Grandma and Grampa B and Coby came up this weekend, and today we toured several exhibits at the Midland Center for the Arts:
Grossology
there we learned all about the science of snot, poop, farts, etc. It was a shame that Uncle Kevin missed out on that one.
Timeless Warriors & Relics: 1500 Years of Ancient China
includes a couple life-sized terracotta soldiers. They are two of some 8,000 life-sized warriors, soldiers, and horses uncovered during excavation at the tomb of the first Chinese emperor Qin Shihuang (246-210 BC). It is estimated that it took a million workers to construct the army of figures, each one unique.
Age of Armor from the Higgins Armory Museum
artifacts spanning the classical age of armor, from the late Middle Ages through the Renaissance
I think the boys really enjoyed seeing all of the above.
One thing I've noticed about some of these exhibits (and the Pirates exhibit we saw in Cincinnati last year), is that photography is prohibited. This is annoying to me. I'm sure it's because they want to sell more merchandise in the gift shops.
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re: Chinese Armor Grossology
Photography is prohibited because flash adversely affects the artifacts.
re: Chinese Armor Grossology
Good point Robin...The museum volunteer I spoke with actually told me about the damage that light has caused for the Chinese clay soldiers (appartenly Jonathan wasn't with me during that converstaion). The man said that the soldiers had been brightly colored when first discovered but within seconds of being brought into the light the colored vanished.I do still wonder why a flash is worse than the spot lights constantly shining on the artifacts at the exhibit. Maybe the spots lights are a different kind of light or something. Or maybe there is more to the issue...
re: Chinese Armor Grossology
In the past, when we were touring museums in Europe and such, they would ban flash photography for that reason (preventing damage from the flash). In these exhibits they're banning all photography. I could be wrong, but I don't think it's just about protecting the artifacts.
re: Chinese Armor Grossology
My guess is banning flash photography doesn't work because many people don't/can't remember to turn off the flash....banning photogrpahy all together solves the probably of the accidental flash.
re: Chinese Armor Grossology
Just as a side comment - we have a similar rule at church regarding photograph at baptisms, weddings, etc., because it is a religious service. The last baptism we had there was someone taking repeated flash pictures until Pastor had to ask them to stop. Lot of folks don't do what they are told.