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Re: your favorite hands-on place
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Matthew White <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 10 Oct 2007 07:19:49 -0700
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Rats!!

Paul beat me to the City Museum in St. Louis.  That would be my vote, too. In a world of growing homogenization, even in museums and science centers, it is literally one-of-a-kind. Expect the unexpected. 

Matthew White

 
On Wednesday, October 10, 2007, at 06:39AM, "Paul Orselli" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>Two favorites:
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>1) The Discovery Museums, in Acton, MA just west of Boston.   Two of  
>the sweetest, creative museums you're ever likely to visit.
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>2) The City Museum, in St. Louis.   An incredible entity unto itself!
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>>> I'm compiling an informal list of really good places for hands-on  
>>> experiences. What is your favorite one? Mine is, surprise, the  
>>> Exploratorium. However, there must be so many places all over the  
>>> world I never heard of. I'm not only thinking of science centers  
>>> but any places, also small ones, with really carefully designed  
>>> and interesting hands-on areas that work.
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