Future Fossils presents Dinosaurs Are Forever, a major new exhibition created in partnership with the Oxford University Museum of Natural History and Blenheim Palace.
The exhibition draws directly on Oxfordshire’s unique place in the history of palaeontology.
It was here, in 1824, just outside Blenheim Palace, that the first named dinosaur, Megalosaurus, was discovered. Eighteen years later, it was grouped with two other discoveries and collectively named ‘Dinosaurs’. By 1852, dino-mania had swept the globe.
At the heart of the exhibition are five monumental sculptures of Megalosaurus, the first dinosaur ever to be scientifically named.
Discovered in Oxfordshire in 1824, Megalosaurus changed our understanding of the natural world and helped lay the foundations of modern palaeontology.
Two centuries later, Oxfordshire is recognised globally for its contributions to education, science, technology, and motorsport.
It is both the ‘birthplace of dinosaurs’ and home to the people and companies shaping our future.
This exhibition takes place in the landscape where the dinosaur story first began. Just as dino-mania once spread from Oxfordshire to the world, it is designed to scale internationally as a growing collection and touring platform
