Engagement begins with an immersive experience. Elevate your guest experience with themed gallery spaces, tactile models, and interactive elements that are custom fabricated to suit your needs.
INSTALLATIONS and MODELS
Summer Night at the Tar Pits
A public outreach event coordinated with the La Brea Tar Pits and Page Museum in the summer of 2025. This event celebrates the launch of Ecos: La Brea - one of the most popular free experiences on the Roblox platform.
Co-Founder and fabricator Cameron Clow helped create the Ecos: La Brea experience over 3 years with a devoted team of developers. Focusing on science education using accurate depictions of climate and ecology, the game incorporates the present research from the Tar Pits based on collaboration with the staff during the games' development.
75 Million B.C.E.
An immersive gallery exploring the Middle-Late Cretaceous of Arizona. Explore volcanic corridors, prehistoric forests, and the waterways which shaped the landscape as it’s seen today.
Co-Founder and Fabricator Benji Paysnoe designed and implemented the floor plan, fabrication, and installation of the models and environment with the AzMNH staff.
Mountain Refresh Project
An anniversary facelift to a 20 year old feature to the Arizona Museum of Natural History’s Dinosaur Hall. See how additional elements complement the restoration of original features to breathe new life into the central heart of this museum space!
Co-Founder and Fabricator Benji Paysnoe designed and implemented the elevations, fabrication, and installation of the models and environment with the AzMNH staff.
Megacerops Mother and Calf Models
Brontotheres are some of the oldest mammals to reach colossal sizes, often resembling strange rhinoceroses from a sister group. This set of display models highlights a mother Megacerops watching over her playful calf.
This model was commissioned by the National Parks Service for display the the Badlands National Park, where it serves as a visual aide in staff education and outreach events.
Suskityrannnus Model
This 7 foot long model of Suskityrannus hazelae was fabricated for the 2019 publication announcement, naming this small Tyrannosauroid species native to the Southwest United States over 90 milllion years ago.
Partnering with the Virginia Tech research team, Co-Founder and Fabricator Benji Paysnoe built this model to reflect the press release artwork commissioned from renowned artist Andrey Autuchin - which now accompanies this model on display at the Arizona Museum of Natural History.
Crittendenceratops Tactile Model
Named in 2018 from the Fort Crittenden Formation, Crittendenceratops krzyzanowskii is a medium-sized centrosaurine dinosaur from the Cretaceous.
A true to life-sized model, this piece features in an event hall as a climbable tactile model allows guests of all ages to imagine how the animal may have looked in life.
Co-Founder and Fabricator Benji Paysnoe worked with members of the publishing team to fabricate and install this model. It is featured as the 2022 National Geographic - Lazendorf Paleoart Prize winner for Sculpture.
Culex tarsalis Tactile Model
This 3 foot long model of Culex tarsalis was fabricated for the Maricopa County Vector Control Division. This model is mobile and travels to outreach events to educate people about what species are present in the state of Arizona.
