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Science Fiction » alt.fan.douglas-adams » HHGG Exhibition at Science Museum, London
| HHGG Exhibition at Science Museum, London [message #129798] |
Mi, 14 September 2005 08:38 |
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Hi, all.
My partner and I were in London last weekend and decided to visit the HHGG
Exhibition at the Science Museum in London. It cost the two of us £15.90 to
get in (not to the museum proper -- which is free -- but specifically to the
exhibition), and we were both pretty disappointed with it.
We don't do museums and such all that often, so maybe the standard of the
exhibition is typical and it was just our expectations that were somewhat
unrealistic. I can't help thinking that charging us as much as they did only
served to inflate our expectations of seeing something special.
A.
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| Re: HHGG Exhibition at Science Museum, London [message #129808 ] |
Do, 15 September 2005 00:10 |
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"Andrew C." <backwards.moc.senrocwerdna [at] werdna.backwards> wrote
> My partner and I were in London last weekend and decided to visit the HHGG
> Exhibition at the Science Museum in London. It cost the two of us £15.90
to
> get in (not to the museum proper -- which is free -- but specifically to
the
> exhibition), and we were both pretty disappointed with it.
>
> We don't do museums and such all that often, so maybe the standard of the
> exhibition is typical and it was just our expectations that were somewhat
> unrealistic. I can't help thinking that charging us as much as they did
only
> served to inflate our expectations of seeing something special.
What did you see ? It does sound expensive.
Steve M
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| Re: HHGG Exhibition at Science Museum, London [message #129820 ] |
Do, 15 September 2005 08:21 |
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"Steve Marshall" <sdm [at] atmosBlockA.plus.com> wrote in message
news:43289eab$0$22934$ed2619ec [at] ptn-nntp-reader01.plus.net...
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> "Andrew C." <backwards.moc.senrocwerdna [at] werdna.backwards> wrote
>
>> My partner and I were in London last weekend and decided to visit the
>> HHGG
>> Exhibition at the Science Museum in London. It cost the two of us £15.90
> to
>> get in (not to the museum proper -- which is free -- but specifically to
> the
>> exhibition), and we were both pretty disappointed with it.
>>
>> We don't do museums and such all that often, so maybe the standard of the
>> exhibition is typical and it was just our expectations that were somewhat
>> unrealistic. I can't help thinking that charging us as much as they did
> only
>> served to inflate our expectations of seeing something special.
>
> What did you see ? It does sound expensive.
Quite a few of the 'actually worn by' costumes, but apart from that, there
didn't seem to be much that was actually used in making the movie. It was
mostly mock-ups of stuff in a similar style to the movie.
On the whole, it felt like quite a lot of space with not a lot of exhibit.
A.
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| Re: HHGG Exhibition at Science Museum, London [message #129834 ] |
Fr, 16 September 2005 02:38 |
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Andrew C. wrote:
> "Steve Marshall" <sdm [at] atmosBlockA.plus.com> wrote in message
> news:43289eab$0$22934$ed2619ec [at] ptn-nntp-reader01.plus.net...
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>>"Andrew C." <backwards.moc.senrocwerdna [at] werdna.backwards> wrote
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>>
>>>My partner and I were in London last weekend and decided to visit the
>>>HHGG
>>>Exhibition at the Science Museum in London. It cost the two of us £15.90
>>
>>to
>>
>>>get in (not to the museum proper -- which is free -- but specifically to
>>
>>the
>>
>>>exhibition), and we were both pretty disappointed with it.
>>>
>>>We don't do museums and such all that often, so maybe the standard of the
>>>exhibition is typical and it was just our expectations that were somewhat
>>>unrealistic. I can't help thinking that charging us as much as they did
>>
>>only
>>
>>>served to inflate our expectations of seeing something special.
>>
>>What did you see ? It does sound expensive.
>
>
> Quite a few of the 'actually worn by' costumes, but apart from that, there
> didn't seem to be much that was actually used in making the movie. It was
> mostly mock-ups of stuff in a similar style to the movie.
>
> On the whole, it felt like quite a lot of space with not a lot of exhibit.
>
>
Seems like they should at least have the computers DNA used to
write the books or a mockup of his desk or something like that...
--
Tian
Is our president a tragic figure? Perhaps, but he doesn't know
diddly-squat about economics or history or science, even how
to speak well. - Kurt Vonnegut on Real Time With Bill Maher
http://tian.greens.org
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| Re: HHGG Exhibition at Science Museum, London [message #129836 ] |
Sa, 17 September 2005 00:43 |
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"Andrew C." <backwards.moc.senrocwerdna [at] werdna.backwards> wrote
> Quite a few of the 'actually worn by' costumes, but apart from that, there
> didn't seem to be much that was actually used in making the movie. It was
> mostly mock-ups of stuff in a similar style to the movie.
