ricco67 Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 If there were any serious objections to it, they wouldn't have been able to get Lucy in the first place. Personally, I'd be a nervous wreck if I was responsible transporting anything from one museum to another as delicate and prized as Lucy, Dead See Scrolls, the Body World's exhibit, or the variety of priceless works of art! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted November 24, 2006 Share Posted November 24, 2006 If there were any serious objections to it, they wouldn't have been able to get Lucy in the first place. Personally, I'd be a nervous wreck if I was responsible transporting anything from one museum to another as delicate and prized as Lucy, Dead See Scrolls, the Body World's exhibit, or the variety of priceless works of art!There were serious objections to it - did you read the article? The scientific community is not in control of Lucy; the Ethiopian government is. What the Ethiopian government does to get money is not necessarily what is best for the fossils. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vertigo58 Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 Lucy was supposed to come to Houston for a visit, but I can't find if she has come and gone, or if her visit is still in the works. I never saw a date, but she was to be on display at the Museum of Natural Science sometime this year. Anyone know the status of this exhibit?If memory serves well, isn't Lucy a centuries old mummy or the like? for a minute there I thought Lucy and Ethel were doing a come back tour. They could redo that great scene in the chocolate factory, then Lucy could do her classic...Vita-Veaga-Vega-Min commercial! The museum district will never be matched. Its has an ambiance and allure unlike any other place in the city. I still have 8mm film of the little park over on Montrose by the Italian Community Center and nothing will ever compare to the neighborhoods around Sunset Blvd! A real hidden treasure in Houston. The homes have a mysterious effect like the kind crazy homes movie people used to build in the silent era days. Maybe Norma Desmond still lives over on SUNSET BLVD? "Mr De Mille I'm ready for my close up" Cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heights2Bastrop Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 Lucy is the nearly complete, as well as the most complete fossilized, skeletal remains of an Australopithecine discovered by Don Johansen in 1974. The Houston Museum of Natural Science was very fortunate to have arranged for an exhibit of Lucy that was to occur in 2006. But, I can't find anything on it. Did she come and go? Had the visit been delayed? Canceled? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vertigo58 Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Lucy is the nearly complete, as well as the most complete fossilized, skeletal remains of an Australopithecine discovered by Don Johansen in 1974. The Houston Museum of Natural Science was very fortunate to have arranged for an exhibit of Lucy that was to occur in 2006. But, I can't find anything on it. Did she come and go? Had the visit been delayed? Canceled?I would just check the site:http://www.mfah.org/main.asp?target=home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westguy76 Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Lucy is the nearly complete, as well as the most complete fossilized, skeletal remains of an Australopithecine discovered by Don Johansen in 1974. The Houston Museum of Natural Science was very fortunate to have arranged for an exhibit of Lucy that was to occur in 2006. But, I can't find anything on it. Did she come and go? Had the visit been delayed? Canceled?if nearly complete means 40%....granted that is more than what is typically found I believe she is dated at somewhere around 3 million years if my memory serves me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heights2Bastrop Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 if nearly complete means 40%But, you have to keep in mind that much of what bones were missing on one side of Lucy, scientists were able to recreate from the corresponding bone on the other side that was recovered. All they had to do was mirror the bone. When you put all the pieces in place, most of the skeleton could be seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nativehou Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 Lucy is indeed coming to Houston -- to the Museum of Natural Science -- in August. It's going to be a blockbuster exhibit, so I would buy your tickets now.http://www.hmns.org/exhibits/special_exhibits/lucy.aspI had read recently about the furor in the scientific community over Lucy traveling to Houston. Some scientists say she's too fragile to travel. The museum negotiated with the Ethiopian government to seal the deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millennica Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/us/AP-Cash-for-Cockroaches.htmlMuseum Pays Cash for Live CockroachesBy THE ASSOCIATED PRESSPublished: May 2, 2007Filed at 5:50 p.m. ETHOUSTON (AP) -- A Houston museum is paying cash for live cockroaches as it seeks to populate a new exhibit.The 25-cent-per-bug offer comes from the Houston Museum of Natural Science.The center is trying to secure 1,000 live cockroaches for an updated insect display.Curator Nancy Greig says cockroaches are as clean as the area in which they live, and catching them is a great activity for kids.People wanting to get sell the usually unwanted creatures can do so starting next Tuesday.After the museum has purchased 1,000 cockroaches, anyone else offering the insects will get a pass to use after the Brown Hall of Entomology opens May 25th.On the Net:www.hmns.org/generic/Insect--Wing.