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| - Friend called the center in advance, difficulty getting the online ticket prepurchase to work. She was told come in whenever & you can go right in. Not true. Arrived at 10:45 am, then made to wait until 12:00 to get in the Pompeii exhibit.
So, it's $18 per adult to gain admission to the center, which is three floors of child-oriented interactive displays. Add $12 for the special Pompeii exhibit (really the only reason for our visit). I lost track of how many school groups were running, screaming, banging & blocking every stairwell & exit point. No effort on the part of school chaperones or center personnel to contain the inappropriate behavior.
The Pompeii exhibit itself has some remarkable pieces & was nicely displayed with interesting information posted alongside. Nearly impossible to enjoy it though because, in addition to the running/screaming children, at the end of the exhibit a 4D movie is played, very loudly, on an endless loop that can be heard throughout the exhibit space.
For $30/person I could've watched an iPic movie about the subject, eaten lunch, and had free parking.
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