The American Museum of Natural History Launches Girl’s Meteoric Career in “Maria and the Dinosaur” Ad

In an ad to promote the mission, exhibitions and education programs available at for the American Museum of Natural History, a young girl’s visit to the museum launches a meteoric career in which she is ultimately awarded the “American Awesome Association Awesome Prize for Awesomeness” at the tender age of 10 years old.

The spot, for broadcast and online, connects to the institution’s mission to discover, interpret and disseminate knowledge about human cultures, the natural world and the universe. Using whimsy and humor the piece speaks to the wonder of exploration and education. See one girl’s meteoric rise, as sparked by AMNH, in “Maria & The Dinosaur”

Maria and The Dinosaur

image via American Museum of Natural History

Lori Dorn
Lori Dorn

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