I'm glad to hear this, Peter. Thanks for posting it. --Jurretta On Jan 6, 2007, at 11:16 AM, Peter Henriques wrote: > As a George Washington scholar, I have been following the opening of > the new > Education Center and Museum with considerable interest. I might > dispute a > few of their conclusions and approaches, but on the whole I think it > is very > impressive and worthwhile. The biggest complaint from visitors was > that they > left after a visit to Mount Vernon knowing very little more about GW > than they > knew when they arrived. The new Education Center will change that and > change > it in a way that is of interest to visitors of all ages. Even those > who have > been to Mount Vernon many times will find a new visit rewarding and > school > age children will enjoy the visit much more with all added videos and > technological activities - which start with a bust of GW whose eyes > follow as you walk > around the lobby and including reconstructions of GW as he looked at > the > ages of 19, 45, and 57 and high tech videos and even a full exhibit > on GW's > famous teeth, including a set of his original dentures. > > Peter Henriques To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html