The Perot Museum joins Discovery Shark Week with special programming and exhibits

Shark Week is making a splash at the Perot Museum of Nature and Science, where visitors can enjoy a week of hands-on activities, themed treats and prehistoric shark discoveries from July 26 through Aug. 1.

This year’s celebration is especially significant for the Dallas museum. Dr. Ron Tykoski, the Perot Museum’s vice president of science and curator of vertebrate paleontology, will make his Discovery Shark Week debut in Jurassic Sharks, premiering during Discovery Shark Week.

A Week Of Shark-Themed Discovery

Throughout the week, guests can participate in interactive activities designed for all ages. Visitors can experiment in the Bio Lab to learn how stressful conditions affect sharks by testing stress biomarkers in blood samples or put their engineering skills to the test by building a boat capable of withstanding a “shark attack” in the ChallENGe Lab.

The Museum Café will also offer themed menu items, including SharkBite slushies, coral reef burgers, shrimp toast and manatee food.

On July 28, the first 100 guests will receive a complimentary official Discovery Channel Shark Week fin hat. From 1 to 3 p.m., visitors can also meet Dr. Ron Tykoski on Level 4 to learn more about Jurassic Sharks, ancient shark species that once lived in Texas and fossil specimens from the Perot Museum’s collection.

Adults can continue the celebration during the Museum’s Thursdays on Tap event on July 30, when the popular 21-and-over evening transforms into Shark After Dark with ocean-themed cocktails, including great white margaritas.

Featured On Discovery Shark Week

Dr. Tykoski appears in Jurassic Sharks, which explores prehistoric shark species through real-world expeditions and cutting-edge CGI.

The program highlights fossil discoveries from a well-known Permian fossil site in North Texas and features specimens housed in the Perot Museum’s collection, including extinct species such as Glikmanius, Xenacanthus, Orthacanthus, Aquilalamna, Ptychodus and Cretoxyrhina.

Shark Week at the Perot Museum runs July 26 through Aug. 1. The museum is open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sundays and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. All Shark Week activities are included with general admission, which is $27 for adults, $17 for youth ages 2–12, and free for Perot Museum members.

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