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted May 4, 2007 Share Posted May 4, 2007 It's Houston. In the Spring. Couldn't they just open the doors and wait for the roaches to fly right in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidtownCoog Posted May 4, 2007 Share Posted May 4, 2007 I rarely, if ever, see a roach. And when I do it's certainly never in my home.But I will take a roach over a rat any day of the week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talbot Posted May 6, 2007 Share Posted May 6, 2007 I would charge them a fee just to get close to it, and then another fee for catching it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted May 7, 2007 Share Posted May 7, 2007 I rarely, if ever, see a roach. And when I do it's certainly never in my home.But I will take a roach over a rat any day of the week.I've seen them leaping from trees along Allen Parkway in the early morning hours. Ick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxmulder Posted May 7, 2007 Share Posted May 7, 2007 I rarely, if ever, see a roach. And when I do it's certainly never in my home.But I will take a roach over a rat any day of the week.You're nuts! Roaches are everywhere this time of year. One women told me a story about how roaches would sneak up on her bed and run. Could you imagine if a rat did that!? Good stuff to get rid of them Borid acid. Terminex uses it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasArchitect Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 It's Houston. In the Spring. Couldn't they just open the doors and wait for the roaches to fly right in?HAHAHAHAHAHAHA, that's funny cuz it probably would work, LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vertigo58 Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 (edited) I've seen them leaping from trees along Allen Parkway in the early morning hours. Ick. Where's Marv when you need him?! Always knows the inside (scoop) on roach and mouse droppings All together gang! Edited May 8, 2007 by Vertigo58 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vertigo58 Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 Lucy has become the latest media darling, see the latest:http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metrop...ckCurrentPage=2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 Now that we're nearing the end of Lucy's visit here in Houston, I was honestly surprised how many people actually came to Houston with the sole intention of just going to see Lucy. After talking to more than a few clients, casual conversation with hotel and staff, I was a bit taken aback by this information. Several people I dealt with flew from Europe (scotland and Germany specifically) just to see Her and were very pleased and surprised about what Houston had to offer. Of course, the lingering complaint I heard was the lack of transit options. Makes me wonder if HMNS has stats about visitors seeing her? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nativehou Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 We're only halfway through her visit -- it runs until late April. So the final impact won't be known for some time.I know they've gotten money from me and will get more -- I went once by myself, once with the spouse, and will go this week again with my kid. On the days we can all go together it's too crowded! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowbrow Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 I had a ethiopian coworker in from our Oslo offoce a few weeks back. He got to walk a bunch of my coworkers through the exhibit, I just wish I could have joined them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 We're only halfway through her visit -- it runs until late April.i just spoke to my friend that sets up the exhibits for the museum and evidently it is going to be extended til sept. the next city optioned out and the museum decided to extend the stay here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 I was talking to my friend who works at the museum. expect a version of this to return this fall. the originator had enough plastinates to do three or four shows simo so hopefully it will be another success. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 I would like to check it out if it returns in some form...I had tickets to go last time, but it was so incredibly busy I just gave up. I have the DVD but still haven't watched it yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bachanon Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 it was truly surreal. it's hard to believe that it is real human flesh and organs. i left feeling heavy. a part of me was completely excited and fascinated. the other part (of me) was horrified and grossed out. i hope we get another show. my parents missed out last time around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memebag Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 (edited) I don't get the excitement over this. Are the insides of these Chinese prisoners really more interesting than the insides of the hobos in my crawlspace? Edited January 31, 2008 by memebag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 I don't get the excitement over this. Are the insides of these Chinese prisoners that's more interesting than the insides of the hobos in my crawlspace?if you attended the exhibit the answer would be obvious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memebag Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 if you attended the exhibit the answer would be obvious.Have you attended my crawlspace? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 Have you attended my crawlspace?no need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanith27 Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 I found this exhibit very fascinating and had no 'eww, gross' aftereffects from it. Its real, but also fake. Remember there is no organic matter left, all you're seeing is plastic and rubber. It just so happens to be anatomically correct plastic and rubber. Nature does the same thing too: don't forget there is no wood in petrified wood, its all silica replacement, and some fossils that we see on store shelves are pure stone, with no organics whatsoever all having been replaced by minerals over time. The ethics of this is an entirely different discussion of course... