Marc and I finally checked off one of our Edinburgh to see places: the science museum Our Dynamic Earth. The tour starts with taking a time machine back to the Big Bang, goes through evolution of the planet and life, and explores different biomes with lots of 3 and 4 D exhibits. Very theme park like, there are lots of movies and special effects (like the lava flow up top! and a real glacier!, but it is a bit slack on the information side. Your stuck going at the pace the museum sets for you (a very slow one), and I usually think the beauty of museums is the ability to take as much (or as little) information as you want. This place spoons the relevant small chunks into you.
Still a cool visit! A novel way to set up a museum, with some hits and misses.
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