Soggy, I wouldn’t invest too much attention in David’s comments. He simply likes to contradict or criticise whenever I post anything. As for MOSI, I don’t know what their position is. They have asked me to raise my concerns with them though, so if I find the time over the next few days, I will talk to them, and if there is any news I will obviously pass it back to the forum 🙂

I am with David on this one, this was covered very well on the previous thread. Politicians like to say we will close you so that you are relieved when they only cut your budget! Close the NRM, seriously!
The building is a seriously beautiful building and of interest in itself and no doubt will be restored in due time. Cannot do/pay for everything at the same time

The loss of the exhibits on the upper walkway is of course a shame but IIRC there was no access either as the view down is excellent. Perhaps you could ask them to re-open the walkway or at least in part.

Paul

PS What is serious is the Ordsall Chord, now approved.

I always feel guilty using concession entrance prices or buy one get one hnfree vouchers published in a certain magazine. I mean they need the money and every pound helps.
The worst museum I have ever visited of any type or size is the IWM North. If they had charged for entry I would have asked for my money back. Visit this first to see how it shouldn’t be done, IMHO, then everything else looks good.
Have recently visited the museums at Manston both of which are excellent. The Merlin cafe is worth the trip alone!

Some pictures of the aviation hall taken in April 2014. WR960 and others with some details of the stunning building as well.

15Apr2014_7793 by p_meddemmen, on Flickr

15Apr2014_7792 by p_meddemmen, on Flickr

15Apr2014_7791 by p_meddemmen, on Flickr

15Apr2014_7790 by p_meddemmen, on Flickr

15Apr2014_7789 by p_meddemmen, on Flickr

15Apr2014_7788 by p_meddemmen, on Flickr

15Apr2014_7787 by p_meddemmen, on Flickr

The threatened closure of MOSI and NRM was news back in June 13 and was dicuss ed in this thread http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?124607-Closure-of-MOSI-National-Media-Museum-and-National-Railway-Museum&highlight=mosi.
IIRC some funds have fairly recently been allocated and the threat of closure, if that was actually real, has supposedly past. I visited some time last year and whilst I agree the aviation side is looking tired the museum as a whole is certainly very well worth a visit.
Now IWM North is the worst museum of any sort or size I have ever visited. If I had paid money to get in I would have asked for it back.!

Over the years I have learnt that the following is true

Things are never black and white but 50 shades of grey.
Things are rarely as simple as they seem.
When you are in a deep hole stop digging.
If something appears to be too good to be true, it usually is.
Never believe what you read in any paper, check facts for yourself.
To err once is human, to err twice is stupidity.
Fools think their own way is right, but the wise listen to others.

Never, never post on a forum without checking your facts first and that your source is reliable.

Not only but also

https://encyclopediadramatica.se/Unwarranted_Self-Importance

I especially like where it says “Apple users”.

You know, the last time I was in Germany and saw a man standing above everybody else, we ended up disagreeing

Proverbs 14:12
There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end it leads to death.

Well it certainly wasn’t about somebody drowning in a lake either.

Well I spent a nice day at Duxford today, what have you guys been up to?