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An extraordinary collection that deserves much better
自然科学博物馆的点评
点评：Besides the eight famous Iguanodons, most of the dinosaurs displayed in the Grand Hall here are replicas, unlike at Naturalis in Leiden. There are, however, two notable exceptions: the exceptionally beautiful Plateosaurus and a Mosasaur downstairs.
But the real blockbuster is, of course, the group of Iguanodons ; the true Pride of Belgium.
And yet, there’s a strong but.
All eight Iguanodons are positioned in exactly the same rather boring and heavily outdated pose. They are also surrounded by a huge glass enclosure made up of roughly one-meter-wide glass panels. As a result, you can never get a truly unobstructed view of these magnificent animals.
To make matters worse, the glass reflects the many lights and screens scattered throughout the hall. Photography becomes frustrating, but even simply standing there and appreciating the skeletons is made more difficult than it should be.
So far, then, it is rather disappointing.
There is one major eye-catcher, however, hidden away on the top floor around a corner: a stunning Allosaurus that the museum currently has on loan.
Except... the museum keeps calling it an Allosaur at every opportunity, while one specific line of information explains that it actually represents a new type that has not yet been named.
And this leads perfectly into one of the museum's biggest problems: the way it presents information.
The museum provides its information in four languages, which is excellent. The problem is that there is absolutely no consistency in how those languages are presented. Your language of choice might be first on one display, second on another, and third or fourth on the next.
The information itself can also be surprisingly disconnected from the things being displayed.
One sign explains how dolphins and hippos belong to the same family, yet there is neither a dolphin nor a hippo anywhere near the display. A little further away sits a small whale-like skeleton with no obvious indication of what species it actually is.
The human evolution halls have a similar problem. There is plenty of interesting information, but the presentation feels scattered and is not always particularly clear. At one point the museum refers to “Lucy”, for example, but I was unable to find any explanation of who Lucy actually was.
Information-wise, then, the museum feels somewhat underdeveloped and messy.
And that is particularly unfortunate because the museum has some genuinely spectacular material to work with. Eight stunning Iguanodons should be an absolute source of pride. Instead, they are displayed in identical, outdated poses and hidden behind reflective glass panels and metal structures.
Having said that, the human evolution department is still a good exhibition. It is interesting and worth seeing, but far from great.
And then there’s the gift shop.
You would expect a museum with such a groundbreaking collection of Iguanodons to absolutely milk it in the gift shop.
Any museum with even one spectacular dinosaur skeleton would normally have images, magnets, pens, replicas, postcards and all kinds of memorabilia available. And I would have happily spent money here.
Instead, there is remarkably little to be found relating to the museum's own collection. Apart from some children's toys, there is essentially no memorabilia celebrating the Iguanodons.
Not even a magnet for my collection.
Naturalis and the Natural History Museum in London certainly made plenty of money from me. This gift shop, however, was a major let-down.
So, is the trip worth it?
If you're a dinosaur enthusiast and you've already visited museums such as Naturalis, I'd put this one lower on the list.
But if you're in Brussels, you should absolutely visit.
I just wouldn't make the museum a destination in itself.
The collection has some truly spectacular pieces, and the Iguanodons alone are worth seeing. But the museum doesn't seem to make the most of what it has. The presentation feels outdated, the information lacks consistency and clarity, and even the gift shop seems to show surprisingly little pride in the museum's own collection.
The whole museum therefore leaves me with one overriding impression:
It has an extraordinary collection, but it doesn't seem to know how extraordinary it is.
And for a museum containing the Pride of Belgium, that feels like a missed opportunity.
But the real blockbuster is, of course, the group of Iguanodons ; the true Pride of Belgium.
And yet, there’s a strong but.
All eight Iguanodons are positioned in exactly the same rather boring and heavily outdated pose. They are also surrounded by a huge glass enclosure made up of roughly one-meter-wide glass panels. As a result, you can never get a truly unobstructed view of these magnificent animals.
To make matters worse, the glass reflects the many lights and screens scattered throughout the hall. Photography becomes frustrating, but even simply standing there and appreciating the skeletons is made more difficult than it should be.
So far, then, it is rather disappointing.
There is one major eye-catcher, however, hidden away on the top floor around a corner: a stunning Allosaurus that the museum currently has on loan.
Except... the museum keeps calling it an Allosaur at every opportunity, while one specific line of information explains that it actually represents a new type that has not yet been named.
And this leads perfectly into one of the museum's biggest problems: the way it presents information.
The museum provides its information in four languages, which is excellent. The problem is that there is absolutely no consistency in how those languages are presented. Your language of choice might be first on one display, second on another, and third or fourth on the next.
The information itself can also be surprisingly disconnected from the things being displayed.
One sign explains how dolphins and hippos belong to the same family, yet there is neither a dolphin nor a hippo anywhere near the display. A little further away sits a small whale-like skeleton with no obvious indication of what species it actually is.
