Literary Magazine » museum http://www.skylinemags.com Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:15:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 How to set up a Science and Technology museum? An interactive museum to get children interested in science? http://www.skylinemags.com/museum/how-to-set-up-a-science-and-technology-museum-an-interactive-museum-to-get-children-interested-in-science/ http://www.skylinemags.com/museum/how-to-set-up-a-science-and-technology-museum-an-interactive-museum-to-get-children-interested-in-science/#comments Mon, 12 Sep 2011 17:26:51 +0000 admin http://www.skylinemags.com/museum/how-to-set-up-a-science-and-technology-museum-an-interactive-museum-to-get-children-interested-in-science/ Continue reading →]]> I am interested in setting up a science museum to promote the cause of education in my country. I have no clue how to go about it. Can someone please guide me as to how to go about it.

there are diagrams of the building and examples of exhibits you should have in your museum at
www.discoveryplace.org

]]> http://www.skylinemags.com/museum/how-to-set-up-a-science-and-technology-museum-an-interactive-museum-to-get-children-interested-in-science/feed/ 1 What are the best science museum exhibits and why? http://www.skylinemags.com/museum/what-are-the-best-science-museum-exhibits-and-why/ http://www.skylinemags.com/museum/what-are-the-best-science-museum-exhibits-and-why/#comments Sun, 26 Jun 2011 19:09:22 +0000 admin http://www.skylinemags.com/museum/what-are-the-best-science-museum-exhibits-and-why Continue reading →]]> What science museums are the best? What did you like best about them? If a new science museum were being built by you, what would you want to be included?

The Gemini space capsule at the Smithsonian. Incredibly small. I’m surprised they didn’t get into a fist fight being that cramped.

]]> http://www.skylinemags.com/museum/what-are-the-best-science-museum-exhibits-and-why/feed/ 1 What sort of artifacts can be found in the Holocaust Museum in Washington DC? http://www.skylinemags.com/museum/what-sort-of-artifacts-can-be-found-in-the-holocaust-museum-in-washington-dc/ http://www.skylinemags.com/museum/what-sort-of-artifacts-can-be-found-in-the-holocaust-museum-in-washington-dc/#comments Fri, 24 Jun 2011 08:12:57 +0000 admin http://www.skylinemags.com/museum/what-sort-of-artifacts-can-be-found-in-the-holocaust-museum-in-washington-dc Continue reading →]]> I have to do a research paper on an artifact in any of the Smithsonian museums. I was wondering if there were any interesting artifacts that can be found in the Holocaust Museum, the website for the museum didn’t help me put. Has anyone been there and seen a famous(ish) or important artifact? Thanks for the help.

The Holocaust Museum is not part of the Smithsonian.

]]> http://www.skylinemags.com/museum/what-sort-of-artifacts-can-be-found-in-the-holocaust-museum-in-washington-dc/feed/ 3 How do I get to Bristol Museum from Swansea via bus or and train? http://www.skylinemags.com/museum/how-do-i-get-to-bristol-museum-from-swansea-via-bus-or-and-train/ http://www.skylinemags.com/museum/how-do-i-get-to-bristol-museum-from-swansea-via-bus-or-and-train/#comments Fri, 03 Jun 2011 20:01:45 +0000 admin http://www.skylinemags.com/museum/how-do-i-get-to-bristol-museum-from-swansea-via-bus-or-and-train Continue reading →]]> If I catch a train to Bristol how near would I be to the museum from the station in Bristol? Are there buses between the station and the museum? If I catch a bus from Swansea to Bristol can I catch a connecting bus tor the museum?

You need to catch a train from Swansea to Bristol Temple Meads (Change trains at Bristol Parkway). Advance purchase tickets are the cheapest www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk
Get a further 34% discount with a railcard www.railcard.co.uk
From Bristol Temple Meads Station catch a 1, 8 or 9 bus to the Museum

]]> http://www.skylinemags.com/museum/how-do-i-get-to-bristol-museum-from-swansea-via-bus-or-and-train/feed/ 1 Do I have to pay for all exhibits in a public museum? http://www.skylinemags.com/museum/do-i-have-to-pay-for-all-exhibits-in-a-public-museum/ http://www.skylinemags.com/museum/do-i-have-to-pay-for-all-exhibits-in-a-public-museum/#comments Sun, 17 Apr 2011 18:17:51 +0000 admin http://www.skylinemags.com/museum/do-i-have-to-pay-for-all-exhibits-in-a-public-museum Continue reading →]]> I am planning a trip to the Milwaukee Public Museum. I have never been to a museum before. I went online to purchase tickets and I see you have to purchase tickets for different exhibits. Do you have to purchase tickets for every exhibit, or just a select few? Is there usually a lot of stuff to see that you don’t have to pay extra for? Any information you have would be great.

First off, great choice on visiting the Milwaukee Public Museum (MPM)! I think it’s a really underrated museum. I would suggest just buying the cheapest, basic ticket, trust me, you’ll have plenty to see without paying extra for special exhibits. You must check out the Streets of Old Milwaukee, it’s a favorite of nearly everyone in Milwaukee, and a really great interactive exhibit (great for taking pictures too!)
Also, many people seem to forget about the top floor of the museum. In my opinion, the top floor has some of the best exhibits, but if you spend too much time trying to draw out some of the more "kiddie" exhibits on the other floors, you will be crunched for time when you get to the top.
Hope you enjoy!

