Established 2001 Curator Steve Hutt Phone +44 1983 404344 | Location Sandown, Isle of Wight Website Website Founded 2001 | |
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Address Culver Parade, Sandown PO36 8QA, UK Hours Closed now Tuesday10AM–4PMWednesday10AM–4PMThursday10AM–4PMFriday10AM–4PMSaturday10AM–4PMSunday10AM–4PMMonday10AM–4PM Similar Amazon World Zoo Park, Isle of Wight Zoo, Robin Hill Country Park, Blackgang Chine, Carisbrooke Castle Profiles | ||
Dinosaur Isle is a purpose-built dinosaur museum located on the Isle of Wight in southern England.
The museum was designed by Isle of Wight architects Rainey Petrie Johns in the shape of a giant pterosaur. It claims to be the first custom-built dinosaur museum in Europe. The £2.7 million cost of the museum was provided by Isle of Wight Council and the National Lottery Millennium Commission. Dinosaur Isle opened to visitors on 20 August 2001.
The museum features numerous replica fossils and life-sized models of Iguanodon, Polacanthus, Eotyrannus and Neovenator - the last is animatronic. The Neovenator was discovered and named by the museum's curator Steve Hutt. Guests are given the opportunity to speak to experts and watch them at work.
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