Museum of History & Industry, Seattle

Love this place. Very well done displays, friendly staff and lots of open space to spread out or let the kids run a little bit. The history of Seattle and the northwest is very well documented with pictures and examples. When I was there they had a fantastic Ansel Adams special exhibit that was very well put together. The park area outside surrounding the museum as well as the lake and the center for wooden boats makes for a very enjoyable multi faceted visit.

We visited mostly to see the temporary Ansel Adams exhibit but we briefly walked through the rest of the museum. The Ansel Adams exhibit was very well curated. We have seen a few exhibits of his work over time and I think MOHAI had an excellent layout, although we didn't see anything surprising or new. The museum itself gives the impression of being rather sparse, more of a "highlights" museum than a densely packed display of artifacts, but personally I liked the feeling of space and the fact that the museum seemed approachable and not overwhelming. (Still, there is a lot of reading involved.) Kudos to whoever designed the space. The one thing I wish we had was more of a recommended order of viewing, arrows on the floor perhaps? A couple of the exhibits felt tucked into corners and easy to miss.