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 (edited) I found this exhibit very fascinating and had no 'eww, gross' aftereffects from it. i have one bad memory of some parents giving sex ed lessons during the tour. not sure i care to hear a parent asking their child whether they have a penis. other than that, i really enjoyed the various exhibits Edited January 31, 2008 by musicman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vertigo58 Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 The ethics of this is an entirely different discussion of course... Got that right. Mankind has hit an all time low. This all makes Norman Bates & Hannibal Lechter seem like quite normal everyday people. Desensitized world and we wonder why others kill others with no kind of afterthought. Ok I'll stop. I'll just cave in and buy one of those real human-skinned lamp shades on E-Bay. and show Tx Chainsaw Massacre to grade school kids at recess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxmulder Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 Has anyone been to the body worlds exhibit at HMNS yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 i went the last time around. supposedly there are enough plastinates to do 3 or so completely different shows Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxmulder Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 i went the last time around. supposedly there are enough plastinates to do 3 or so completely different showsYeah, i saw a commercial for the one in Edmonton, Alberta not long ago.(i get canadian BEV) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 Went to the one in Vegas and will probably go to this one next week. I think our Weiss tour guide said the new dinosour exhibit is the first time it's ever been shown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxmulder Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 Do they allow photography? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 (edited) no.Edit:HAIF gone mad. Edited October 3, 2008 by ricco67 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimberlySayWhat Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 What's different about Body Worlds 2 than the one a couple of years ago? And what dinosaur exhibit? They always show those Body Worlds commercials while I'm eating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memebag Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 What's different about Body Worlds 2 than the one a couple of years ago?China keeps killing political prisoners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wernicke Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 What's different about Body Worlds 2 than the one a couple of years ago? And what dinosaur exhibit? They always show those Body Worlds commercials while I'm eating.Body Worlds WikipediaThe previous exhibit was Body Worlds 3: The Story of the Heart. Part 2 concerns the nervous system.I went to BWs 3 and was very impressed... the body's are really works of art, in addition to being educational. Preserving delicate structures is technically difficult. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark F. Barnes Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 (edited) The wife and I went to see the first one that was in Dallas, and it was just a bit weird for us. I can see the complexity unique process that was done, but it just wasn't our cup of tea. Edited October 3, 2008 by Mark F. Barnes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 (edited) In 2000, I visited the Museum for the first time. It was a cool experience...I remember the Planetarium was showing "Where in the Universe is Carmen Sandiego" and the McDonald's was pretty cool. It was unlike any McD's I had seen. For one thing, the restaurant offered snowcones, but what I'm trying to recall is that it had some science-themed combo meals (like a "Mars" themed meal). Unfortunately, the next time I managed to get back to it was in 2007, and it had been gutted and changed since then (to a fairly non-descript McD's). I'm really trying to remember those meals...as I never had them. Can anyone help? Does anyone know what I'm talking about? Help! Edited December 7, 2008 by IronTiger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citizen4rmptown Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 And it had higher prices than regular mcd's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonmacbro Posted December 7, 2008 Share Posted December 7, 2008 In 2000, I visited the Museum for the first time. It was a cool experience...I remember the Planetarium was showing "Where in the Universe is Carmen Sandiego" and the McDonald's was pretty cool. It was unlike any McD's I had seen. For one thing, the restaurant offered snowcones, but what I'm trying to recall is that it had some science-themed combo meals (like a "Mars" themed meal). Unfortunately, the next time I managed to get back to it was in 2007, and it had been gutted and changed since then (to a fairly non-descript McD's). I'm really trying to remember those meals...as I never had them. Can anyone help? Does anyone know what I'm talking about? Help!Sorry ... can't help. Haven't been to that museum since I was a child. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted December 7, 2008 Share Posted December 7, 2008 And it had higher prices than regular mcd'syeah, and no dollar menu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 It's still around, but it isn't the same as it used to be. I don't think the Dollar Menu was around circa 2000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 I went to the number 2 a while back. It was one of the "last" showings, and was packed. It was amazing, very interesting. The birds hanging would occasionally flake off some of their stuff on the floor. A bit disturbing, but makes you appreciate your body and what it does. Not as inspiring as Lucy, but I would suggest seeing this atleast once in your life.But try and go during the week, or when it's less busy. I got frustrated with people taking their sweet time reading a paragraph/looking at one piece and blocking it for an hour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citizen4rmptown Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 HMNS@100: Celebrate a Century of Science Thanks to burgeoning demand for the Museum's educational exhibitions and programs, we currently host 500,000 schoolchildren annually 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strickn Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 In Context, 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swtsig Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 very nice! good find. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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