Naomi Geffen

Due to a family mess-up we arrived a minute late for our appointed tour. There was only one parking space left in the small museum parking area, but plenty of parking space on the street (but maybe not always? Moral: arrive with good time to park, if you'rearriving by car). There's a lift at the entrance level that takes you up to the museum, but no sign to suggest that actually everything takes place upstairs (incase, like me, you wandered around the entrance level to see where to check-in for the guided tour). The entrance houses a museum shop with cuddly animal toys, as well as Rabbi Slifkin's serious natural history Torah books. The museum's guides and volunteers were friendly, humorous and helpful. The museum has a pleasant lay-out with exhibits and explanations in Hebrew and English. Some exhibits may not be touched, others are very hands-on and a few have warning about potential bites... so read the signs or keep an eye on younger illiterate children. We enjoyed the explanatory video on entry to the tour. In all, a very pleasant and educational hour was had by our entire family.