The Museum at Prairiefire
Introduction
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This museum was established in 2010 and opened in 2014 as the educational centerpiece of Prairiefire, a 58-acre mixed-use project that integrates residential and retail space with restaurants and entertainment. Guests to the museum enter the Great Hall which includes an interactive exhibit of dinosaurs along with a Tyrannosaurus Rex that was discovered by Kansas native Barnum Brown. The Great Hall also includes rotating exhibits and an interactive display where dinosaurs come alive through augmented reality. For those who purchase tickets, the Discovery Room engages children 3-12 years old with exhibits and programs in the natural sciences. Children and the adults that accompany them can assemble a Prestosuchus, a life-sized cast of a Triassic reptile, and dig up fossils in a re-creation of a paleontology field site, among many other activities and resources. In 2024, the museum completed plans with the National College Baseball Hall of Fame to share exhibit space.
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As the only building in the United States to feature Dichroic Glass developed by NASA, the Museum at Prairiefire’s exterior is as unique as what it holds inside.
Backstory and Context
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