CLEVELAND—January 24, 2024—The Museum’s popular Think & Drink with the Extinct series continues with a special Leap Day edition: Hops with Happy. The 21+ event will allow guests to explore the Museum’s newly transformed spaces while sipping on selections from local breweries.
The evening puts a spotlight on some of the Museum’s most iconic specimens, including the sauropod dinosaur Haplocanthosaurus delfsi, affectionately known as Happy. Discovered by a Museum team nearly 70 years ago, Happy is the only known adult specimen of this species complete enough to display in its entirety. Guests can enjoy this towering giant while enjoying a deep dive into the science of hops and fermentation, conversations with Museum scientists, and special shows in the Nathan and Fannye Shafran Planetarium.
Gather your friends and hop on over! The event begins at 6pm on February 29. Tickets are $5 for members, and $15 for non-members. A limited selection of warm and cold foods will be available for purchase in Origins Café. Beer and wine will be available for purchase until 8:30pm. For more information and tickets, visit CMNH.org.
About the Cleveland Museum of Natural History Transformation Project
The Cleveland Museum of Natural History’s $150 million transformation project is an unprecedented reinvention that will align the Museum’s architecture with its mission of instilling a passion for nature and science in all learners. The Transforming the World of Discovery campaign has raised more than $132 million for this project, which will expand the Museum's building to more than 375,000 square feet and its outdoor visitor areas to more than 2 acres.
The transformation project aims to broaden community access and help all stakeholders understand their connection with the natural world and the relevance of science to their daily lives. The latest milestone in this project was the opening in October 2023 of a welcoming new Visitor Hall, a free community space that showcases eight of the Museum’s most iconic objects and specimens. This dramatic, 14,650-square-foot gallery features ceilings that soar to 21 feet and stunning new exhibits placed along the Douglas McCreery and Dr. Laurie McCreery Timeline of the Earth, which marks key events in the history of the Universe. Slated for completion in late 2024, the Museum’s transformation encompasses a complete reimagining of the Museum campus and all its exhibits.
Pioneering a new model for natural history museums, the redesigned exhibits will highlight the Museum’s world-class assets while reflecting its role as a trusted community resource. The Museum appreciates the generous support from community members, corporations, foundations, and government grants that has helped to make this transformation a reality.
About the Cleveland Museum of Natural History
The Cleveland Museum of Natural History illuminates the world around us and inspires visitors to engage with the natural forces that shape their lives. Since its founding in 1920, the Museum has pioneered scientific research to advance knowledge across diverse fields of study and used its outstanding collections, which encompass more than 5 million artifacts and specimens, to deepen the public’s understanding of the dynamic connections between humans and nature. Through its Natural Areas Program, the Museum stewards more than 12,000 acres of protected ecosystems across northern Ohio. A community gathering place, educational center, and research institution, the Museum is a vital resource that serves Cleveland and the nation. For more information, visit CMNH.org.
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Cleveland Museum of Natural History
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