Monday, November 16, 2009
Pack 12 at the Higgins Armory Museum
Many of the Cub Scouts of Pack 12 went to Worcester, MA, to visit the Higgins Armory Museum (www.higgins.org) on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009.
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The great, purpose-built steel-and-glass Deco building seems an odd fit for Worcester:
It was built in 1931 to house the collection of John Woodman Higgins along with the offices of his Worcester Pressed Steel Company. It is split into two wings, Ancient and Modern, to hold the two halves of the collection. (More details: http://www.higgins.org/About/founder.shtml.)
Everyone lined up outside before going inside:
We were early or they were late, but no one minded: we went up to the Quest Room to wait and there was a lot to do to pass the time: dress-up, checkers & chess tables, stocks (for taking pictures), a view of what knights saw in battle through their tiny helmet eye-slits, giant-size chess, and helmets for the curious:
Eventually our guide, Kim, entered the room. She got the Scouts' attention with a commanding, "Signs up!" Then she helped get everyone oriented with a short talk.
Kim lead everyone downstairs to the amphitheater where she explained the development of the arms & armor in the museum's collection. Several Scouts took part, with varying degrees of enthusiasm.
Then we went up to the Great Hall to tour the collection. (The lighting was pretty dim up here.)
The Bear & Weblos Scouts listened attentively while their guide, Dave, explained some of what they were seeing.
Looking up at the Crusader:
Here two knights fight, one in Cub Scout colors:
Click on any image to open a new window with a larger version.
The great, purpose-built steel-and-glass Deco building seems an odd fit for Worcester:
It was built in 1931 to house the collection of John Woodman Higgins along with the offices of his Worcester Pressed Steel Company. It is split into two wings, Ancient and Modern, to hold the two halves of the collection. (More details: http://www.higgins.org/About/founder.shtml.)
Everyone lined up outside before going inside:
We were early or they were late, but no one minded: we went up to the Quest Room to wait and there was a lot to do to pass the time: dress-up, checkers & chess tables, stocks (for taking pictures), a view of what knights saw in battle through their tiny helmet eye-slits, giant-size chess, and helmets for the curious:
Eventually our guide, Kim, entered the room. She got the Scouts' attention with a commanding, "Signs up!" Then she helped get everyone oriented with a short talk.
Kim lead everyone downstairs to the amphitheater where she explained the development of the arms & armor in the museum's collection. Several Scouts took part, with varying degrees of enthusiasm.
Then we went up to the Great Hall to tour the collection. (The lighting was pretty dim up here.)
The Bear & Weblos Scouts listened attentively while their guide, Dave, explained some of what they were seeing.
Looking up at the Crusader:
Here two knights fight, one in Cub Scout colors:
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