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| - Dear Carnegie Museum,
The T Rex vs T Rex is amazing! I am so happy that Dippy is back. I am so happy that the taxidermed animals have returned too! I have missed seeing the lions attack the man riding the camel. Although I'm curious.. what happened to the panda bear? I realize he doesn't fit into Africa or Native American animals but surely there's a place for him somewhere? Maybe he fell apart :( Regardless, the dinosaurs are amazing and you've done a splendid job redo-ing the dino hall.
Now.. the art museum. I put up with the Pampillion ridiculousness when you hung a bunch of paintings salon style in one room. It was silly and uncomfortable but I put up with it waiting for the day when I would return to the burgh and see the new art wing that was then under construction. You have let me down. Woefully let down. Yes, the rooms are nice. The paint scheme is nice, grouping by time period is nice. Here is why I'm mad at you: What is up with just putting numbers under paintings and not labeling them with the title, artist and date? What if I don't want to look up paintings by number in a binder? or if an old lady and her husband are hogging the binders? it was poor form. You should be ashamed. All that money from the Carnegie Fund and you can't make some labels?!?! geez. Boston MFA and Philadelphia MOA both have you beat right now and it breaks my heart. You could be great if you wanted but someone dropped the ball.
This is still the best dinosaur exhibit in the entire world, not just the US, the WORLD, so well worth a stop. It will take an entire afternoon to see all the animals, Egyptian artifacts, polar world, gem hall, and the art. I"d allot a good five hours if you haven't been there before to visit.
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