Museum Visit
by mathe | Friday, August 14th, 2009 at 4:17 pm | Momspeak |
It was a tiring but enjoyable excursion to the British Natural History Museum last Saturday. It was not a very good day for me physically but the two boys really had fun. Well, except for the walking, of course. We went by train/tube so the day involved a lot of walking.
The commute alone was already good education for all of us in the area of patience, tolerance, alertness, courtesy, reading maps and signages. Yeah, real life skills.
I can’t obviously enumerate everything that we did and saw but one thing we all marvelled at was the fact that the Mt. Pinatubo eruption is actually featured in the Red Zone of the Museum, where the earth – its changing face and restlessness is showcased.
on our way up to the Red Zone
my boys in the Mt. Pinatubo section
this poster made me pause for a while and think of our departed ex-President, whose term coincided with the eruption
Anyway, the whole place could not be fully explored in just one, two or even three visits. To fully appreciate the richness of what it can offer, the British Natural History Museum should be re-visited time and again to see all the updates they do on their exhibits and see all the different private exhibitions and galleries they put up for the public.
Elijah reads about camouflages of birds
discussing about the birds, and the flowers, and the bees (not really)
As for us, the boys learned a lot, no doubt. Museum visits are an engaging way to teach them and challenge them to be more observant and curious about things they need to be curious about.
Elijah was so happy while exploring the section on Insects
Being the naturalist that he is, Elijah did not want to miss the Butterfly Jungle, a separate section on the grounds of the Museum where they replicated the temperature and humidity of a tropical forest and where they keep different kinds of moths and butterflies.
Elijah enjoyed no doubt, but the heat bothered Jonathan so much he could hardly breathe inside. Hubby and I exchanged meaningful glances, both thinking of how to manage when we get to visit the Philippines again. It was the same temperature inside the Butterfly Jungle and back home. We’ll cross the bridge if and when we get there.
Then, we also had the chance to see the Wildlife Garden, which, to an uninterested person, is just an overgrown patch. In disgust, just because they think that a garden should be well-kept and tidy, the hubby and Jonathan left Elijah and myself to explore it. But not before we had a few pictures taken.
The first time that I was there in 1997, I did not notice the architecture of the museum. This time, it did not escape me. The whole place is so grand and magnificent!
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