Here's what you told us about the renovated Dinosaur Hall.

To see full Post-Gazette coverage of the new exhibit, visit our guide page.

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I might be the only one to say that I was disappointed in it. The exhibit is well done but the majority of ads in both the print and TV media put the emphasis on dinosaurs, not bones. To tell a five year old who eats, sleeps and lives dinosaurs that he's going to see them, and then to watch his boredom after seeing only bones was disappointing. Animated dinosaurs were advertised. After not being able to find them, we finally had to ask several guides where they were. I say "several" because some of them knew nothing about it. Finally one guide pointed us to a video monitor. And it wasn't showing dinosaurs, it was showing their framework.

I was asked by a museum representative my opinion and I told her the above. She said that she was sorry to hear this, that the Carnegie has the third largest collection of dinosaurs in the U.S. I did a Google search to find out who numbers one and two were. On a list of the U.S.'s top ten dinosaur museums, the Carnegie wasn't even listed. http://americasbestonline.net/Dinosaurs.html

Tom Kanhofer, Allison Park, PA

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My sister Theresa and I recently toured the exhibit and I must say that we both found access and directions to the facilities to very good.

My sister has had spina bifida since childhood and I've been diagnosed with A.D.D.

As such she's spent most of her life reading about dinousaurs and watching the Flinstones, while I was always trying to remember where I left her custom built wheelchair our father made for her. (It's quite the contraption trust me!)

She does not like to go out much, (especially on Sunday's) as it is such an arduos process for her to shower and brush her teeth but while watching yet another rerun of the Flinstones they happened to mention the new dinosaur exhibit.

Well that was it!

She wheeled herself into the custom conveyer belt driven shower my father built for her, brushed her teeth and was waiting for me at the front door first thing Sunday morning!

Clean, well lit and a very friendly staff are what impressed me the most!

My sister is somewhat awkward socially as she does not get out much so at times she can be child like to say the least.

But the staff was always courteous and understanding especially when she asked where the Dino exhibit was.

I would definitely recommend a visit to this wonderful new musuem.

Dave Kretchun, Bethel Park

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My husband and I were there on Saturday night. The crowds had thinned out, so we got to see them at our leisure. I've been going to the museum for more than 50 years since I was a kid. I was always mesmerized by the great beasts, but the new exhibit is truly awesome and amazing.

I would not hesitate to recommend this exhibit to anyone. I already have. It's fun, and most importantly, it's highly educational. Walking under the tails of two of the largest dinosaurs was an thrilling experience that really gave one a sense of their size. Seeing the dinosaurs in appropriate environments does put the time of these in perspective and teaches a lot about not just the dinosaurs, but about evolution of plants and animals over time. This is a great approach, sure to please children and adults alike.

Congratulations to all those who supported and worked on the new exhibit! We plan to adopt bones in honor and memory of family members. We are looking forward to the rest of the opening in the spring of 2008.

Andrea Earnest, South Park Township

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Dear Mr. and Mrs. Schaffer:

We have noticed the extra "9" and are already working on a correction.

Thanks so much for your feedback.

Sincerely,
Kitty Julian, Director of Marketing
Carnegie Museums of Art and Natural History

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This is in response to your request for opinions about the renovated Dinosaur Hall and the current exhibit.

We were fortunate to be among the very first to visit the exhibit. We have been Museum members for some 38 years, and have found the current exhibit, in one word, SUPERB. It was worth all the effort and expense.

Our visit was greatly enhanced by the presence Dr. Luo, the curator and Museum co-director, who most graciously and effectively provided personal advice and orientation to make us able to appreciate the astonishing depth of information available.

Despite the early hour of our visit (6:15 A.M.), we found the Museum personnel uniformly cheerful and informative. This became particularly evident with respect to our only complaint: After passing the shop, we looked in vain for the WAY OUT, as we obviously expected to find. We had to ask for directions, and were shown to the VERY convoluted "Dinosaur Bypass". (Once in it, the frequent posters were helpful).

Ines and Juan Jorge Schaffer, Shadyside

PS. One embarrassing discovery: On the poster listing the donors to the exhibition, the section for $25,000 to $99,999 is actually captioned "$25,000 to $999,999" - one "9" too many. Has nobody noticed?