Virtual Museum Tour
Virtual Museum Tour:
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Natasha Rodas
Community College of Denver
Virtual Museum Tour: Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
On September 22, 2013, I virtually visited the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History located in Washington, D.C., USA. It is one of the widest known museums in the United States and has many themes related to Natural History. The virtual tour is relatively easy to maneuver and provides many operational features; with exception of non-viewable literature due to incompatible zoom features. The museum covers a variety of exhibits, detailed literary explanations, and real-life virtual viewing of the multi-floor museum.
The museum has a lot of historical information on several subjects laid out through three floors. Initially, floor one gives a consolidated view into past exhibits previously displayed such as: Western Cultures, Soil, Orchids (2008 & 2011), Rastafari, Coral Reef Crochet, and Cyprus. I personally enjoyed the displays related to Western Cultures and how it developed. It gave a lot of insight and figurative pictures about the western culture. Also, the Coral Reef Crochet was beautiful. I never knew that something so hidden could be so intriguing; simply a hidden treasure! The Orchids display was kind of irregular to the museum setting per my personal opinion. Proceeding, floor two then wings the exhibitor into the world of the Rotunda, Mammal Hall, Human Origins, Ocean Hall, African Cultures, Ice Age, Ancient Seas, Fossil Labs, Dinosaurs, Early Life, Fossil Plants, and the fossil café. This was my favorite floor of all. I was flabbergasted by the Early Life & Human Origins displays. It’s amazing how humans have developed and evolved over billions of years. I spent the majority of my viewing time in those areas and became addicted to studying the endless information. The Ancient Seas exhibit was awesome as well; the ancient whale bone
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Natasha Rodas
Community College of Denver
Virtual Museum Tour: Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
On September 22, 2013, I virtually visited the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History located in Washington, D.C., USA. It is one of the widest known museums in the United States and has many themes related to Natural History. The virtual tour is relatively easy to maneuver and provides many operational features; with exception of non-viewable literature due to incompatible zoom features. The museum covers a variety of exhibits, detailed literary explanations, and real-life virtual viewing of the multi-floor museum.
The museum has a lot of historical information on several subjects laid out through three floors. Initially, floor one gives a consolidated view into past exhibits previously displayed such as: Western Cultures, Soil, Orchids (2008 & 2011), Rastafari, Coral Reef Crochet, and Cyprus. I personally enjoyed the displays related to Western Cultures and how it developed. It gave a lot of insight and figurative pictures about the western culture. Also, the Coral Reef Crochet was beautiful. I never knew that something so hidden could be so intriguing; simply a hidden treasure! The Orchids display was kind of irregular to the museum setting per my personal opinion. Proceeding, floor two then wings the exhibitor into the world of the Rotunda, Mammal Hall, Human Origins, Ocean Hall, African Cultures, Ice Age, Ancient Seas, Fossil Labs, Dinosaurs, Early Life, Fossil Plants, and the fossil café. This was my favorite floor of all. I was flabbergasted by the Early Life & Human Origins displays. It’s amazing how humans have developed and evolved over billions of years. I spent the majority of my viewing time in those areas and became addicted to studying the endless information. The Ancient Seas exhibit was awesome as well; the ancient whale bone
Cited: Institution, S. (2012, 03 19). Smithsonian Natural Museum of Natural History: Panoramic Virtual Tour. Retrieved from http://www.mnh.si.edu/panoramas/