#terrysweekendadventures
This was the 3rd annual BYU Night at the Museums. All of the museums at BYU are always free, but most of them are only open during the day. Night at the Museums opens all 5 museums on campus from 7PM - 10PM. They also bring in all of the staff, which gives you a chance to ask questions about the exhibits. Shuttles between the museums are also provided so you don't have to look for parking at every building. Another bonus was the live music and the baked goods.
The art museum was the most popular, by far. The Norman Rockwell collection is currently on display, which drew a huge crowd. This kids, however, found this to be one of the most boring. They also weren't huge fans of the Education in Zion either, until we got to the brownies. If you have younger kids, make sure to hit the Museum of Paleontology, the Life Science Museum, and the Museum of Peoples and Cultures. We skipped the Life Science Museum since we have been there several times, but you can read about it here: http://terrysweekendadventures.blogspot.com/2016/01/bean-life-science-museum-on-brigham.html. The Museum of Paleontology has some great dinosaur skeletons that were found in Utah. Kids + dinosaurs always = fun.
Our favorite was the Museum of Peoples and Cultures. They had crafts available for kids, about a dozen displays with 1000 year old artifacts and people to explain their origins and uses. They seemed to really enjoy the simple curiosity of the kids and answered all of their questions. Their goal seemed to be to get kids interested in history.
Overall, it was great fun and we plan on doing this again.
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Kid fun: 7
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