December Days: Favourite Museum (ceb)

[jack]

The museum which comes to mind the Birmingham Science Museum which mum and I visited a few times when I was young. I remember the interactive "get to play with stuff that actually does things" section for children, and was enthralled. I remember being disappointed when I got older and discovered the interactive section was for younger people (I think this has changed). I can't remember any particular things, but I remember the thrill of trying things and seeing what happens>

Other museums which stick in my mind, is the Worcester museum, which used to be above the library, but now expanded to take over the whole building. We'd often go to the library, and I wasn't naturally as interested in the museum, but I ended up knowing it fairly well over time. I remember how pleasantly imposing the sweeping marble staircase was, and especially a stuffed red fox which seemed so alive. And other museum bits -- civil war things, and dinosaur things, and temporary exhibitions.

Recently I went to the Scott Polar Research Museum for the first time for Scott Polar Escape! locked room mystery which was great fun.

I remember somewhere touching a capsule which had been to space. I remember seeing the original typewritten manuscript of Feynman's (?) description of one of the first atomic bomb tests. And in both cases having my skin shiver.

I remember seeing the history of computing museum at Bletchly, I think the first time something which had been contemporary to me was exhibited in a museum.

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[ceb]

Thankyou :-)

I remember somewhere touching a capsule which had been to space. I remember seeing the original typewritten manuscript of Feynman's (?) description of one of the first atomic bomb tests. And in both cases having my skin shiver.

The Yorkshire Museum in York (http://www.yorkshiremuseum.org.uk/) has a real Roman mosaic floor you can walk on, which is really surprisingly moving. (Also scales which tell you which dinosaur you weigh the same as :-)

[ghoti.livejournal.com]

Ooh, that sounds good! I really want to take the children to Jorvik, so I'll add the Yorkshire museum to the list, thanks.

[rmc28]

Oooh, excellent. (I want to do a family weekend in York at some point.)

[liv]

I was actually really disappointed in Jorvik, though maybe I was just too old for it. It's very loud and very gimmicky and has a lot of animated mannequins but not much actual interesting Viking history. The Yorkshire museum, and just wandering around the city itself, which has quite well preserved Roman and Mediaeval and Renaissance bits, are IMO much more worthwhile.