Jeff Berger

Review of A.M.M.H.

I haven't been in the museum in decades even thoug...

I haven't been in the museum in decades even though I live a few blocks away. The double digit admission fee always kept me away, but I was brought in by the new policy of pay as you wish. I paid $5 and I over paid by $4.50! I was shocked to find that the museum was as dark, dusty and drab as it was when I visited as a school kid in the 1970s!. The walls and floors need serious attention, the exhibits need to be freshened up and most of all, the museum has too much wasted space! They need to rethink the layout and people flow. For example, the room with the Native American Totems is dark, poorly laid out and has lots of room for more exhibits. I saw a group of tourists sitting at a card table! in a very dimly lit area of a already dimly lit area! The museum is planning to spend millions to build a new education center. Instead, they should give the money to a museum consultant to redo the entire museum from the top down.