SHERMAN, Texas — The Sherman Museum announced today that it will host a special exhibition of dinosaur fossils this summer. The exhibition, entitled Dino Days, will run from July 5 through August 5 and is scheduled to feature fossils from famous dinosaurs, including skulls of Tyrannosaurus Rex (T-Rex), Triceratops, Chasmosaurus, Camarasaurus, Diplodocus, Gallimimus, Mosasaur, and others. Complete skeletons of Velociraptor and Protoceratops will also be displayed.

Dan Steelman, Executive Director of The Sherman Museum, noted, “To my knowledge, this will be the first exhibition of its kind in Grayson County.”

The month-long Dino Days exhibition will also feature Dino Academy, the museum’s summer children’s workshop series.

Steelman explained, “We are excited about using the exhibition as the focus for our summer children’s learning program. Children love dinosaurs and we aim to give them a real understanding of these creatures. Our goal is to allow Academy participants to touch and hold certain fossil castings, such as a T-Rex tooth, T-Rex brain, Velociraptor killing claw, Stegosaurus spike and fossilized dinosaur skin.”

Steelman added, “We are also hoping to raise sufficient funding to add a Dino Dig so the children can experience what it is like to dig for fossils.” As a follow-up to the exhibition, The Sherman Museum will create Dino Tour, a traveling trunk exhibit of dinosaur fossils that will be made available to schools and groups.

The museum is currently offering sponsorship opportunities for individuals and organizations wishing to share in this Texoma first. For sponsorship information, see The Sherman Museum website (http://www.theshermanmuseum.org) or contact Dan Steelman at 903-893-7623.

“Dinosaurs are big, and I think this exhibit will be enormously popular,” noted Steelman.

The Sherman Museum is located at 301 South Walnut in Sherman, Texas.

About The Sherman Museum -- The Sherman Museum is a non-profit 501(c) (3) educational organization devoted to collecting, preserving and interpreting objects of historical significance to Grayson County and the Greater North Texas Region. The museum was previously known as The Red River Historical Museum prior to a name change in March 2011.

For more information about The Sherman Museum contact us at www.theshermanmuseum.org.