday to Friday, 8:15 am - 4:30 pm (MST)
Email: tyrrell.info@gov.ab.ca
Or visit the Royal Tyrrell Museum Website