An exhibition of the giant creatures that roamed earth after the extinction of dinosaurs is set to open in Birmingham city centre.

Birmingham Museums has teamed up with National Museums Scotland to bring GIANTS to the UK for the first time.

GIANTS is a touring exhibition of prehistoric animals developed by the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences.

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Toured by Nomad Exhibitions, it’ll feature life-sized 3D models and nearly complete skeletons of the Otodus megalodon – the mightiest shark of all time – as well as a six-to-eight-ton woolly mammoth and a Gigantopithecus blacki, an Asian primate the size of three orangutans.

The immersive exhibition will take families 66 million years back in time, with the chance to step into the shoes of palaeontologists and biologists to learn more about fossil discovery and reconstruction.

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The exhibition opens on Saturday, August 2 at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery and children up to 15 go free. Adult tickets are priced at £15.50 while concessions are £8.

As well as the prehistoric animals, visitors can learn more about modern giants, elephants, rhinos and whales, and how they’re under threat of extinction, discovering more about the urgent need to protect them.

Zak Mensah and Sara Wajid, co-chief executives of Birmingham Museums Trust, said: “We are delighted to welcome the GIANTS exhibition to Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery.

“This inspiring installation not only captures the imagination with its monumental scale but also delivers a vital message about sustainability and our shared responsibility to protect the planet.

“Birmingham Museums is committed to using storytelling to engage communities with the challenges of our time and GIANTS does exactly that in a powerful and accessible way.”

The exhibition will remain in Birmingham until it travels to Scotland in January 2026.