in the summer of 2019 by an animatronic Bisti Beast, or Bistahieversor, dinosaur. Bronze statues of two dinosaurs created by artist David A. Thomas, a Pentaceratops named "Spike" and an Albertosaurus named "Alberta", stand at the entrance. Spike and Alberta were installed at the museum in the mid-1980s, with Spike being put in place in 1985 and Alberta joining a few years later in 1987. Many dinosaur fossils have been found in New Mexico, and a few of the ones on display in the museum are only known from New Mexico. Other features The Museum also houses changing exhibits, the Hope Cafe, NatureWorks Discovery Store, as well as the Dynatheater, which is a 3-D theater similar to IMAX. The films shown are typically documentary style, focusing on a broad range of subjects. The exterior of the museum features "A Walk Through New Mexico," a landscape representation of the topographical and geologic features of New Mexico. Photo gallery References External links 1986 establishments in New Mexico Dinosaur museums in the United States Museums in Albuquerque, New Mexico Natural history museums in New Mexico Paleontology in New Mexico Planetaria in the United States Science museums in New Mexico