Wondering where Pittsburgh International Airport’s iconic Tyrannosaurus rex ended up in the new terminal?
It hasn’t reappeared. Its next chapter is still undecided, though it’s on the airport’s radar.
In a collaborative Instagram post Monday with the airport, the Carnegie Museum of Natural History says they are discussing the exact future location of the work.
“Thank you to all the fans of Carnegie Museum of Natural History’s T. rex replica at Pittsburgh International Airport for your love over the years,” the post reads. “We deeply value how much Pittsburghers love saying hello to the airport T. rex on their travels and know you are eager to learn its next home now that the new terminal is open.”
Pittsburgh International Airport officially opened its new landside terminal last week.
The Oakland museum and the airport are in talks about possibilities for “reimagining the exhibit,” according to the post.
“Although the exact future location of the T. rex hasn’t been decided yet … we’re looking forward to sharing more updates soon,” the post said. “In the meantime, you can visit the real T. rex — the original, name-bearing fossil of this dinosaur — on view in the Kamin Hall of Dinosaurs at the museum.”
The dinosaur model, installed in the airport in 2002, was located at the escalators between the airside terminal and the tram that ran to the old landside terminal. It is a life-sized mold of the Tyrannosaurus Rex on display at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History. The museum’s specimen, on display since 1941, is “the first fossil of the species to be recognized by science,” the museum says on its website. “Therefore, it can be considered the world’s first specimen of the world’s most famous dinosaur.”