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Favourite museum?

BeaE

I don't generally like museums much but there are a few that I did really enjoy.

My favourite is the Beamish living museum. I liked seeing all the old fashioned things and visiting the old fashioned shops (sweet shop, chip shop etc). Going on the old fashioned public transport was really fun and quite a lot of the museum was outside, so it wasn't crowded.

I also like the Black Country living museum and the Weald and Downland living museum for similar reasons. I used to love going to the zoo (if that counts as a sort of museum?) but I'm now unsure whether zoos are ethical.

The postal museum was also very cool, as I went through a phase of being fascinated by the postal service. They have an underground train tour you can do, which uses some of the old postal tunnels. It is a bit claustrophobic, but I was able to anticipate this in advance so it wasn't too bad. I probably wouldn't go back, but that's just because I avoid London.

I'm trying to plan a holiday, but don't want to travel too far or go away for very long, and thought a trip to a cool museum might be a good idea.

Do you have a favourite museum? What is it and why do you like it?

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  • I love museums, especially when they are a bit quieter and you aren't crowded. 

    The National museum of Scotland I always enjoyed, I think they quite often have people drawing what they see, and have some seats for doing this (not sure if they still do). I remember the national gallery only vagly as a teen, but I was impressed at the time.

    A bit random but the transport museum in Coventry is amazing, once you get in! 

    Likewise I think there is a small flight museum, Midland air museum was small but fun as it has a lot of outdoor planes to look at. We went once to the American air museum in Duxford, that was pretty cool.

    The Great North Museum: Hancock, was also amazing, we went when they had Dippy, I would go back, the collection is varied, vast and well spaced out. I want to go back there again sometime.

    I will add a plus to those that suggested Natural history museum a London and the science museum. I remembered going when I was little, and when we went to a London a few years ago, it was the second thing on my list was to go back there. 

    There are lots depending on what you are into, science museums do tend to be busy but great fun, Birmingham Think Tank, Dynamic Earth Edinburgh, The Explorium Dublin, Space Center Leicester. We did the Yorvik, the Viking museum in York, but it was a bit dark for me.

    Irish National Heritage Park in Wexford was a good one which involved a nice outside walk around the exhibits so now relaxing.

    I remember in Paris going to a bit of a random one, the Institut du Monde Arabe, it was very quiet compared to the Louvre or D'Orsay, which are amazing as you'd expect. 

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  • I love museums, especially when they are a bit quieter and you aren't crowded. 

    The National museum of Scotland I always enjoyed, I think they quite often have people drawing what they see, and have some seats for doing this (not sure if they still do). I remember the national gallery only vagly as a teen, but I was impressed at the time.

    A bit random but the transport museum in Coventry is amazing, once you get in! 

    Likewise I think there is a small flight museum, Midland air museum was small but fun as it has a lot of outdoor planes to look at. We went once to the American air museum in Duxford, that was pretty cool.

    The Great North Museum: Hancock, was also amazing, we went when they had Dippy, I would go back, the collection is varied, vast and well spaced out. I want to go back there again sometime.

    I will add a plus to those that suggested Natural history museum a London and the science museum. I remembered going when I was little, and when we went to a London a few years ago, it was the second thing on my list was to go back there. 

    There are lots depending on what you are into, science museums do tend to be busy but great fun, Birmingham Think Tank, Dynamic Earth Edinburgh, The Explorium Dublin, Space Center Leicester. We did the Yorvik, the Viking museum in York, but it was a bit dark for me.

    Irish National Heritage Park in Wexford was a good one which involved a nice outside walk around the exhibits so now relaxing.

    I remember in Paris going to a bit of a random one, the Institut du Monde Arabe, it was very quiet compared to the Louvre or D'Orsay, which are amazing as you'd expect. 

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  • in reply to Cinnabar_wing

    I just had a look at the National Museum of Scotland and the structural design alone looks amazing! I bet that was a headache for some engineers.

    I think I've also visited the air museum in Duxford, and agree it's pretty cool. I do think transportation has very interesting history. I wonder what developments will be made in our lifetime - though I'm not holding out much hope for flying cars!

    The Irish National Heritage Park looks like a wonderful place, so beautiful and so much history. I think they have an easter egg hunt on at the moment, and it looks like an amazing place for that kind of thing.