Contents
60-foot-long walk-through Megalodon sculpture, fossil specimens, artifacts, full-scale shark models,
free-standing interpretive islands, interactives
Supplemental
Two staff to oversee installation and take-down; Education Guide; PR/Marketing
materials including complete press kit with releases, PSAs, images, captions, fact sheet; rack card, billboard, banner, print/radio/TV ads with script
Participation Fee
$80,000
Venue Period
12-16 weeks
Size
5,000 square feet; ceiling height 16 ft
Security
Moderate
Environment
Climate-controlled space
Shipping
FLMNH-designated carrier; venue pays inbound shipping
Scheduling
Tom Kyne
(352) 273-2077
kyne@flmnh.ufl.edu
Don't miss this new traveling exhibit from the Florida Museum of Natural History.
Visitors turn out for giant sharks! This 5,000-square-foot traveling exhibit highlights the evolution, biology and misconceptions of Megalodon, an enormous prehistoric shark that once cruised all the world's oceans. Related to the modern great white and mako sharks, Megalodon was a dominant marine predator for 15 million years before vanishing 2 million years ago.
The exhibit conveys current research findings of Florida Museum paleontologists, and showcases both fossil and modern shark specimens and full-scale models from several collections. People have collected Megalodon teeth for thousands of years, and today Megalodon has near-cult status. The exhibit capitalizes on the public's fascination with fossil sharks as ambassadors for science and shark conservation. Be consumed with awe, walk away with respect!
The exhibit centerpiece is a 60-foot-long metal sculpture of an adult Megalodon. Visitors walk
through its jaws and begin to explore the story of this fantastic ancient creature–its size, structure,
diet, lifespan, relatives, neighbors, evolution, extinction and the science that continues to reveal
Megalodon's tale. Designed in a flexible modular format, stand-alone stories are illustrated by
large, colorful graphics, shark-tooth-shaped display cases, hands-on components, and family-friendly
interactives. The exhibit is object-rich, including numerous fossil specimens from several
collections, and life-size and scale models of other fossil and modern sharks.
Download a sample floorplan (PDF)
Download the Educator's Guide (PDF)
Other FLMNH exhibits available for rental
Visit the official Megalodon exhibit site
Megalodon was produced by the Florida Museum of Natural History with support from the National Science Foundation.