Category Archives: museums

King Tut

Posted on April 1, 2007 by mim

Just in time for passover… I recently saw the King Tut exhibit at the Franklin Institute in Philly. It’s been advertised heavily both here and there, there was a giant banner hanging down one side of Madison Square Garden with … Continue reading →

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Brooklyn museum

Posted on February 10, 2007 by mim

I went to the Brooklyn Museum with my parents on the last day of Annie Leibovitz’s show. It was packed when we got there, but was even more packed as we were leaving. After hearing Liz rave about it, I … Continue reading →

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Body Worlds

Posted on December 27, 2005 by mim

While I was home for the holidays I saw Body Worlds at the Franklin Institute. The basic idea is that people will their bodies to Gunther von Hagens when they die and he preserves them and presents the bodies as … Continue reading →

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Darwin at the Natural History Museum

Posted on December 12, 2005 by mim

Yesterday I went with Graham to see the Darwin exhibit at the Museum of Natural History. From the picture of the man with his hoary beard way down to there, I always imagined him to be something of a stuffy … Continue reading →

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