The human evolution halls have a similar problem. There is plenty of interesting information, but the presentation feels scattered and is not always particularly clear. At one point the museum refers to “Lucy”, for example, but I was unable to find any explanation of who Lucy actually was.
Information-wise, then, the museum feels somewhat underdeveloped and messy.
And that is particularly unfortunate because the museum has some genuinely spectacular material to work with. Eight stunning Iguanodons should be an absolute source of pride. Instead, they are displayed in identical, outdated poses and hidden behind reflective glass panels and metal structures.
Having said that, the human evolution department is still a good exhibition. It is interesting and worth seeing, but far from great.
And then there’s the gift shop.
You would expect a museum with such a groundbreaking collection of Iguanodons to absolutely milk it in the gift shop.
Any museum with even one spectacular dinosaur skeleton would normally have images, magnets, pens, replicas, postcards and all kinds of memorabilia available. And I would have happily spent money here.
Instead, there is remarkably little to be found relating to the museum's own collection. Apart from some children's toys, there is essentially no memorabilia celebrating the Iguanodons.
Not even a magnet for my collection.
Naturalis and the Natural History Museum in London certainly made plenty of money from me. This gift shop, however, was a major let-down.
So, is the trip worth it?
If you're a dinosaur enthusiast and you've already visited museums such as Naturalis, I'd put this one lower on the list.
But if you're in Brussels, you should absolutely visit.
I just wouldn't make the museum a destination in itself.
The collection has some truly spectacular pieces, and the Iguanodons alone are worth seeing. But the museum doesn't seem to make the most of what it has. The presentation feels outdated, the information lacks consistency and clarity, and even the gift shop seems to show surprisingly little pride in the museum's own collection.
The whole museum therefore leaves me with one overriding impression:
It has an extraordinary collection, but it doesn't seem to know how extraordinary it is.
And for a museum containing the Pride of Belgium, that feels like a missed opportunity.
翻译：除了那八只著名的禽龙之外，这里的大厅中展出的大多数恐龙模型其实都是复制品，这一点与莱顿的自然历史博物馆有所不同。不过也有两个显著的例外：一只极为漂亮的板龙，以及楼下的一只沧龙。
但真正的明星展品当然还是那组禽龙——它们可是比利时的骄傲啊。
不过，这里有个重要的“但是”。
这八只禽龙的姿势全都一模一样，既单调又陈旧，实在毫无新意。它们被一个巨大的玻璃罩所环绕，该玻璃罩由宽度约为一米的玻璃板构成。因此，你永远无法获得这些壮观动物的完全无遮挡的视野。
更糟糕的是，玻璃还会反射大厅内随处可见的诸多灯光和屏幕。拍照变得十分困难，就连只是站在那里欣赏这些骨骼也变得比预期要费劲得多。
