Pitt and Jolie Visit the Royal Tyrrell Museum

T-Rex skeleton at the Royal Tyrrell Museum in Alberta. Photo credit: Chad Kerychuk.

Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, and kids toured the world-famous Royal Tyrrell Museum over the weekend as evidenced by this article:

"Brad phoned to ask about the accessibility of the museum and how easy it might be for him to visit unnoticed. They did not ask us to close the museum or for an after-hours visit or any special treatment," [museum spokesperson] Wendy Taylor said.

Pitt is in Calgary to shoot the film The Assassination of Jesse James, which gets under way in the western province on Aug. 29.

The crowds start dropping off after 6 p.m., so museum brass suggested the pair show up then.

"They arrived around 7 p.m. and stayed for an hour," Taylor said, adding Jolie's adopted son, four-year-old Maddox, was enthralled by the T-Rex exhibit. During their tour, the pair was accompanied by two bodyguards and a museum staffer. Aside from one couple requesting an autograph, things remained low-key.

"The other people in the museum at the time were very respectful -- no one approached them on their own," Taylor said.

More at the above link. Sounds like Albertans really are maintaining their composure around the famous couple. Thanks! It shows what great people we are!

As somebody who has visited the museum several times thanks to my association with Dr. Phil Currie and Dr. Michael Ryan, I can attest that it really is an incredible place to spend a day or two. One of the finest pieces of architecture within Alberta, reminiscent of a Frank Lloyd Wright building stuck in the Alberta Badlands, the Royal Tyrrell Museum and Drumheller has something to see for all ages.