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Not to split hairs, but if we're talking entire museums (as opposed  
to just exhibitions inside particular museums),  I'll happily stand  
by my size comments.

I can usually find something cool inside any museum I visit.  But to  
find a museum that is great from start to finish, uniformly great,  
not just pockets of greatness, becomes a much more difficult task as  
square footage increases.

So yes, Jonah. Size DOES matter.



> -----Original Message-----
> From:  Paul Orselli
>
> They are, for the most part, NOT some of the horribly oversized  
> museums
> found on ASTC's letterhead.  (Sorry! Just my opinion... your  
> mileage may
> vary.)
> -------------------
>
> My mileage doth indeed vary!
>
> I note that that museums cited as having great hands-on stuff included
> the Exploratorium (naturally), the Science Museum of Minnesota, OMSI,
> the Ontario Science Center, and the Louisville Science. These are some
> pretty big places! (Correct me if I'm wrong, but Explora isn't exactly
> tiny, either... At least not compared to where I work.)
>

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