Category: Travel and Tourism
Hi all, I recently visited the meuseum of natural history. Most of the artifacts were in glass cases and were untouchable. i I was disapointed until I got to the bottom floor where most of the exhibits were tactile and audible. My friend described the stuff in the glass cases but that's not as good as feeling it for yourself. The meuseum of science in boston on the other hand contains many accessible exhibits. I've reserved accessible tours in the meuseum of science, but they only let me touch one object which I'd already touched earlier. Are there any accessible or fun meuseums that you know of? Tactile exhibits, auditory stuff etc?
Matthew
Two summers ago, my family went to Ohio for our vacation. One of the places we stopped was the Heritage Village Museum in Cincinnati. This museum is a recreation of an Ohio community in the 1800s. The museum is comprised of several historic buildings that were save from destruction and moved. The people who work there even dress as people did in that time period. This was the most hands-on museum I've visited so far. Just about everything is hands-on except anything print like the Bible's in the church. I was able to look at a phonograph, utensils and furniture in the houses, weapons, toys and tools in the shops, telegraphs, and medical instruments in the doctor's office. There is even a barn, smokehouse, and railroad tracks. It's very interesting and educational. It was the best trip I took to a museum.
Boston Science Museum, and several in the DC area.
Why not check out a particular museum's website you'd like to actually visit and E-mail them to ask about tactile exhibits or whether they might be able to arrange something for you in advance?