Memorial Museum of Cosmonautics

Museum of Cosmonautics with Children
Rating 8110

24 march 2016Travel time: 12 march 2016
My story, rather, is about the children's perception of the museum, and about what mothers have time to see between catching children and saving museum property)))

Saturday morning. The window shows non-flying weather. Well, excellent, we will devote the day to doing nothing! Children are allowed to do whatever they want, but within their own room. Dad is allowed to mind his own business (cars, of course), as there are no trips scheduled for today. Well, my mother, that is, I sat down at the laptop to plan things for tomorrow. And then I remembered the Museum of Cosmonautics. Isn't it too early for us, can we handle it?

So-so-so, "Space for kids" - an excursion for children 4-8 years old - our format. Information from the museum website “The cost of the excursion program for a group of up to 10 children is 5.500 rubles.
The group can be increased up to 15 children.
Supplement for each child - 550 rubles.
For organized groups of children up to 15 people - 1 accompanying person free of charge.
(!
) Groups are organized on weekends and holidays. For combined groups, accompanying persons purchase an entrance ticket according to the price list. » Expensive, of course, but okay, the children have already begun to be interested in space. I call to book on Sunday, but no (((But there is for today at 14.10. No, it won’t work today, I just started to be lazy))) Although ...I give the command “COLLECT! » Some time is spent on reprogramming children for an asset, otherwise, you see, they just started something, but have not finished yet, and, in general, they were told that they were at home today. But the permission not to remove the toys did its job - the children gathered faster than their mother. Oh, and then dad came back - the stars stood up the way they should - you don’t have to beep on two buses !! ! But it was probably better for them. Trouble with parking: next to the paid for 100 rubles. at one o'clock, I don't really want to leave the car, and the free ones are packed to the eyeballs.

So the museum. Paid 1100 r. for two children and 250 r.
for myself, if it weren’t for the children’s tour, the kids would seem to have gone for free, the site says that children aged 7 to 17 years old - 50 rubles, but nothing is written about children under 7 years old))) Didn’t specify. Photography 230 rub. - yearned. I calmly took pictures on my mobile, like the vast majority of visitors, maybe you only have to pay for the camera, again, I didn’t specify.

We go. Wow! There are so many interesting things around, incomprehensible, sparkling. And the children suffered))) Eyes shine, hands itch, but you can’t touch it. Oh, and climb up!! ! Looking ahead, I’ll say, closer to the end of our visit, the children nevertheless climbed onto one exhibit, but it was not fenced. Of course, they made a remark to us, to which the children pouted: “Well, there was no red rope around. ” It would be necessary for the administration of the museum to find the most captivating space apparatus, well, the most unnecessary one, and give it to the little ones to be torn to pieces.
A group of 12 children gathered and we - parents, who were exactly one and a half times more. But we did not interfere with our children at all. At first, we surrounded the animator with children in a wide semicircle, gradually the adults dispersed for independent inspection. And I, too, periodically ran back and ran. Looked for all sorts of things.

What is interesting for a woman? Of course, clothes))) High-quality clothes for everyday space wear, and fashion models are different. And looking at the spacesuit, you understand that the museum obviously lacks some kind of attraction "Get in and get out of the spacesuit. " It's not easy, I think...

The animator is a pretty girl in a "space" suit, in my opinion, to complete the effect, there is not enough headgear - a hat, a helmet, or a large metallic bow. Of course, the children were not shown all the exhibits, only the most basic.
Information from the museum website: “Young researchers will go on a “space journey” around the museum with a personal astroguide (teacher-animator). This is both an interactive game and an exciting quest. Participants guess riddles, answer the questions of the guide, solve the tasks. Children will plunge into the world of unknown secrets, see the first spaceships, learn the history of Belka and Strelka, look into the descent vehicle of the first Vostok 1 spacecraft, into the modern Soyuz spacecraft and the Mir space station; find out what astronauts eat for breakfast. At the end of the excursion, everyone will receive a diploma of a young astronaut and a magical experience of space travel. ” In general, everything was so. The animator worked well, in every possible way tried to capture and hold the attention of the children.
The guys, as best they could, participated in the process of “space training”, it was difficult for them to answer questions, at this age, I think, only a few can tell about the satellite, orbit, etc. No, well, now every child knows about Belka and Strelka , but about Laika? But a couple of boys, in my opinion, could not stand it. Periodically, attempts were made to “escape” children. I was very afraid of such tricks from my son, he does not differ in special perseverance (in this case, stability) and obedience. But to my great joy, the children behaved wonderfully (well, almost), which means they were interested!

The sweetest and most touching moment was with meteorites. The animator told what a starfall is, what actually falls, and that meteorites make wishes come true. After performing some mystical movements, the children made wishes. And since there are three meteorites, it was possible to guess THREE! desires.
Now I’m thinking, no matter how disappointed the children are in this magic, they didn’t tell me what they wanted, even according to the biggest secret)))

The duration of the event is stated to be 50 minutes, but in our case it was 1.20 minutes, a lot of time is spent on gathering children into a group. As promised, diplomas were issued, children's joy knew no bounds. I don’t know about other kids, but mine expressed a desire to go around everything again. Now they were already conducting a tour for me, showing satellites, a "cosmonaut's house", where there is a toilet, like on an airplane, but with some kind of "lever", there is no such thing on an airplane))), there are chairs, only backs in front, and a lot - a lot of all sorts of buttons ...And, of course, "cosmonaut" food, where without it. The children made the conclusion that they sometimes eat such a thing - mashed potatoes in tubes (mommies know, it is very convenient, especially on walks and trips).
We tried to work with gloves, like astronauts in outer space, but we didn’t come out with a sprout, and it says there that for children from 8 years old, we also want to. What can be touched - touched, where you can look - looked. And again, to meteorites, make a couple more wishes ...

There is a cafe in the museum. The son, like a true man, smelled the smell of food, the tummy urgently wanted to eat. Referring to the large number of people (there really was a group of schoolchildren) and the presence of "cosmonaut" food in the car (what was already in the bag with them), she took away the eternally hungry and unfed children. So I can’t tell you what they give and for what.

The exposition ends with an exhibition of works by Volkov A. N. But since by this time it was more interesting for children to run around the pedestals on which these works stand, we hastily left so as not to arrange a pogrom and a dump of works of art.

Good museum. We liked.
For every age there is something interesting, for kids, and for teenagers, and for the older generation. Happy and satisfied, we went to conquer the planets on the street, when it will still be possible to walk around the solar system)))

With all the pleasure, the feeling of something unpleasant stubbornly did not leave me. Only after some time I realized that this is the price. Still 550 rubles. for a child - it's expensive, even if it's an excursion, there was nothing so special and supernatural there. This is only my personal opinion, I do not claim to be an expert. Here are 250, well, 300 rubles. it would be the most. The kids loved it and it makes me happy!
Translated automatically from Russian. View original

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