Andy and I dropped the girls off at school and went downtown to the Field Museum for breakfast (bacon, eggs, potatoes, scones, fruit and, of course, coffee) and to watch workers install the head of Maximo, the new dinosaur that is replacing Sue in the main hall.
Here's a shot without its head, just to show the size of it. You have to be on the museum's second floor to get a picture with the head. At the base of the African elephants, you can see several TV cameras set up for the event.
Bringing up the head ...
... and working on the installation.
That looks just right. The head was smaller than I expected, but it is the largest plant-eating dinosaur to be discovered. The work is expected to be done and open to the public June 1.
Meet Maximo.
It's huuuuge!
The museum is still working on these "plant clouds" that can be raised or lowered, depending on what event the museum is hosting. Can't wait to see them when they're finished.
No comments:
Post a Comment