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Here at the Powerhouse Museum we have a whole exhibition of steam
engines that run off of real steam.

This includes a Boulton & Watt Rotative Steam engine:
http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/exhibitions/boulton&watt.asp

Running things on real steam is costly. But the real issue is finding
steam engine drivers to operate them. They are a dying breed -
literally.



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From: Informal Science Education Network
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Sent: Tuesday, 27 May 2008 7:34 AM
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Subject: museums that display working historical technology?

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Hi all,

Do you know any museums that have technological artifacts (especially  
cars / planes etc) that they display in working order, or even let  
visitors use? A colleague is doing an international study on the  
issues around this, from the maintenance angle as well as the visitor  
experience side.

Thanks for any pointers to museums or people....
Sue

Sue Allen, Ph.D.
Director of Visitor Research & Evaluation
Exploratorium
3601 Lyon St
San Francisco, CA 94123
Phone: 415-353-0471
Fax: 415-561-0370
Email: [log in to unmask]


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