Museum Sign #2
This is a sign from a Mill City exhibit about the role water played in the flour mills. It sits on the edge of water table filled with flowing water, a dam, moveable wooden blocks, and a wooden city/flour mill. To get a better idea of what is going on, I've included a picture of the whole exhibit at the end. I think this sign is effective because it addresses the ideals from APE. It presents a challenge, keeps the words to an absolute minimum and entices the visitor to jump right into the hands on portion. The sign is very small though and can easily be missed. Of course, one could ask, is the sign really necessary? When children see water and wooden blocks they don't need a sign to tell them to play with it. If the exhibit is intuitive and enticing on its own, what is the purpose of the sign?
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