If you know anything about me, you know I am a museum nut. I have a real thing for them. Luckily I married someone who feels the same way. S0 when Mike came home with a newspaper advertising free tickets to opening day at the new Natural History Museum in SLC, we both jumped on it like kids in a candy shop.
We were able to get enough tickets for our family and Grandma and Grandpa Barlow as well. We took the kids out of school, drove north, caught a drive through lunch, and headed for the University. The building itself is a marvel to see. Copper, cool angles, earth elements, etc.
We were able to see so many neat things! Along with all the regular exhibits we were also allowed into some usually restricted areas. We got to go into the archives and see the filing systems, we were able to go into the paleontology lab and watch people working on specimens. All the scientists were there for opening day and wanted to talk about their areas of expertise. It was so amazing!
Andrew's favorite part by far was the dinosaur wing. Joshua loved watching the paleontologists at work, and Mike was astounded by the gems As for me, I thoroughly enjoyed the Anthro stuff and the Native American exhibit. Everything was beautifully planned. There were so many interactive and hands-on exhibits.
All-in-all, a favorite day for our family.
3 comments:
HOW FUN!! -That explains Andrew telling Law he wants to be a paleontologist when he's a dad :) -we LOVE museums as well! I'm putting this one on my list!
i liked looking over the valley at the top and comparing it tho the exhibit where flooding in the past occured in the salt lake valley
Sorry I missed out! My boss is a slave driver.
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