Dozens of people moved boxes, arranged exhibits and worked like mad to meet their Saturday opening deadline. Workers carefully set the crates containing the dinosaur on the ground and opened them, taking care not to damage the precious contents. Sue, the largest and most complete T. rex skeleton ever discovered, had arrived. Most well-known exhibit FHSU has hosted Hopefully 40,000 people will see the exhibit To listen to the RealAudio content, you need the RealPlayer. Click here to download RealPlayer.
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Kent Steward, director of university relations at Fort Hays State University, which owns the Sternberg, said having the traveling exhibit visit the the museum was a proud day for the university and the town. It was only through the efforts of driven, dedicated leaders and a supportive community, he said, that the exhibit could be brought to Hays. Two casts of the original skeleton, which is at the Field Museum in Chicago, are being exhibited at sites throughout the country. Fla. She convinced the exhibit's organizers that the Sternberg would be a successful venue for Sue. And when my husband and I first saw it, we thought kids needed to see it.