Visiting the museum

I recently visited both the Ontario Science Centre and the Royal Ontario Museum. While I’ve visited both before, only one managed to spark my imagination this time: the museum. Unfortunetly, I have no idea why.

When I visited the Science Centre, I was immediately put off by the raised prices and the corporate branding. Several exhibits were run down or broken and nothing felt new or exciting. The Body World exhibit was interesting, but not worth the extra admission cost. They wouldn’t even let me take photos (although they did try to sell me DVDs, calendars and coffee mugs as I exited the exhibit).

The contrast the museum provided was refreshing. I’d been there just as frequently and there was just as much construction, but I had a grand time. I wandered from era to era and stared slack-jawed at the collected artifacts. Two hours and a couple dozen photos later, I left feeling satisfied.

Maybe it was the focus on education, maybe it was the weather that day. Honestly, I’m not sure. All I can be certain of is that I’ll be going back to spend a day there, and next time I’ll be taking my time.