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Get Set Learn partners with Museum of Solutions to bring ‘Dinosaurs Among Us’, an American Museum of Natural History exhibit, to India Young visitors will get a chance to be paleontologists for a day as they trace the unbroken line between dinosaurs and modern birds through immersive experiences. The Exhibition will be open till 31 January 2025. The museum has witnessed a footfall of over 1,000 visitors within the first month of launching the exhibit, comprising both children and adults. Mumbai, 27th November, 2024: Get Set Learn, an Arvind Mafatlal Group company, has partnered with the Museum of Solutions (MuSo), a unique children’s museum in Mumbai, to bring a world-renowned exhibit by the prestigious American Museum of Natural History (AMNH), New York, to India. The exhibition will highlight the unbroken line between the charismatic dinosaurs that dominated the planet for about 170 million years and modern birds. It blends groundbreaking research by AMNH with iconic displays to create an immersive experience that brings the connection between dinosaurs and birds to life. Visitors will observe paleontological and biological evidence about the links between dinosaurs and birds through large-scale color illustrations of familiar and newly discovered extinct dinosaur species as they would have looked in life. Visitors will also get an opportunity to role-play as paleontologists by excavating fossils from a sandpit with real tools, piecing together dinosaurs’ skeletons, and creating their own fossil impressions to take home. Till date the museum has witnessed a footfall of over 1,000 visitors within the first month of launching the exhibit, comprising both children and adults. “We're incredibly proud to bring The American Museum of Natural History to India with this exhibition. This initiative is part of our immersions where we get learners to learn from experiential exposure to events, exhibits, visits, etc. We hope these new findings by scientists will reach young learners, sparking curiosity in them about not just evolution but also paleontology. At Get Set Learn, we hope to inspire young learners to explore, question, and ultimately contribute to a more sustainable and equitable future by equipping them with 21st century skills,” says Ameet Zaverii, CEO & Co-founder, Get Set Learn. Get Set Learn is transforming the learning landscape by building and co-creating innovative skill building programmes by introducing 21st century skill programs in STEM & Robotics, AI, entrepreneurship and life skills with the best partners in education. Tanvi Jindal Shete, Founder of the Museum of Solutions, added, “We are thrilled to partner with Get Set Learn to bring the American Museum of Natural History’s ‘Dinosaurs Among Us’ exhibit to Mumbai. Bringing international exhibits is integral to our mission of expanding horizons and fostering a deeper understanding of the world. Immersive experiences allow children to grasp complex concepts like evolution and climate change engagingly and memorably. At MuSo, we believe nurturing curiosity, responsibility, and open-mindedness in young minds is key to shaping the change-makers of tomorrow. By offering interactive learning experiences, we hope to inspire children to explore, question, and ultimately contribute to a more sustainable and equitable future.” Recently, MuSo earned the prestigious Hands On! Children in Museums Award, following its inclusion in TIME magazine’s esteemed list of the Top 100 Places in the World. This edition of Dinosaurs Among Us is curated by Dr. Akinobu Watanabe, Research Associate at the American Museum of Natural History and Assistant Professor of Anatomy at New York Institute of Technology. It is adapted from the Museum’s original exhibition of the same title, curated by Mark Norell, Curator Emeritus in the Division of Paleontology.