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Do science dioramas still have a place in today’s museums?
From Science News: "Many exhibit experts believe they still have value but need reimagining."
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Way, way back. We used to make miniature dioramas for school projects in grade school. I remember I made one of dinosaurs. My Dad helped me.
@JudyOlo Same! Our favorite one was a volcano diorama with baking soda, vinegar and food coloring for the "explosion."
They absolutely do. Have to give the theater production kids somewhere to go and inspire kids to become the owner of a speakeasy, WWI trench, or paleolithic tribe.
@ScienceDesk My favorite diorama at the old California Academy of sciences was a modern take - diatoms. Basically microscopic sea life.
When they built the new building they stayed with the historic versions. No more diorama of sea life you can't see with your naked eye.
I get the history. But we have wildlife documentaries and photographs in a way that was not possible 100 years ago. Why not show slices of life that isn't shown in nature documaries? A virus destroying a cell, cellular division, an amoeba stalking its prey. Tardegrades in their natural habitat!
Instead we have dead gazelles.
@sewblue @ScienceDesk Ugh. It's very limited.