Sunday, September 9, 2007

History in a Museum

I was curious about the Museum of Natural History after watching `Night at the Museum,' a movie about a divorced father taking up a job as a night watchman at the MNH in an attempt to stabilize his life. Things get spiced up at night when everything comes to life (including the dinosaurs, Roosevelt etc. etc.) because of the magical powers of an old,Egyptian artifact.

Coming back to the museum where the movie was filmed- it is, in one word, amazing! A must-see if you're in NYC. We packed in as much as possible in one hour and I have to go back to explore it at properly, but in the meanwhile, here are some pictures:






41 comments:

Vinit Bhansali said...

Scary.
How the frack to you go on 1 hour museum visits?

Megster said...

Vinit,
I think it was an hour 15 mins actually:) Was with sis and we were trying to cover as much as we could in one day! How was your bday?

Megster said...

Vinit,
p.s: If you guys haven't seen it yet, you absolutely have to, before you head home!

Yoda said...

Hey! Good idea, I always wanted to go there and was looking for something to do over next week :-)

I've been to the Smithsonian in DC, and thought it was awesome. Have you been there?

Radha said...

Your sis is still around? Nice pics

Megster said...

Yoda,
Good idea! Lemme know if you like it..

Megster said...

Radha,
Nope, she left last weekend..thanks:) Next time you guys visit NYC I promise to take you there- you'll love it!

Chica, Cienna, and Cali said...

i cant read the answer so tell me ....what color were dinosaurs when they were alive???

Megster said...

Moi,
It says, "In fact, nobody knows what color dinosaurs were when they were alive."

Chica, Cienna, and Cali said...

:)

Lotus Reads said...

Hi, Megs!

I remember visiting this museum on one of our first trips to New York and you're right, this is a must-see!

I have now set my sights on the Smithsonian museum in DC, I want to go there so badly, but I would love to bring my kids to the Museum of Natural History, they would just love it!

Anonymous said...

On early seasons of Friends, Ross Geller worked at the museum.

suramya said...

I missed that movie, but the museum looks great.

suramya said...

is that a hologram of a dinosaur, how did u capture it on film

Juhi said...

Yeah...I love the AMNH too...it has some pretty cool stuff in there :)

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