Myths and Monsters
Created with Museum zoologists, Myths and Monsters explores popular myths and legends from ancient history, Greek mythology and storytelling using astonishing animatronic models, specimens and photography.
Fascinating graphic panels, intriguing specimen cases and life-size animatronics bring to life our best-known ancient myths and offer plausible scientific explanations for them.
This family blockbuster exhibition requires approximately 450 square metres of gallery space and features 5 impressive animatronic models (a dragon, a chimera, a yeti, a cyclops and an alien), and one graceful static model of a unicorn.
Graphic panels tell stories of the giant roc, mysterious sea creatures and more.
Exhibition details
The exhibition offers a wealth of educational opportunities through curriculum-based information and activities.
It comes with with exhibition text that you can translate to produce text and graphic panels.
For more information about the exhibition, download the Myths and Monsters information pack (PDF).
Specifications
View venue specifications and requirements for the Myths and Monsters exhibition.
The host venue’s responsibilities will include:
- controlled environment between 18°C - 25°C
- an indoor display area of at least 450m2
- transport costs from previous venue in three trailers
- air compressor and pipework to power the animatronic models
- electrical supply
- translation and production of text, text panels and graphics
- skilled installation and dismantling support staff
- forklift, crane or other equipment, as required for access
- two scaffold towers for installation and dismantling
- promotion and publicity
- transit and exhibition insurance
Image gallery
Browse images of the Myths and Monsters exhibition.
Cyclops from the Myths and Monsters touring exhibition
Visitor at an interactive display
Yeti model from Myths and Monsters touring exhibition
Komodo dragon model from Myths and Monsters touring exhibition
Alien model from Myths and Monsters exhibition
Chimera model from Myths and Monsters exhibition
Video
Watch a short video to get a flavour of the content of this exhibition.
You need to download the latest Flash Player to view this video. Visit the website to download the Flash Player
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