| Contact:
Jeff Morgan, Jeff.Morgan@iowa.gov,
(515) 281-3858
(DES
MOINES) – Due to inclement weather, the State
Historical Museum has rescheduled the screening of
tonight’s film “Lost Continent”
for 7 p.m. Thursday, March 8. The screening scheduled
for 4:30 p.m. Saturday remains unchanged.
Tickets for both dates are $5 and are available at
http://www.iowatix.com/WebSales/Pages/VenueListPage.aspx?rguid=1e058ef2-21f2-4c3d-a70d-afb223b1d036&
or at the door. Tickets purchased online for tonight’s
screening will be honored March 8. The State Historical
Museum is at 600 E. Locust Street in Des Moines’
Historic East Village. Call 515-281-5111 or visit
www.iowahistory.org
for more information.
“Lost Continent” is part of the “Movies
at the Museum” series and is being screened
in conjunction with the museum’s most recent
exhibit, “Hatching the Past: the Great Dinosaur
Egg Hunt.” Starring Cesar Romero, the movie
follows an atomic-powered rocket fired from White
Sands Missile Base that is lost in an unexplored region
of the South Pacific. When a military expedition is
dispatched to find it, their plane loses control and
crash-lands on a strange uncharted island –
a lost world of prehistoric dinosaurs and vast radioactive
uranium fields.
Next Movie March 31
“Movies at the Museum” will continue
March 31 with the screening of “Jurassic Park”
at 4 p.m., also in conjunction with “Hatching
the Past.” World-renown paleontologist Jack
Horner will be at the Museum March 30-31 for public
lectures and book signings, and will offer introductory
comments prior to the movie. Horner served as technical
advisor on all the “Jurassic Park” films
and was the inspiration for the movie’s lead
character, Dr. Alan Grant, played by actor Sam Neill.
Within the paleontology community, Horner is known
for his work on the cutting edge of dinosaur growth
research. In Montana during the 1970s, Horner and
his partner, Bob Makela, discovered a colonial nesting
site of a new dinosaur species. It contained the first
dinosaur eggs in the Western Hemisphere and settled
questions of whether some dinosaurs were sociable,
built nests and cared for their young.
“Hatching the Past” is open through May
6 and offers a rare and “egg”-citing look
at the life of dinosaurs through their eggs, nests
and embryos. It includes hands-on activities and an
astounding array of authentic dinosaur eggs and nests
collected from all over the globe – including
those of each of the major plant- and meat-eating
dinosaur groups.
Admission to “Hatching the Past” is $5,
and free for children 12 and younger thanks to the
generous support of Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield.
Members of the State Historical Society also receive
free admission.
The State Historical Society of Iowa is a division
of the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs and is
a trustee of Iowa’s historical legacy and an
advocate for understanding Iowa’s past. It identifies,
records, collects, preserves, manages and provides
access to Iowa’s historical resources. Its dual
mission of preservation and education serves Iowans
of all ages, conducts and stimulates research, disseminates
information, and encourages and supports historical
preservation and education efforts of others throughout
the state. Visit www.iowahistory.org
or call 515-281-5111 for more information.
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