science museum – Karen Cushman https://www.karencushman.com Newbery award-winning author Sat, 07 Oct 2023 13:36:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/www.karencushman.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/favicon.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 science museum – Karen Cushman https://www.karencushman.com 32 32 197177275 Favorite Museums Series #8 https://www.karencushman.com/favorite-museums-series-8/ Thu, 12 Jan 2017 13:00:13 +0000 https://www.karencushman.com/blog/?p=1720

California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco:  Leah used to love the dioramas showing prehistoric animals and humans. And the planetarium. “Get your daily dose of wonder.” Start your visit here.

California Academy of Science [credit: Dennis Jarvis]
California Academy of Sciences, diorama in Africa exhibit [credit: Coro]
Morrison Planetrium
Morrison Planetarium, California Academy of Sciences [photo: California Academy of Sciences]
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The Oakland Museum, Oakland, California: About the art, history, and science of California.  I worked with them a lot when I was in the museum field.

Oakland CA Museum

 

Oakland CA Museum
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The British Museum, London: I went searching for the Bog Man and there he was!  Loved especially the Greek sculpture and Roman glass.

The British Museum (Creative Commons)

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The Exploratorium: Museum of Science, Art, and Human Perception, in San Francisco, California. It’s a hands-on science museum. With a science-nerd daughter, I made many visits.
 
Exploratorium
The Exploratorium (photo: Amy Snyder, Exploratorium)
Exploratorium
Exploratorium indoors (photo: Wikimedia Commons)
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