>
> On the whole, it felt like quite a lot of space with not a lot of exhibit.
Sounds like a rip-off ! I would write and complain. Sometimes it comes to
nothing - or you might get something like, oh, a voucher to go and see it
again for free.
If someone wants £16 from me to view a few items in glass cases, they will
be disappointed - not me !
Steve M
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| Re: HHGG Exhibition at Science Museum, London [message #129845 ] |
Sa, 17 September 2005 13:37 |
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On 16/09/2005 23:43, five wild Event Maelstroms swirled in vicious storms of
unreason and Steve Marshall spewed up:
> "Andrew C." <backwards.moc.senrocwerdna [at] werdna.backwards> wrote
>
>>Quite a few of the 'actually worn by' costumes, but apart from that, there
>>didn't seem to be much that was actually used in making the movie. It was
>>mostly mock-ups of stuff in a similar style to the movie.
>>
>>On the whole, it felt like quite a lot of space with not a lot of exhibit.
>
> Sounds like a rip-off ! I would write and complain. Sometimes it comes to
> nothing - or you might get something like, oh, a voucher to go and see it
> again for free.
>
> If someone wants £16 from me to view a few items in glass cases, they will
> be disappointed - not me !
It was free for me to go round (concession who'd come on the tube - they do
free stuff for people using public transport, apparently), and £6 for my
adult friend, so even if there were two adults it would have been £12. I
imagine that there's some slight exaggeration.
Also, I found it to be pretty much what Science Museum exhibitions are
usually like - they have the props and tell you some stuff you didn't
already know, some stuff you might have already known.
It was a fairly standard offering. I didn't feel it was great value (for
the £12 we would have paid, not for the £6 we did pay, because if you judge
it on £6 it was excellent value), but by the standards I've come to expect
it definitely stood up to what it should have been.
--
John Coxon
Disc space - the final frontier!
Email: john[dot]coxon[at]gmail[dot]com
Website: http://alphacentauri.8k.com
Missing footnotes: http://www.nut.house.cx/cgi-bin/nemowiki.pl?ISFN
ZZ9 - the official HHGG appreciation society: http://www.zz9.org/
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| Re: HHGG Exhibition at Science Museum, London [message #135635 ] |
Di, 20 September 2005 07:50 |
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"John Coxon" <rogue_nine_1988 [at] hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:3p2d9vF8d3spU1 [at] individual.net...
> On 16/09/2005 23:43, five wild Event Maelstroms swirled in vicious storms
> of unreason and Steve Marshall spewed up:
>
>> "Andrew C." <backwards.moc.senrocwerdna [at] werdna.backwards> wrote
>>
>>>Quite a few of the 'actually worn by' costumes, but apart from that,
>>>there
>>>didn't seem to be much that was actually used in making the movie. It was
>>>mostly mock-ups of stuff in a similar style to the movie.
>>>
>>>On the whole, it felt like quite a lot of space with not a lot of
>>>exhibit.
>>
>> Sounds like a rip-off ! I would write and complain. Sometimes it comes to
>> nothing - or you might get something like, oh, a voucher to go and see
>> it
>> again for free.
>>
>> If someone wants £16 from me to view a few items in glass cases, they
>> will
>> be disappointed - not me !
>
> It was free for me to go round (concession who'd come on the tube - they
> do free stuff for people using public transport, apparently), and £6 for
> my adult friend, so even if there were two adults it would have been £12.
> I imagine that there's some slight exaggeration.
Some slight exaggeration of what by whom?
My partner and I travelled to London by train (which, judging by the
screaming kids in the Virgin Trains 'Quiet Zone' coach, was about as public
transport as you can get), and to the Science Museum by tube. If there was
any concession for people using public transport, they hid it well -- and
they certainly didn't inform us of it when they cheerfully took our £15.90.
> Also, I found it to be pretty much what Science Museum exhibitions are
> usually like - they have the props and tell you some stuff you didn't
> already know, some stuff you might have already known.
>
> It was a fairly standard offering. I didn't feel it was great value (for
> the £12 we would have paid, not for the £6 we did pay, because if you
> judge it on £6 it was excellent value), but by the standards I've come to
> expect it definitely stood up to what it should have been.
I'm sure now that they've appropriately set my expectations of what a
Science Museum exhibition is like, I won't be disappointed in future
either -- probably because I won't bother going at all in future. They
better make the most of the money they already took off me because there
won't be any more.
A.
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