The Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology is a palaeontology museum and research facility in Drumheller, Alberta, Canada. The museum was named in honour of Joseph Burr Tyrrell, and is situated within a 12,500-square-metre-building designed by BCW Architects at Midland Provincial Park.

How long does it take to walk through the Royal Tyrrell Museum?

Give yourself about two hours to explore our galleries and take a 3.9-billion-year journey through time. Pick up a souvenir of your visit from our Museum Shop.

When did the Tyrrell museum open?

So significant was Tyrrell's discovery that when our Museum opened its doors to the public on September 25, 1985, it was named the Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology. (The “royal” appellation was added in 1990.)