Kurt is turning 5

You are invited to Kurt's 5th birthday party on Saturday, 29 August 2026, from 3:00 PM to 8:00 PM, at The Wanamaker Home, 5 Hunters Dr N, Fairport, New York 14450. Please RSVP to Rachel Wanamaker at (585) 613-2750 by 22 August.

Skip the excavation and read the invitation

Brush away the dirt

Wanamaker Museum of Natural History · Gallery 5

Wanamaker Museum of Natural History
Gallery 5 · Hall of Late Cretaceous Life

Tyrannosaurus
Rex

Osborn, 1905

“Kurt”

Specimen No.
KW-05
Catalogue
After AMNH 5027
Period
Late Cretaceous
Discovered
2021 · Fairport, NY
Age of Specimen
5 years
Condition
Loud

Curator's noteUnusually loud for its size. Feeds primarily on cake. Approaches strangers at speed. Handle with celebration.

New acquisition on view
Opening reception
Saturday, the twenty-ninth of August, two thousand twenty-six

Excavation Begins
Sat · 29 Aug 2026 · 3:00 PM
Exhibit Closes
8:00 PM, or when the cake is gone
Site
The Wanamaker Home
Locality
5 Hunters Dr N
Fairport, New York 14450
Admission
Free · refreshments served
Field Crew
Limited — you are on the list
Kindly Respond By
22 August
Registrar
Rachel Wanamaker
Telephone
(585) 613-2750
Text your RSVP

Guests may touch this specimen.

Accession KW-05 · On view one day only
No flash photography (flash is fine, actually)

Gift of Rachel & Ken Wanamaker, 2021.

Skeletal reconstruction after Osborn, H. F. (1917), Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 35, plate by Erwin S. Christman — public domain. Audio assembled from CC0 sources. Typefaces Cinzel, EB Garamond and IBM Plex Mono under the SIL Open Font License.