The Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit is what finally prompted us to make a trip to the Science Museum of Minnesota. These scrolls are rich in history, power, and culture. The exhibit was very impressive.
I would have stayed for hours reading and absorbing all of the information. Alas with a 14 year old and an 11 year old, things didn't work that way. Austin found the display to be interesting, but was ready to move on far more quickly than I was. Noah poked his head into the entrance and promptly declared it to be boring. I guess you can't win 'em all!
When we finished the Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit we toured the rest of the museum. As a science lover, Austin found many things to hold his interest. Noah always loves hands-on activities. Most of this museum is meant to be explored in some way.
I found it especially impressive that the museum is full of volunteers who explain the different displays. We went into a biology lab where the boys learned how to identify micro-organisms. The woman who helped us was a retired college professor. Her enthusiasm for the subject was contagious. We all learned from her!
There were many things we left unexplored in the museum. That was fine with us because we purchased a membership to the museum so that we can visit as often as we like.
We love science museums! Sounds like you have a good one.
ReplyDeleteCool pictures - and you got to extract DNA....I hope that your boys were able to clone themselves. Did you see much of the scrolls? I think that would be fascinating. My fam. is going on Friday. Will be fun to hear what they think.
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