Science Centre S'pore to hold largest-ever dinosaur exhibition with 33 fossils & 60 models

Science Centre Singapore will be hosting their largest-ever dinosaur exhibition from Oct. 11, 2025.

The exhibition was first unveiled at the NUS Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum's (LCKNHM) 10th anniversary event on May 6, attended by President Tharman Shanmugaratnam.

A collaboration between the Science Centre Singapore and LKCNHM, it will be themed around extinctions and dinosaurs through 400 million years of Earth's history.

A total of 33 fossils and 60 full-scale models of dinosaurs will be displayed across three interactive zones at the annexe halls of the Science Centre.

The exhibition will span 3,000 sqm and divided into two sections, Dinosaurs of Patagonia and Six Extinctions.

Dinosaurs of Patagonia

Dinosaurs of Patagonia is a world-renowned palaeontology exhibition that originates from Museo Paleontológico Egidio Feruglio (MEF) in Argentina.

It had previously made its rounds in Australia and New Zealand.

It features fossils found in ancient Patagonia and highlights evolutionary change in herbivorous and carnivorous lineages of dinosaurs across 230 million years.

The centrepiece of the exhibition is a colossal 40m, 70,000kg cast of the Patagotitan mayorum, the largest recorded dinosaur and animal to ever walk the earth.

A total of 13 dinosaur species will be featured.

Six Extinctions

The second exhibition, Six Extinctions, originates from Gondwana Studios in Tasmania, Australia.

It explores the five past mass extinctions that have occurred on earth, the most famous of which is the extinction of dinosaurs, and looks at the sixth extinction crisis which humans are currently living in.

This exhibition will feature over 30 fossils, including the largest Tyrannosaurus rex ever found, nicknamed "Scotty".

It will also include fossils from earlier periods, including the End Permian, End Triassic and End Cretaceous.

LKCNHM will also contribute a number of its own collection to this exhibition, including the cream-coloured giant squirrel (Ratufa affinis affinis) and the rufous-collared kingfisher (Actenoides concretus), which have both gone extinct in Singapore.

It aims to highlight Singapore's biodiversity challenges and allow people to ponder on humans' impact on the Earth's vanishing biodiversity.

There will also be a showcase on scientific methods and analytical tools used to study extinction records.

A full tour of both exhibitions is expected to take about 60 to 90 minutes, depending on the individual.

It is most suited for children aged five years old and above, Science Centre said.

Tickets can be purchased from Sep. 1 on their website, at S$25.90 for children and S$29.90 for adults for Singaporeans and permanent residents.

For all other visitors, tickets are S$39.90 for adults and S$35.90 for children.

Top image via Science Centre Singapore