Current Exhibitions

MONSTERS & BEASTS: HAIRY, SCARY and UNLEASHED

February 10 - September 6, 2009

Muzeo is under invasion by some of the most notorious creatures from Hollywood’s biggest hits. Even more amazing is how these creatures are created. And Muzeo unveils the secrets in “HOW TO MAKE A MONSTER: THE ART & TECHNOLOGY OF ANIMATRONICS.”

Academy Award Winning Studio - John Cox Creature Workshop takes you on an interactive and up-close, behind-the-scenes look at every stage of its monster-making magic.

A cast of over 30 creatures, including the towering Abominable Snowman, Gorilla from the hit Disney film comedy, “George of the Jungle,”, plus hands-on exhibition devices from movies such as Disney’s “Inspector Gadget 2”, the enormous Crocodile from the popular 2003 live-action film version of “Peter Pan”, plus the must-see Megalania, Australia’s largest prehistoric lizard — and even the mesmerizing x-ray eyes of Junior the Dinosaur.

Follow the mystery behind the Monsters — It’s art and artistry that’s fascinating for both kids and adults. Marvel as the monstrous ideas grow right before your eyes — from design and storyboard, to maquettes (models), and ultimately to full-sized creatures that are sculpted, molded, finished and animated.

Get inside the Monsters — See how animatronics components are designed and engineered to create bones and muscles that bring monsters to life. And if you have the skin for it, you could take the controls like an actual animatronics puppeteer.

BIZARRE BEASTS, Past AND PRESENT

Overview

Bizarre Beasts Past and Present take you back in time—and into a few of life’s modern nooks and crannies—to
experience first-hand some of the strangest animals ever to inhabit the Earth. It explores the forces that cause life
to change over time and adapt to different environments, letting you see for yourself that fact often really is stranger than fiction. Many—even most—of the animals in the exhibit seem nearly unbelievable. But each and every one of the animals featured in Bizarre Beasts Past and Present ran, swam, flew, or crawled upon the Earth at some point during its long history.

Highlights

Experience the first vertebrates and watch their transition from the water to land.Witness some of the world’s weirdest reptiles. Be there as mammals, starting from humble beginnings, diversify into nearly every niche on the planet. The exhibit includes:
> Large models and realistic reconstructions
> Authentic cast skeletons of dinosaurs and prehistoric animals
> Realistic fleshed -out animal reconstructions

> Engaging touch casts and models
> Real touchable fossils
> Audience-friendly interpretive labels and activities
> Interactive computer game about natural selection
> Video theater
> Two stand-alone hands-on interactives, including a rubbing station and bone puzzle

For more information, please call The MUZEO at 714.95MUZEO (714.956.8936)