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| - Being that we were in Oakland for yet another Saturday, we decided to change it up for once. After another disappointing Pitt game, we decided to make our way over to see some dinosaurs (among other things). But because we went kind of late in the afternoon, we really didn't get a chance to see anything other than Natural History.
Dinosaurs in Their Time is a great exhibit! One of the most amazing things about this exhibit is that something like 75% of it is composed of ACTUAL fossils. That just absolutely blows my mind. I really got a kick out of looking at some of the dinosaurs heads and comparing them to their bodies (I am very weird, I already know). I can't honestly be one of the only ones to do that though. I also really enjoyed those little interactive screens that gave you some really interesting facts on the dinosaurs and some of the dioramas.
Our next stop was Cenozoic Hall. This exhibit hosts some of the fossils from mammals such as the Colombian mammoth and the giant ground sloth.
Next we made our way to the Walton Hall of Ancient Egypt. Being that I am obsessed with ancient Egyptian culture and such, I was very excited to see this exhibit. There are (I think something like) 600 artifacts. Some of the things you will be able to view there will be ceramic and stone vessels, jewelry, stelae (an upright stone slab or column typically bearing a commemorative inscription or relief design, often serving as a gravestone) and relief fragments. I was also very excited to find a few mummies were on display.
From there we went and saw Polar World: Wyckoff Hall of Arctic Life. As soon as you walk in you can tell there is a temp change (guess they kind of want you to get the "feel" of the Canadian North). There is a huge Polar Bear that greets you, as well as a little Igloo that you can walk through. You get to see some of the Inuit's early explorers, traders and their routes.
The last exhibit we were able to experience before closing was the Alcoa Foundation Hall of American Indians. The exhibit focuses mainly on the 19th and 20th centuries. There are something like 1,000 artifacts in the exhibit. Another exciting fact is that the exhibit also contains the head dress supposedly worn by Sitting
I was absolutely blown away by each of the exhibits. Trust me when I say you will definitely walk away having learned something.
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