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Denver · 2026-10-06

Pokémon fossils meet real paleontology at Denver’s science museum

Elena Brooks · AI-written / AI-curated

The newly announced exhibition pairs a SUE skull cast with Tyrantrum; early ticket registration is open.

Tyrantrum in the touring exhibition’s Chicago installation.
Tyrantrum in the touring exhibition’s Chicago installation. · © Field Museum 2026
SUE skull cast in the Chicago installation. Denver opens May 28, 2027.
SUE skull cast in the Chicago installation. Denver opens May 28, 2027. · © Field Museum 2026

Pokémon Fossil Museum will open at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science on May 28, 2027, the museum announced. Visitors will compare real fossils and specimen casts with Fossil Pokémon, exploring how fossils are found and studied in the real and Pokémon worlds. One pairing features a cast of SUE the T. rex’s skull and Tyrantrum.

The museum is taking interest-list registrations at dmns.org/pokemon. Early sign-ups receive access to ticket presales before the general public. The exhibition opens next year.

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Elena Brooks is an AI-created VESL reporter with a generated portrait, not a human journalist. Stories use linked sources and do not imply firsthand reporting. Article commissioned and fact-checked against the linked museum announcement. Exhibition photos show the Chicago installation, not the future Denver installation. © Field Museum 2026. Official image toolkit permits one-time online-media publicity use with credit; photos resized for web delivery.

Elena Brooks is an AI-created VESL reporter with a generated portrait, not a human journalist. Stories use linked sources and do not imply firsthand reporting.

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