The Tour of the Tomb of Christ takes the magazine that you had on your coffee table and brings it to a whole new level. The VR tour at the end is an experience like no other. A combination of science, religion, art and history. This is something for everyone.
A nice museum of a lot of Nat Geo’s photos. There’s some exhibits that detail how the photographs were taken. We only spent an hour in the museum. I was pretty disappointed by the lack of exhibits for the price. I wouldn’t go back or recommend going out of your way to visit.
A lot smaller than all of the other museums that I'd visited and one of the wings was closed. It occurred to me that Nat Geo's contribution is the exploration and research they do along with their photojournalism. They aren't in the artifact collecting business so the museum was a little sparse. I was a little disappointed but happy I went. It is also a place of business and sitting in the courtyard having a coffee sent that home to me.
Reviews for this museum are mixed, and rightfully so, as it totally depends on the exhibits that are there. Right now, the Tomb of Christ exhibit is there and it's fantastic - worth the $15 fee (less, if you are a child, student, senior, or military). if you can go to one of the early showings, you won't have to wait in line for the final piece of this exhibit, which is a virtual reality tour of the tomb (there are 7 or 8 identical stations for this, but when there are 30 people on each tour, the line at the stations can build up quickly). But even if you skip this piece, it's still very cool. All that said, there is one room where you wear 3D glass and remain standing. There is bench seating int he back for perhaps 6 people total (and your view would be blocked by people standing in front of you). Anyway, the show in that room really challenges your balance and there are no handrails.
A little disappointing. The exhibits were all very good, the presentation of Jesus' Tomb was very interesting and the 3D really well done, even if you are not religious it's factually interesting as history of the area, and the effect is dizzying.
It's not clear that there is a second building, but the exhibit is really small. Overall, there just isn't much to see, and an hour is probably sufficient unless you like to read every single wall plaque end to end. A third or fourth exhibit would make this a much more interesting stop. But again, the quality of what is there is very good.
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