Sue Roars to 70,000 Visitors, Becomes Museum's Most Visited Exhibit Yet

A T. rex Named Sue is having a ferocious showing, becoming the most visited exhibit at the Museum of Natural History.

The museum welcomed its 70,000th guest, the goal for the entire run of the temporary exhibit, on it's 65th day. It remains on view until Sunday, May 8.

"The number of visitors that has recently passed through the doors of the Museum of Natural History is very exciting," said David Wilson, Minister of Communities, Culture and Heritage. "2011 represents a year of firsts for the museum and I encourage everyone to keep an eye out for coming exhibits."

While most visitors came from the Halifax area, there was a strong response from New Brunswick and other areas of Nova Scotia during March Breaks.

Next, the museum will open two new permanent exhibits. Netukulimk, which looks at Nova Scotia's forests through interactive exhibits and live animals, will open in June. Our Amazing World, which features Canada's first permanent Science on a Sphere projection unit, will open in July. The new exhibits will be the museum's first permanent exhibits in more than 20 years.

For more information about A T. rex Named Sue or coming exhibits, call 902-424-7353 or visit http://museum.gov.ns.ca/mnhnew.