About this Event
Q-MoB FREE Tour of Dinosaurs in Huge Natural History Museum (Amherst, MA)
Beneski Museum of Natural History
90 Dickinson Street
Amherst, MA 01060
The Beneski Museum of Natural history, one of the largest Natural History Museums in New England, has three floors exhibiting displays of internationally significant fossils, minerals, footprints, and other specimens from all over the world. Join other queer geeks & artists who love dinosaurs, fossils, rocks/minerals, and drawing inspiration from the past and how it gets preserved & presented in a colonial world.
Step inside the museum and you’ll find:
- Dramatic displays of fossil skeletons, from fish to dinosaurs to Ice Age megafauna
- An extraordinary collection of dinosaur footprints
- Geological specimens and immersive exhibits that tell the history of the local landscape through geologic time, including when dinosaurs inhabited the area
- Mineral specimens from around the world and meteorites from beyond Earth
EVENT FEE/DONATIONS:
FREE & of course we'd appreciate a completely optional small to support the more than 25 social/networking, recreation/wellness, & arts/culture activities Q-MoB provides every month for rural queer men all over Western Mass.
PARKING - The Dickinson Lot (GPS 90 Dickinson Street) Alt. parking Hills Lot (GPS 151-161 MA-9) MAP HERE
CONTACTING US: Look for Host Christopher Clarke and our group will be wearing nametags, and if you have questions SEND US A NOTE or call/text Q-MoB Info Line: 413-344-8162 and let us know if you'd like to help co-host a group of queer geeks into museums, galleries, history, & how it gets told in the many temples of colonialism in Western Mass. In your confirmation email, you'll also get Christopher's cell # so you can text him if you have trouble finding the group or questions.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Beneski Museum of Natural History, 11 Barrett Hill Drive, Amherst, United States
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