glenda smart

Review of Idaho State Historical Society

Since I was born and raised in Boise and have visi...

Since I was born and raised in Boise and have visited the museum my whole life...I was so disappointed in the new museum. After about a two year renovation, I was excited to see it. All the wonderful exhibits that were there before and the large Chinese section are gone. The Chinese were a huge part of Idaho and especially Boise history and they have been omitted. The old rooms and furniture that were there have been replaced by mostly reading information. There is a lot of wasted room and very few actual exhibits left. My sister and I went there today and have totally decided that if it doesn t change...we will never return. If I want to read about history rather than see what it was like, I will read a book.