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New Geek Destination: Kharkov Video Card Museum

by Noemi Twigg
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Kharkov Video Card Museum

Are you a geek who likes to travel? I think that most people would love to trot the globe all the time if only time and money allowed them to do so. For many, though, a carefully planned trip or two each year would have to suffice. If you’ve been bitten by the travel bug, and you are lucky enough to have the resources to hop on a plane as much as you want, here is the perfect destination for you – Ukraine. Now the Ukraine has a lot to offer the ordinary tourist in terms of natural and cultural attractions. ForeverGeek is not a travel web site, but this Read more »

Battlestar Galactica: The Exhibition

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Battlestar Galactica: The Exhibition

If you ever needed a reason to pay Seattle a visit, here is one: Experience Music Project|Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame (EMP|SFM). To be honest, I had never heard of them till this morning. (How wonderful is the Internet?) The museum has a two-fold goal. EMP focuses on popular music – the creativity and innovation behind it, while SFM focuses on science fiction in various media. Needless to say, their exhibits are bliss for science fiction fans. Read more »

Unicorns, the Missing Link, and More at the Museum of Unnatural History

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Unicorns, the Missing Link, and More at the Museum of Unnatural History

For one reason or another, some people have come to think of museums as stuffy boring places. This doesn’t have to be the case, as some of you may very well know. At 826DC, they know how to make learning F-U-N. It’s actually a non-profit org that offers a host of services for students 6-18, and one of their funner more fun offerings is the Museum of Unnatural History. Forget those school trips which you were forced to go on – this is one museum that everyone will want to visit! Read more »

Get Your Fill of Museums on Museum Day

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Get Your Fill of Museums on Museum Day

Museum geeks, mark your calendars!  September 25, 2010 is the 6th annual Museum Day in the United States.  This event is sponsored by the Smithsonian Media, with the aim of providing FREE access to various museums to the general public. If you think about it, visiting museums could very well be one of the most enriching experiences one can engage in.  You can immerse yourself in history, natural history, art, science, health, and more.  It is easy to see how one can get lost for hours on end in the fascinating worlds you can find inside museums.   Read more »