We visited the museum in Melbourne and decided we needed to compare the two. Well, that and the fact that it was raining that day so we needed to find someplace to go indoors and it's just a couple of blocks from our apartment building (on the other side of Hyde Park). This was a museum that catered to the younger crowd. We went on Monday and the schools were out because of the Queen's Birthday so the place was packed. I have never seen so many 8 and under kids all in one place since we have been here. It was about $26 for a family of 6 so it was pretty affordable and they had a lot of hands on stuff for the children to touch. I was amazed at the amount of fossils, bones and stuffed animals that everybody was allowed to touch. It reminds me of the sign we saw at the Botanic Gardens that said, "please walk on the grass, hug the trees, etc". They had a special dinosaur exhibit which seemed to be the big draw. I really enjoy looking at the Aboriginal art and we found the museums bone displays to be quite fascinating. For some reason I think bones are pretty cool but seeing the animals in their preservative jars at the Melbourne Museum didn't appeal to me that much.
3 comments:
Those paintings are AWESOME!!!!! And treehugging signs?!?! You never mentioned this before, did you? I guess that finalizes it, I'm going to have to visit Australia. LOL. It looks like a great museum. I love the pic of Marra with her leg crossed, reading a book! :o)
Bones ARE better than bodies in bottles, I completely agree. The girls look so happy and engaged.
I love your pictures! Keep them coming. My kids enjoy reading about your adventures (I do too!)they log on often to your blog. We miss you all!
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