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Old 07-25-2012, 08:56 PM
 
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The Science Center was a favorite of mine growing up, but the Art and History will last you much longer.
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Old 07-26-2012, 12:21 PM
 
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I would say the Carnegie museum also, but if you went to the Science Center, the Childrens's museum is right around the corner.
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Old 07-26-2012, 12:25 PM
 
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I was just at the museum with a 5 year old boy. He loved it but I don't think we spent a lot of time there. Might be able to spend more time at the Science Center.
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Old 07-26-2012, 05:07 PM
 
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The other upside of the Science Center is that the Children's Museum and Aviary are right both nearby so you can easily do all three in one day.
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Old 07-27-2012, 06:24 AM
 
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Science Center, no doubt. It's way better for children. There are more hands on things to do and shows and stuff. My daughter loves it! There are also beautiful views that let you see 360 degree angles of the city.
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Old 07-27-2012, 07:07 AM
 
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Science Center, no doubt. It's way better for children.
I disagree. I have many found memories at the Carnegie natural history and art museums when I was a child. My parents took us there often, not just once or twice. I knew every crevice of that museum and all the secret passageways. Time spent there probably contributed greatly to my creative talent. By 5th grade, my elementary school selected me to take art classes there. My parents dropped me off every Saturday for the day. I'm not saying the science center isn't great for kids. Just that it's not better. They're both great for kids in different ways.
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Old 07-27-2012, 07:19 AM
 
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wow hopes! your childhood mirrors mine. i can close my eyes now and still see the set up of the museum. from the t-rex to the various dioramas to the art galleries. i also took some art classes there and then when i was older and an art student at 'tech' we used to go there to sketch.

those displays must have made an impression on me as i can see so many clearly in my mind even at my advanced age
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Old 07-27-2012, 07:48 AM
 
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wow hopes! your childhood mirrors mine. i can close my eyes now and still see the set up of the museum. from the t-rex to the various dioramas to the art galleries. i also took some art classes there and then when i was older and an art student at 'tech' we used to go there to sketch.

those displays must have made an impression on me as i can see so many clearly in my mind even at my advanced age
Me too! I can still remember every piece I sketched there.

George Segal's Tightrope Walker sculpture was my first sketch of the human body.

The taxidermy room spooked me but it didn't stop me from taking a short cut to the cafeteria or library.

I liked the old dinosaur hall better than the new one. Those large skeletons were much more intimidating in the starkness.

I get lost when I'm there now. Everything is changed. But that's a good thing because there's new stuff.

I fell in love with Van Gogh's The Plain of Auvers last year. I never really noticed it before.

Proof that going again and again never gets boring!
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Old 07-27-2012, 09:53 AM
 
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I agree they are both good, with no clear winner--it will depend on the kid, what they have done more recently, and so on.
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Old 07-27-2012, 04:52 PM
 
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I agree they are both good, with no clear winner--it will depend on the kid, what they have done more recently, and so on.
This. We actually took a not-yet-3-year-old to the Natural History museum a couple months ago because he's a dinosaur nut. Even though a lot of the scientific aspects are beyond him so far, he still got the idea of actually seeing the dinosaur skeletons, how big they were, etc. The other place he went was the Children's Museum which was pronounced quite excellent. Oh, and the zoo.

Plus, the Science Center opened in late 1991 (right before I moved here) so these guys thinking wistfully of their childhood didn't actually have that choice then.
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