Now that we live in the DelMarVa area and access to DC is relatively easy, we have changed our viewpoint on the museums. No longer do we have to zoom in early in the morning at first opening and systematically absorb EVERYTHING for fear of missing something.
Our adjusted tactics now consist of microviews - go when the crowds are at their thinnest and look at two or three wings in greater detail. This was the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History (for the second time in three months). This time we focused on the bug exhibit and upon exiting that, the animal skeleton exhibit. Very interesting to see the new exhibits next to the older ones. The bugs look a lot like the other bug exhibits we've seen across the country - very modern, interactive and low to the ground (for kids to see). The skeletons looked liked they were time warped in from the mid 70's - even the colors screamed outdated. Still good info despite the tired scenery (but that in itself says "museum" doesn't it?)
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