I've visited this centre on several occasions, and it's always being refreshed, so well worth going back. This time, there was a new version of the "year in the life of the National Park" film (screens on two sides, sometimes one huge picture, sometimes split images). Viewing time is 12 minutes. There's also a "3-D" display, with sound effects, showing how things change over time. I was a bit disappointed that the birds were caricatures. Viewing time 13 minutes. I was provided with an audio guide. Various languages were available, and relevant information was provided by tapping on buttons on the way round (although mine stopped working for a time, resuming later). This was mostly about the history of the Park, explaining various photographs of the early years. Most display items have information in five languages. A final room told something about some of the things to be found in the Park, the timeline of the huge amount of research that has been undertaken and the effect of climate change on the creatures in the Park. A couple of interactive displays (identify the animal shown on screen, "catch" and identify the butterfly) was available. Another enabled you to see where various inhabitants of the Park could be found. Entrance is CHF9 for adults (one Franc less if you're staying locally and have a guest card), and there's a good shop with books, maps and guides. All-in-all, a worthwhile return visit (I was there about 90 minutes), but I concur with the post that said there isn't that much about the wildlife and their...
Read moreThe stuff that's there is well made, but we expected more from a museum than this. Not really that much information on the animals of the parc and many animals arent even in the exibition. We hoped to learn more about the animals we saw while hiking but only got like 3 lines of info for...
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De eerste prachtige film op dubbel, heel groot, scherm is adembenemend qua scherpte, compositie, geluid en opname! Nadien een meer speelse educatieve film. Zeer knap gevonden. Tot slot een zaal met heel veel materiaal en info die je kan beluisteren via je hoofdtelefoon. Hierin kan je zover gaan als je interesse reikt. Tussen de bedrijven door ontdek je ook via een enquete wat voor soort natuurliefhebber je bent, én in hoeverre dit haal baar is, én wat de consequenties daarvan zijn!
Bij het afscheid kregen we nog enkele tips waar we nu best gemzen, steenbokken en edelherten konden observeren.
Daardoor beleefden we de volgende dag nog een heerlijke momenten in het Nationaal...
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