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GOLD

by Sean Doherty

There’s a new show in town; rather, a new exhibit, and it may be one of the most valuable exhibits in town.

Now featured at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science its:

GOLD

when: 9am - 5pm

ending: June 8th, 2008

The cost of admission depends on whether you are a member of the museum, how many kids you bring and their ages, if you’re a student etc.
About-DenverCo was there this past Sunday and paid the $10 student rate to attend Gold and to watch a show at the Planetarium: Black Holes.

By itself, gold is a marvel to look at and can make a modest man salivate. The gold on display truly is impressive. And yet, I observed most every museum-goer also looking into and reading the tidbits about the gold pieces, watching the short videos about gold, reading the longer, drawn out histories presented on wall-display posters, asking questions and engaging in discussions with one another. So you don’t have to take my word for it, this exhibit is clearly about more than looking at that shiny yellow metal. I would venture to say that the truly incredible part about this exhibit was that gold, despite its splendor and beauty, truly has a fascinating history that prompted those in attendance to really want to know more.

So gold-rush over to the museum and ’save’ me a spot in line! While this gold can be mined up until June 8th, I did have to compete with other prospectors last Sunday, it was a busy day at the museum and full of people interested in the new exhibit.

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Posted in General on April 1st, 2008

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2 Responses to “GOLD”

  1. un poco Says:
    April 2nd, 2008 at 3:58 pm

    While this was an interesting exhibit(by interesting I mean I’m an ostrich and I like shiny stuff) the interest ended there. There was lots of gold, don’t get me wrong-but nothing about the importance of it…to natives, egyptians, or early colonial explorers. The planetarium was awesome as usual. So hey if you like planets, stars, shiny stuff and aren’t prone to motion sickness, ya check it out.

  2. Sean Doherty Says:
    April 5th, 2008 at 9:46 pm

    I agree with you a little bit, un poco. Actually a lot. The exhibit was extraordinary in splendor of gold, but you are right when you say that the exhibit was missing some important historical content…

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