Week 12 10/15/15
We seem to be alternating between outdoor and "civilized" outings.
Neither of us had been to this museum in many years so it was time for a trip. We found most of the exhibits geared toward schoolchildren - lots of buttons to push, computer screens and cards to flip. We skipped many of them. The text and lectures seemed very simplified in most cases. During one animal show (a Screaming Hairy Armadillo) which took place after the kids left on their buses, the demonstrator apologized for her talk, saying it was prepared for a child audience. I'm sure many children get a lot out of it, but it was sad to see others just pushing buttons and not taking any interest in the content, or else interacting with their cell phones.
We enjoyed the new Human Life exhibit (but at the same time, kind of missed the old one) and the exhibit of the museum's own history which included some cases that were of the "cabinet of curiosity" type - crowded with interesting juxtapositions that leave one with unanswered questions.
Here I am with one of the old dioramas we both remembered from so long ago. We appreciated the quality of the curved murals in the backgrounds. This one is sort of like our back yard, complete with groundhogs.
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