Comments on: Visiting the London Fire Brigade Museum

By: exit, pursued by a bear

exit, pursued by a bear — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 11:11:27 +0000

And so say all of us. I suppose the thinking is that museums have to be “stimulating”, although my personal belief is that having it all given to you at the press of a button is the easy route. I suspect that many of us were fortunate to have inspiring and imaginative teachers and parents when we were younger and were “trained” to use our imaginations – something that children dont seem to be learning these days. However, it has to be said that a lot of museums are an embarrassment of riches and can be a bit overwhelming – far better to concentrate childrens’ attention on a couple of really good items than rush them around trying to see everything. This is where repeat visits to a museum pay off. Assuming, of course, that the museum is open when you want it to be….

By: Caroline

Caroline — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 23:26:32 +0000

Ah, you’ve mentioned my personal bugbear – the notion that museums need to be ‘child-friendly’. What’s the point of getting children into museum-going habits if first, they see them as nothing more than indoor playgrounds and second, there’s very little to keep them going once they’re too old to be tempted by a few button-pressing gimmicks?

By: exit, pursued by a bear

exit, pursued by a bear — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 23:00:12 +0000

All together now…… Pugh, Pugh, Barney McGrew,,,,,

Geek note: If you look at the map that the Trumpton Fire Brigade use, its actually of the city of Florence. How do I know this? Because it says “Firenze” on it.

By: Dan

Dan — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 18:45:40 +0000

Have you spoken to anyone about it? Interesting to see their reasons for groups visits only? Hardly likely anyone but, shall we say, respectable, members of the public are likely to wander in randomly, so why they need a pre booked group is beyond me. What’s a group anyway? +1? +10?

I’ve been on a press trip, is very interesting.