Needed at Science Museum: Time for quiet contemplation
Now that the Science Museum of Minnesota has offered its first adults-only night event ("Night at the museum," April 10), I would like to plead for a few days for the 21-plus crowd as well. I am not asking for frills -- just a quiet setting in the special-exhibit area without rambunctious kids.
A few weeks ago, my husband and I visited the long-anticipated King Tut exhibit. We shelled out $66 for admission and parking. Soon we were sharing the space with a group of middle-schoolers.
Several were boisterous; some ran from end to end, and a few blocked access to the artifacts while discussing unrelated topics. Others in our group were annoyed as well.
Why would teachers be so oblivious to the disruptions students create for other patrons, most of whom pay top dollar?
I spent my childhood frequenting museums. We shuffled along, spoke in hushed tones and never touched objects on display.
Let us try to be civil in public. It is the right thing to do, and I am certain that the Golden King would appreciate not being bothered by loud noises in the afterlife.
R.M. HALL, BURNSVILLE
