{"id":115206,"date":"2020-07-07T16:35:51","date_gmt":"2020-07-07T16:35:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/uk\/?p=115206"},"modified":"2020-07-16T13:55:07","modified_gmt":"2020-07-16T13:55:07","slug":"behind-the-scenes-at-the-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/ie\/kids-club\/entertainment\/books\/behind-the-scenes-at-the-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"Behind the scenes at the museum"},"content":{"rendered":"

Have you ever wondered what happens to an astronaut’s space suit<\/strong> after it’s been worn on the Moon<\/strong>? Or how the world’s most valuable diamond<\/strong> is looked after?<\/p>\n

Tour the world’s most exciting museums <\/strong>and discover their hidden treasures <\/strong>this summer, right from the comfort of your own home!<\/p>\n

The new book Behind the Scenes at the Museum <\/strong><\/em>from DK Books<\/strong> is a fascinating guide revealing the hard work, care, and effort that goes into collecting<\/strong>, preserving<\/strong>, and storing<\/strong> some of the world\u2019s most amazing artefacts<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Best of all, it allows you to have a special sneak peek<\/strong> behind the scenes at incredible hidden objects that aren’t normally on public display….<\/p>\n

Find out all about how museums work and the folks that make it happen – from how historians care for Anne Frank’s diary<\/strong> to what it takes to excavate and exhibit a woolly mammoth skeleton<\/strong>. How cool is that?<\/p>\n

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FIVE AMAZING MUSEUM FACTS<\/h2>\n

Check out these fantastic facts about museums around the world, all taken from Behind the Scenes at the Museum<\/strong><\/em>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

1.<\/strong> There are more than 55,000 museums in the world.<\/p>\n

2.<\/strong> The largest art museum in the world – The Louvre in Paris, France – has over 35,000 artworks.<\/p>\n

3.<\/strong> The Museum of Trash in New York, USA, is dedicated to items thrown away in people’s rubbish!<\/p>\n

4.<\/strong> One of the smallest museums in the world is the Warley Museum. It’s an old telephone box dedicated to the history of the town of Warley, England.<\/p>\n

5.<\/strong> LEGO\u00ae House in Denmark is a museum dedicated to all things LEGO\u00ae. The museum itself is even built to look like it’s built from the colourful plastic bricks!<\/p>\n

CLICK HERE TO CREATE YOUR OWN MUSEUM IN THIS FUN ACTIVITY PACK. <\/a><\/h3>\n

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CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THIS INTERESTING INFO-PACKED BOOK<\/a><\/h3>\n

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