Somewhere between the wool Elephant Room and the dinosaur show, we found out
The story chalk outlines where the murder victim was found.
I like museums in Europe.
They are always full of surprises.
Just three of them-
Having spent a day in the Belgian capital, I was already looking forward to resolving my first murder.
You may think that the way you spend your holiday is strange. Not at all.
It turns out that attracting amateur detectives like me to use our little gray cells is a very effective way for the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences to attract record numbers of visitors this year.
The murder of the museum is an interactive educational exhibition in four languages, including English, which lasts until September.
The public became part of the exhibition.
Museum for victims-
Several more suspects. -
The tourists are detectives.
Our victim turned out to be the curator of the museum and was hit every morning at around 10. m.
Visitors to the exhibition became a cross between forensic scientists and detectives.
Looking for clues left by the crime scene, it is our responsibility to bring the murderer to justice.
Behind the police tape, the chalk outline of the murder scene was the focus of the exhibition.
Next to this terrible sight in the victim's office is a table full of documents, a turned chair and a coffee table with two plates on it showing some of the desserts eaten.
All that is needed now is to find out the perpetrators.
You can call it CSI Brussels.
"This is a huge success," said Dimitri Broosens, a staff member at the Institute . ".
"As you can see, everyone from young to old is involved in trying to figure out who did the bad thing.
"When you enter the exhibition, you get half the profile
Including director Secretary, museum doorman, curator of competitor Museum and left-Handed salesman
With enough clues and plenty of red herring, tourists from both individuals and family groups started their investigation.
After the autopsy, look at the hair samples through a microscope, poke the plastic body lying on the table in the morgue, or check the sole marks left on the spot, and the sledge we want is buzzing excitedly.
After watching the video monitor of the recorded police interviewing the suspect and matching the bite marks found in the abandoned dessert with the suspect's dental chart, some of us are prepared to point out the finger of the accusation
But there's some advice from Brousson.
The whole process is fun and educational, he says, but if you really want to solve the crime problem, you have to give yourself at least a few hours to do the proper investigation.
But time passed quickly.
"Then you have to look at the rest of our exhibits, especially our dinosaurs, and all the children like it, even more than the crime scene," he said . ".
Founded in 1846, the institute has the largest dinosaur pavilion in the world.
From the bones of whales to tiny insects, these exhibitions attract about 300,000 visitors a year. If You Go. . .
Located at 29 Vautier Street, the Brussels metro system is convenient to get to the Royal Institute of Natural Sciences of Belgium: get off at Mabeck on Line 1;
Get off at Trone on Line 2.
The museum is open from Tuesday to Friday at 9: 30. m. to 4:45 p. m.
School holidays starting on Saturday, Sunday and 10. m. to 6 p. m. (
Except for July and August, the working hours at that time were the same as the normal working hoursweek). Closed Monday.
Tickets for adults are about $11 and tickets for children and seniors are about $9.
The murder in the museum ended in September.
For more information, please visit www. Natural Science.
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