The exhibition will offer visitors a chance to experience the latest technology in robotics and animatronic animals, all built to scale.
The display will include 45 moving, life-size animals – including the exhibition favourite, a gigantic mammoth – as well as 11 models in an interactive zone which are sure to delight younger visitors.
The exhibition documents the 27
th Ice Age period – offering visitors a peek into the fascinating world where remarkable creatures such as the mammoth, sabre-toothed cat and giant sloth lived thousands of years ago.
An ice age occurs when the Earth's surface and atmospheric temperature decreases over a long period, resulting in the formation of polar ice sheets and alpine glaciers. The last Ice Age occurred approximately 20 000 years ago when the world was on average 5
°C colder and in some areas as much as 22
°C colder than it is today.
Edmund Beukes, marketing manager of Media24 Lifestyle, the organiser responsible for bringing the exhibition to South Africa, says: “Each part of this display has been carefully designed to show younger audiences a fascinating part of our Earth’s history. Working closely with palaeontologists, we have developed a description of each animal along with an explanation of their habits, the environment in which they lived, and how their remains were discovered.”
Doors open to the public on Saturday, 20 June at 09:00, and the exhibition will be open for seven weeks only. Visitors are encouraged to book their tickets early to avoid disappointment. Bookings can be made via Computicket at www.computicket.com.
Exhibition: Ice Age
Date: Saturday, 20 June to Saturday, 8 August
Time: Monday to Friday 09:00 - 19:00; Satuday and Sunday 09:00 - 20:00
Venue: Sandton Convention Centre
Cost: R99 to R145
Tickets will be available at the exhibition or
via Computicket.
School groups interested in booking an outing outside the June/July school holiday period can contact Bea van der Vyver at
[email protected].
For more information, visit the
Ice Age exhibition website.