5) Large displays / play rooms:
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This article is from the Lego FAQ, by Tom Pfeifer pfeifer@fokus.gmd.de with numerous contributions by others.
5) Large displays / play rooms:
The Seattle Children's Museum (Seattle Center) has a large DUPLO
playroom. They have also had LEGO exhibits from time to time.
merritt@u.washington.edu (Ethan A Merritt)
The Mall of America, in Bloomington, Minnesota (USA), has a Legoland
store near the center of the mall. It has a large area for play, with
tables and chairs. The tops of the tables are LEGO, and there are
basins set in the center where loose LEGO bricks are stored. There are
also huge models there: some hang from the ceiling by cables, others
stand tall on the ground, with moving parts and blinking lights. And
best of all: ALL AGES ARE WELCOME.
nudnik@winternet.com (Steven Parks)
... The sculptures range from dinosaurs, circus performers, and
animals, to scientific models of such things as the space shuttle.
... there are two *MEGA LARGE SIZE* lego blocks located in one part of
the surrounding parking lot that you might want to take a picture of.
foo@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu (FOO)
pattie.fulton@sfwmd.gov (Pattie Everett Fulton) remembers an exibition
in a museum in Frankfurt, Germany, for architectural demonstrations.
Mark Hornblower (wombat@hookup.net):
There is a LEGO play area and store at Ontario Place in Toronto,
Ontario, Canada. It consists of a medium-sized room equipped with
about 25 building tables, and a retail area. The play area allows "big
kids" to play, no questions asked. Ontario Place has a sliding
admission scale (depends on the day of the week) but is often free for
various special events. DO NOT try to visit the LEGO area during the
Canadian National Exhibition - you won't even get in the door.
Patrick Goodsell (goodsell@ziplink.net):
A permanent exhibit, "LEGO Mindstorms", opened 11/1997 at the Chicago
Museum of Science and Industry, sponsered by the company, features
hands-on building opportunities--with voice-controlled robots,
touch-screens, and push-button controls. Workshops offer visitors the
chance to design, program and test a rover vehicle. Young navigators
also create, then maneuver their own robot athlete--all via computer.
There is a $5 charge per computer station for each 40-minute session.
Reservations are required for workshops.
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