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| - I had high hopes for the newly designed ROM....perhaps too high, especially after visiting the remarkably beautiful AGO last week.
First, I will say, the museum still holds some of the same charms it once did when I was a kid, and the old parts--the old building part I mean-- still held a sense of wonder and magic for me.
The dinosaur bones exhibit is cool, but a little dull because they're surrounded by white walls.
The whole new section, which looks fabulous from the outside, is just a massive collection of white walls and weird angles. I won't lie. I do not like it. But I am willing to accept that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and some might enjoy more than me.
It's definitely not as kid friendly as it once was, and most of the exhibits aren't fully open yet (wait for Jan 2009, then go). Some people have praised the fact that it's a bit more "grown-up" design, but let's be realistic, kids visit the museum more than adults. Which is why the white (I mean, ALL WHITE) walls were such a bad idea. There are smudges and dirt and stains showing up everywhere already right about the height of a 3-5 year old.
BUT! If you do want to check it out for yourself, go on a Friday night, which is half price after 4:30, open until 9:30.
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