Johnathan Williams

Review of MOSI Tampa

Perhaps I came at an unlucky time, but for having ...

Perhaps I came at an unlucky time, but for having a name like the Museum of Science and Industry, there was not enough of one for adults or older juveniles and pretty much none of the other.

For the price, most adults will currently find two exhibits, and only one of them worth visiting, and it being rather run down from misuse by the public and what seems to be maintenance trouble. Parts of every exhibit are broken with no indication of when they'll be repaired. Some are malfunctional, while others have plainly been broken by reckless visitors.

The best exhibit of the two was about the human body. It offered a wealth of information about everything from birth to sickness to medical technology and death. Some parts of it were functional. Other parts weren't. The exhibit terminated with a legacy vortex that was supposed to spin small sheets of paper with the names of loved ones about a cylinder. Instead, the fan had managed to push and trap them all in the bottom and scant few ever moved.

The weather section might have seemed a little interesting to kids, but there wasn't a lot for adults looking for mental stimulation, and again, portions of the exhibit were broken.

On the upside, they are apparently working on a 3D printing exhibit that may be interesting

If you have kids, you may find this museum a bit better, but for me, it felt barren, poorly maintained, and questionably managed.