Monthly Archive for December, 2011

The Mystery Uncovered—Baby Tooth

Published on December 27, 2011 in Microscopic Mysteries. 2 Comments

Today we’re looking through the microscope with Dr. David Menton.
This is a light micrograph of an early stage in the development of a tooth in a human fetus. The tooth germ has budded off from a layer of cells (stained blue in this photo) called the dental lamina.

The dental lamina is attached to the surface layer [...]

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Free Day—This Saturday

Published on December 22, 2011 in Events. 4 Comments

It’s been a great year at the Creation Museum. We’d like to thank our community for another great year at the Creation Museum by celebrating another Christmas Eve free day!
Take a break from the busy shopping mall, head over to the museum between 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM on Saturday, December 24, and enjoy!
Christmas Town [...]

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Another “Microscopic Mystery”—Solved!

Published on December 20, 2011 in Events, Microscopic Mysteries and Workshops. 1 Comment

Another “Microscopic Mystery” solved! Yesterday, we posted this photo on our Facebook page.

And many of you got it right! Here’s Dr. David Menton’s description of the subject.
This is a light microscope photograph of a thin cross section of human compact bone. The whole field shows a single osteon with a Haversian canal in [...]

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Christmas Town Five Tips For a Great Time

Published on December 15, 2011 in Events. Closed

We’re hearing many great comments about our opening weekend of Christmas Town at the Creation Museum. Between last Friday and Saturday we had over 4,000 people attend!
In years past, we’ve noticed that attendance increases as we get closer to Christmas, so here are five suggestions as you plan your visit to Christmas Town this weekend.
1. Get [...]

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Hear Ye!

Published on December 13, 2011 in Exhibits, Microscopic Mysteries and Workshops. Closed

If you “like” the Creation Museum on Facebook, you probably saw yesterday’s “Microscopic Monday” photo:

Here’s the answer from Dr. David Menton:
This is a light micrograph of the human organ of Corti within the Cochlea of the inner ear. This astounding organ functions as a transducer converting the mechanical energy of sound into electrical signals [...]

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Cyclops Found at the Creation Museum!

Published on December 6, 2011 in Microscopic Mysteries and Workshops. 3 Comments

Over the past several weeks, we’ve been posting photos from Dr. David Menton’s workshops on our Facebook page. Today’s image is from his class, “Microscarium.”

Dr. Menton’s comments are as follows:
This is a dark field microscope photo of the larva of a fresh water invertebrate called Cyclops. The name comes from the Cyclops of Greek [...]

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5 Reasons You’ve Got to Be Here!

Published on December 5, 2011 in Events. Closed

Since there’s so much to do at our annual Christmas celebration, Christmas Town, today we’re giving you just five of the many reasons you need to be here.

1. Live Nativity: Our live nativity is unlike any other in that an archaeologist uncovers the events surrounding the night of Jesus’ birth.

2. Garden of Lights: You and [...]

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Christmas Town Deaf Night

Published on December 1, 2011 in Events. 4 Comments

Saturday, December 10
We’re excited about all the events surrounding our upcoming Christmas Town at the Creation Museum. One night in particular will be very special as we hold “Deaf Night” on Saturday, December 10.
For the past two years, the museum has hosted a “Deaf Day” on Labor Day (the first Monday in September). Both days [...]

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