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Why Do I Want To Go To Be A Museum?
For my personal community investigation, I chose to go to the children museum. I am part of an organization called Kappa Delta Chi, and one of main contributes is volunteering. For one of our volunteering opportunities we had the choose to go volunteer at the Children Museum downtown Houston. It was by far one of the most entertaining opportunities I have had as a volunteer, because I did not go just to look around but to also enjoy working with the kids in special areas. When I went to the museum it was the first time I have gone after many years. It had change tremendously when I went as a kid. It was very modern, and up to date today’s world society. The most interesting area I volunteered and the busiest was the Kidtropolis which look like …show more content…
It had a bank, a grocery store, a newscast, a fire station, restaurant, and a painting studio. It was an area where children can come in and pretend to have a job in one of the areas. Another interesting area was the little Mexican town, it is an exhibit that chances time by time. It amazed me in how the accuracy of it look so real in how a little town in Mexico will look like. It had a store, a school, and a house. And when you went it into these little areas it had an activity for children to do. My favorite was the store, where kids were able to create a version of a Mexican sandal out of paper. The museum is a great place to bring children in and see many exhibits that fit their own interest. This were a verity of exhibits, and each one had something for a child to do and enjoy. The cultural exhibit is where the museum creates a scenery of a town around the world. When I went it was a little Mexico town called Guadalajara. An additional …show more content…
For some reasons I thoughts museums were always free, and anyone could visit, especially if it was a museum like this one for children. But on the contrary everyone who wants to go had to pay per person. This becomes I bit difficult for anyone to come because not everyone is able to pay the entrée, it is more expensive than going to the Houston zoo. The children museum does have a free entrée for children on Thursdays, but in the afternoon. Nevertheless, it becomes a controversy because many parents are still working on the afternoon, making it is hard for them to make it on time to

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