Hello Amanda,
Mexico City is a bit more than a day's drive from Central Texas, but
would be worth the trip. One of the most beautiful children's museums
in the world is Papalote, in Chepultepec Park. It's been a couple of
years since I visited, but I suspect they still have a marvelous
archeological dig area outside the building. It is heavily staffed (as
is almost everything they do) so the experience is somewhat dependent on
the skills of the staff person. But by design, the program and exhibit
is comprehensive, thoughtful, and rich.
Unhappily, the person I knew there is no longer around, but I'm sure
they would be happy to show off their work.
http://www.papalote.org.mx/papalotemuseo/ (Spanish only)
Hope this is helpful.
Aaron
Aaron Goldblatt
Metcalfe Architecture & Design
211 North 13th Street, Suite 503
Philadelphia, PA 19107-1610
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Subject: [MUSEUM-L] archaeology pits?
Hello All:
As part of our museum's upcoming expansion, we are planning to install 2
outdoor archaeology pits. Currently, we are planning permanent,
concrete pits with trap doors. We have some ideas about covering the
closed trap door with signage, and also having signage on the underside
of the door, to be viewed when the pit is in use.
I'm hoping for some input from members of the list re: archaeology pits
at your facility, or other good ones that you have seen. What works and
what doesn't? If you could install them over again, what would you do
differently? We would also be interested in seeing any images that you
might have of your archaeology pits, to better guide our planning. In
particular, if you know of any good examples of archaeology pits within
a day's drive of central Texas, we would love to hear about them so that
we might plan a visit! Please feel free to email me directly at
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Thanks in advance for any and all help!
Amanda Thompson Dyer
Curator
Bell County Museum
Belton, TX
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