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DOLPHINS DIVES INTO DALLAS AT
MUSEUM OF NATURE & SCIENCE
Academy Award® Nominated IMAX® Film Now Showing
DALLAS, Texas (June 1, 2011) – This summer, the Museum of Nature &
Science is offering a cool, refreshing, underwater adventure! Dolphins, a new IMAX®
film, takes audiences to the coral reefs of the Bahamas and the seas Patagonia for a deep-
sea romp with graceful, charming wild dolphins. The film, an Academy Award®
nominee for Best Documentary, is now showing at the Museum of Nature & Science.
The film follows three marine biologists as they study the elusive, fast-moving
Atlantic spotted dolphins, acrobatic dusky dolphins, and the more familiar bottlenose
dolphins. The biologists research the communication and behavior of the inquisitive
creatures using creative scientific methods and brand-new technology.
Audiences will see rare fish-herding behavior and evidence of remarkable
intelligence. Dolphins also explores the bond between humans and dolphins by visiting
with dolphins and naturalists in the Turks & Caicos Islands.
“The topic has a wonderful appeal to the public; people want to know more about
how dolphins communicate,” says director and producer Greg MacGillivray. “I wanted
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to make a film that offered insight into these intelligent marine mammals and that
revealed the wonder of their habitat, the ocean, and our need to preserve it.”
Dolphins is narrated by acclaimed actor Pierce Brosnan and features the music of
Grammy-award winning artist Sting. It is produced and distributed by MacGillivray
Freeman Films in association with the National Wildlife Federation, the nation's largest
member-supported conservation group, and with major funding provided by the National
Science Foundation and Museum Film Network. Behind-the-scenes photos, scientific
journal entries and details on the movie are available at www.dolphinsfilm.com. The
trailer is available online at the Museum’s YouTube channel, MNSDallas.
Tickets for Dolphins are $7 for adults and $6 for students, seniors, and children
ages 2-11; Children under 2 are free; MNS members receive a $1 discount on all tickets.
MNS is observing extended hours for summer through September 5, 2011: 9:30
a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday-Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. Dolphins shows daily at
various times.
Advance tickets allow museum-goers to save time and skip lobby lines. Further
details on Dolphins, MNS memberships, or information and details on MNS in general
are available at natureandscience.org.
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About the Museum of Nature & Science
The Museum of Nature & Science – the result of a unique merger in 2006 between the Dallas
Museum of Natural History, The Science Place and the Dallas Children's Museum – is an AAM-
accredited non-profit educational organization located in Dallas's Fair Park. In support of its
mission to inspire minds through nature and science, the museum delivers exciting, engaging and
innovative visitor experiences through its education, exhibition, and research and collections
programming for children, students, teachers, families and life-long learners. The facility also
includes the TI Founders IMAX® Theater and a cutting-edge digital planetarium. The Museum of
Nature & Science is supported in part by funds from the City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs,
the Texas Commission on the Arts and HP. The Museum of Nature & Science also is building a
new $185-million museum on a 4.7-acre site in Victory Park to complement the Fair Park
facilities. To learn more about the Museum of Nature & Science, please visit
natureandscience.org.