]]> http://www.skylinemags.com/museum/do-i-have-to-pay-for-all-exhibits-in-a-public-museum/feed/ 3 What museum has a Indricotherium Transouralicum on display? http://www.skylinemags.com/museum/what-museum-has-a-indricotherium-transouralicum-on-display/ http://www.skylinemags.com/museum/what-museum-has-a-indricotherium-transouralicum-on-display/#comments Thu, 14 Apr 2011 20:20:56 +0000 admin http://www.skylinemags.com/museum/what-museum-has-a-indricotherium-transouralicum-on-display Continue reading →]]> Hi, I’m looking for names of museums that have a Indricotherium Transouralicum (AKA Paraceratherium Transouralicum or Baluchitherium Transouralicum) on display. Doesn’t matter what country the museum(s) are in. FYI Google search has only turned up false leads so far, so this is addressed to those who are fairly certain where a fossil may be on display, like scientists or people who have seen that fossil when visiting a museum. Thanks.

There is a skull on display at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City

Indricotherium skull

It is the best I could find

]]> http://www.skylinemags.com/museum/what-museum-has-a-indricotherium-transouralicum-on-display/feed/ 1 What other museums are like the Holocaust museum or Appartheid museum? http://www.skylinemags.com/museum/what-other-museums-are-like-the-holocaust-museum-or-appartheid-museum/ http://www.skylinemags.com/museum/what-other-museums-are-like-the-holocaust-museum-or-appartheid-museum/#comments Tue, 05 Apr 2011 20:01:14 +0000 admin http://www.skylinemags.com/museum/what-other-museums-are-like-the-holocaust-museum-or-appartheid-museum How do you call this type of museum?

Manzanar in California: a U.S. memorial National Historic Site of one of ten concentration camps for Japanese-Americans during WWII.

I would call them memorial museums.

http://www.nps.gov/manz/historyculture/japanese-americans-at-manzanar.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manzanar

]]> http://www.skylinemags.com/museum/what-other-museums-are-like-the-holocaust-museum-or-appartheid-museum/feed/ 1 What kind of benefits would you want from your museum membership? http://www.skylinemags.com/museum/what-kind-of-benefits-would-you-want-from-your-museum-membership/ http://www.skylinemags.com/museum/what-kind-of-benefits-would-you-want-from-your-museum-membership/#comments Sun, 03 Apr 2011 18:45:11 +0000 admin http://www.skylinemags.com/museum/what-kind-of-benefits-would-you-want-from-your-museum-membership Continue reading →]]> What kind of benefits would you want from your museum membership? How would you like to be rewarded for being a member?

It would depend on the level that I am joining at.

With a student membership, I would want to be able to go in for no charge at non-peak hours.

With a membership designed for regular patrons, I would want higher-level incentives, such as discounts on renting the museum for private functions.

With a membership designed for people in the art community, I would want to be able to take part in certain museum meetings and perhaps be able to vote on who leads which committeee, etc.

Perhaps a museum should create hybrid memberships based on these different concerns.

]]> http://www.skylinemags.com/museum/what-kind-of-benefits-would-you-want-from-your-museum-membership/feed/ 3 What is the job of an astronomer in a museum? http://www.skylinemags.com/museum/what-is-the-job-of-an-astronomer-in-a-museum/ http://www.skylinemags.com/museum/what-is-the-job-of-an-astronomer-in-a-museum/#comments Fri, 01 Apr 2011 19:30:57 +0000 admin http://www.skylinemags.com/museum/what-is-the-job-of-an-astronomer-in-a-museum Continue reading →]]> I’m very curious about astronomy and I’ve heard a small percentage of astronomers work in museums, so like I asked, what exactly is their job in a museum?

Also, if you wouldn’t mind answering, is there a high demand for astronomers?

Astronomers are scientists and scientists are employed at museums because they are scientists.

No, there is no great demand for Astronomers. Only a relatively small percentage of PhD Astronomers actually get work in the field. And if you don’t have a PhD, the best you can hope for is service observing or teaching work (at high school, not Uni)

]]> http://www.skylinemags.com/museum/what-is-the-job-of-an-astronomer-in-a-museum/feed/ 3 What are your thoughts about the victory museum scientists are building in Kansas? http://www.skylinemags.com/museum/what-are-your-thoughts-about-the-victory-museum-scientists-are-building-in-kansas/ http://www.skylinemags.com/museum/what-are-your-thoughts-about-the-victory-museum-scientists-are-building-in-kansas/#comments Mon, 28 Mar 2011 21:46:49 +0000 admin http://www.skylinemags.com/museum/what-are-your-thoughts-about-the-victory-museum-scientists-are-building-in-kansas Continue reading →]]> That’s right folks; it’s a museum celebrating the victory of science over superstition and stupidity. It has an especially large natural history exhibit presenting all the evidence science has to date on human advancement from a species of lesser evolved primates. The information is given in a clear and precise manner, easy for less educated folk to understand it. Do you think the good Christian folk of Kansas will protest the construction of this victory museum?

Genesis is about the restoration of the earth 10-12,000 years ago when some cataclysmic event caused a mass extinction of life on the planet during the Pleistocene Holocene boundary. God made the modern animals "after their kind," that is similar in DNA structure to their extinct prehistoric counterparts.

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