Found this experience very disappointing for a paid, national museum. No backpacks or prams were allowed in but were only told once we went to enter (would have been helpful to know at the ticket desk). I was not permitted to even take a bottle of water in which was strange and for parents with small children the no-pram thing made things difficult. Lockers were downstairs, very busy and require 1CH coin deposit. Despite having a map our group of 5 had trouble navigating and there didn't seem to be an intuitive flow. We enjoyed the scale models of the Swiss landscapes the best, and though it took a long time to finally find our way, the animal area at the very end had a few interactive things for kids (but not much before then for...
Read moreVisited yesterday, Sunday, for the Interdependencies Perspectives on Care & Resilience exhibition. I didn't know what to expect...and it turned out to be thought-provoking and quite challenging!
Many of the exhibits were in English. (I am a native English speaker). I was utterly captivated by the 'Vacuum the Cleaner' project with the staff and young residents of the Coborn Centre in Newham, London. Both funny and heartbreaking at times, I listened and watched all the films, audio and songs.
I couldn't stop thinking about it afterwards on the train home - and that, I reckon, is exactly what art...
Read moreSpacious but small museum. Two floors with exhibitions. There is an elevator. It offers really nice programms for families with kids, as either drawings based on impressions from visited exhibitions, or investigation game, where kids are given some keys and have to solver small mysteries about e.g. works in exhibition. Main museum entrance is not barrier free, and actually has quite steep stairs. Museum's web site says that there is an alternative entrance with ramps/elevator but I...
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