MAPS Museum

WOW — what an AMAZING turnout for our 🦖🥚 Dino Egg Hunt!

We loved seeing so many families, smiling faces, and excited young paleontologists searching for eggs and exploring the museum. Your support means everything and helps us continue creating fun, hands-on science experiences for our community.

Thank you to everyone who came out and made the day such a roaring success! 🦕✨

Thank You From M.A.P.S. Museum!

We are absolutely blown away by the kindness and support from everyone who purchased items from our Amazon Wish List. Because of you, our young explorers now have new fossils, learning tools, and hands-on experiences that bring science to life in the most exciting way!

Every item donated helps spark curiosity, inspire imagination, and create unforgettable moments for the kids who walk through our doors. You’re not just sending supplies, you’re helping build future paleontologists, scientists, and dreamers.

From all of us at M.A.P.S. Museum… THANK YOU for believing in our mission and supporting this growing space for discovery. We can’t wait to share these new treasures with our community!

🦕 Your generosity is making history come alive.
🦴 Your support is shaping young minds.
🌎 Your kindness is making a real difference.

With gratitude,
M.A.P.S. Museum

🦖🥚 DINOSAUR EGG HUNT at the MAPS Museum! 🥚🦖

Get ready for a ROAR-some prehistoric adventure! Kids will hunt for dinosaur eggs, collect candy and prizes, and take home their very own baby stuffed dinosaur!

📅 Saturday, April 4, 2026
⏰ 10 AM – 12 PM

🎟 $15 per child
Includes:
🦕 Dinosaur Egg Hunt
🧸 Baby stuffed dino
🍬 Candy and fun prizes

🐣 Special guest: Kids can also pet adorable baby chicks!

📍 Museum of Archaeology, Paleontology & Science
7650 Orchid Lake Rd.
New Port Richey, FL 34653

💻 Register online: mapsmuseum.org

🎟 Special museum admission that day: $8 per person

Bring your baskets and your sense of adventure — it’s going to be a dino-sized morning of fun! 🦕🥚

Our Under the Sea Event Was a Splashing Success!

Last weekend, families dove into an ocean of discovery at the M.A.P.S. Museum’s Under the Sea event, and it truly made waves!

Young explorers traveled through five hands-on learning stations, discovering the incredible world beneath the waves:
🏖️ Weird things you can find on the beach
🦈 Sharks and their amazing adaptations
🐋 The giants of the sea – whales
🦀 Fascinating invertebrates
🌿 Gentle giants – manatees

One of the highlights was seeing a real manatee skeleton, giving kids a rare chance to learn about these incredible animals up close.

To top off the adventure, every child went home with a stuffed blue whale and a real fossil tooth to remember their underwater journey.

Thank you to all the families who joined us for a day of curiosity, science, and ocean exploration. We loved seeing so many future scientists making waves!

Stay tuned for more adventures at the M.A.P.S. Museum…because the next discovery is always just around the corner.