所以，到目前为止，体验相当令人失望。
不过，有一个非常吸引眼球的亮点。不过，在顶楼的某个转角处隐藏着一件令人惊叹的异特龙化石——目前该化石正由博物馆暂时收藏。
只是……博物馆总是随意将其称为“异特龙”，而另一条说明文字则指出，它实际上代表一种尚未命名的新物种。
这便引出了博物馆最大的问题之一：其信息呈现方式。
博物馆提供四种语言的信息介绍，这一点做得很不错。问题在于，这些语言的排列方式完全没有一致性。你选择的语言可能在一个展示区排在第一位，在另一个展示区排在第二位，而在下一个展示区则排到第三或第四位。
这些信息本身也常常与展示的内容毫无关联。比如，有一块说明牌上写着海豚和河马属于同一科，但实际上在那个展示区附近既看不到海豚，也看不到河马。再往远处，有一个类似鲸鱼的小型骨骼，但完全没有迹象能表明它究竟属于什么物种。
人类进化展厅也存在类似问题：虽然有大量有趣的信息，但展示方式显得杂乱无章，也不够清晰明了。例如，博物馆提到了“露西”，但我却找不到任何关于露西究竟是谁的解释。
因此，就信息呈现而言，这座博物馆显得有些不够完善且杂乱无序。这实在令人遗憾，因为博物馆其实拥有一些极其出色的藏品可供展示。八只栩栩如生的禽龙化石绝对值得引以为傲。然而，它们却被摆放成千篇一律且过时的姿势，还被隐藏在反光玻璃板和金属结构之后。
话虽如此，人类进化展区仍算得上是一个不错的展览。它很有趣，也值得一看，但远称不上出色。
还有那个纪念品商店……按理说，拥有如此开创性的禽龙藏品的博物馆，理应在纪念品商店里大做文章才对。
任何哪怕只拥有一具极其出色的恐龙骨骼标本的博物馆，通常都会出售相关图片、磁铁、笔、复制品、明信片以及各种纪念品。我肯定也会乐意在此消费的。
然而，与该博物馆自身藏品相关的商品却少得可怜。除了一些儿童玩具外，几乎别无他物。基本上没有任何纪念品是用来纪念禽龙的。就连一个能加入我收藏的磁铁都没有。
Naturalis博物馆和伦敦自然历史博物馆确实从我这儿赚了不少钱。不过这家纪念品商店实在让人大失所望。
那么，这次参观值得吗？
如果你是恐龙爱好者且已经去过Naturalis等博物馆，那我建议把这里排在较靠后的位置。
但如果你正好在布鲁塞尔，那绝对值得一去。我只是觉得，不应把这座博物馆本身当作一个旅游目的地。
馆内藏品中有不少 truly spectacular 的珍品，光是那些禽龙化石就值得一看。不过，博物馆似乎没能充分利用自身的资源。展示方式显得过时，说明文字也缺乏连贯性和清晰度；甚至连纪念品商店似乎也对博物馆的藏品缺乏应有的自豪感。
因此，整个博物馆给我留下的唯一深刻印象就是：
它拥有极为出色的藏品。但它似乎并不知道自己有多么了不起。
对于一座收藏着比利时瑰宝的博物馆来说，这堪称一个错失的良机。
但真正的明星展品当然还是那组禽龙——它们可是比利时的骄傲啊。
不过，这里有个重要的“但是”。
这八只禽龙的姿势全都一模一样，既单调又陈旧，实在毫无新意。它们被一个巨大的玻璃罩所环绕，该玻璃罩由宽度约为一米的玻璃板构成。因此，你永远无法获得这些壮观动物的完全无遮挡的视野。
更糟糕的是，玻璃还会反射大厅内随处可见的诸多灯光和屏幕。拍照变得十分困难，就连只是站在那里欣赏这些骨骼也变得比预期要费劲得多。
所以，到目前为止，体验相当令人失望。
不过，有一个非常吸引眼球的亮点。不过，在顶楼的某个转角处隐藏着一件令人惊叹的异特龙化石——目前该化石正由博物馆暂时收藏。
只是……博物馆总是随意将其称为“异特龙”，而另一条说明文字则指出，它实际上代表一种尚未命名的新物种。
这便引出了博物馆最大的问题之一：其信息呈现方式。
博物馆提供四种语言的信息介绍，这一点做得很不错。问题在于，这些语言的排列方式完全没有一致性。你选择的语言可能在一个展示区排在第一位，在另一个展示区排在第二位，而在下一个展示区则排到第三或第四位。
这些信息本身也常常与展示的内容毫无关联。比如，有一块说明牌上写着海豚和河马属于同一科，但实际上在那个展示区附近既看不到海豚，也看不到河马。再往远处，有一个类似鲸鱼的小型骨骼，但完全没有迹象能表明它究竟属于什么物种。
人类进化展厅也存在类似问题：虽然有大量有趣的信息，但展示方式显得杂乱无章，也不够清晰明了。例如，博物馆提到了“露西”，但我却找不到任何关于露西究竟是谁的解释。
因此，就信息呈现而言，这座博物馆显得有些不够完善且杂乱无序。这实在令人遗憾，因为博物馆其实拥有一些极其出色的藏品可供展示。八只栩栩如生的禽龙化石绝对值得引以为傲。然而，它们却被摆放成千篇一律且过时的姿势，还被隐藏在反光玻璃板和金属结构之后。
话虽如此，人类进化展区仍算得上是一个不错的展览。它很有趣，也值得一看，但远称不上出色。
还有那个纪念品商店……按理说，拥有如此开创性的禽龙藏品的博物馆，理应在纪念品商店里大做文章才对。
任何哪怕只拥有一具极其出色的恐龙骨骼标本的博物馆，通常都会出售相关图片、磁铁、笔、复制品、明信片以及各种纪念品。我肯定也会乐意在此消费的。
然而，与该博物馆自身藏品相关的商品却少得可怜。除了一些儿童玩具外，几乎别无他物。基本上没有任何纪念品是用来纪念禽龙的。就连一个能加入我收藏的磁铁都没有。
Naturalis博物馆和伦敦自然历史博物馆确实从我这儿赚了不少钱。不过这家纪念品商店实在让人大失所望。
那么，这次参观值得吗？
如果你是恐龙爱好者且已经去过Naturalis等博物馆，那我建议把这里排在较靠后的位置。
但如果你正好在布鲁塞尔，那绝对值得一去。我只是觉得，不应把这座博物馆本身当作一个旅游目的地。
馆内藏品中有不少 truly spectacular 的珍品，光是那些禽龙化石就值得一看。不过，博物馆似乎没能充分利用自身的资源。展示方式显得过时，说明文字也缺乏连贯性和清晰度；甚至连纪念品商店似乎也对博物馆的藏品缺乏应有的自豪感。
因此，整个博物馆给我留下的唯一深刻印象就是：
它拥有极为出色的藏品。但它似乎并不知道自己有多么了不起。
对于一座收藏着比利时瑰宝的博物馆来说，这堪称一个错失的良机。
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