Museums and Food With ChuraChura

posted January 19, 2016 7:18 AM | |

Sat January 30 at 1:00 PM, Smithsonian Museum of Natural History

1000 Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC, USA (Map & Directions)

Totally into this and would recommend the Renwick as an add-on! I'll memail you my phone # just in case we want to meet up partway through.
posted by capricorn at 7:22 AM on January 19, 2016 [1 favorite]

Sounds good to me!
posted by ChuraChura at 7:39 AM on January 19, 2016

Point of clarification: There's only one elephant, and it's the largest taxidermied elephant in the world
posted by timdiggerm at 4:53 AM on January 20, 2016

Thank you for clearing that up!
posted by ChuraChura at 7:18 AM on January 20, 2016

(Sorry, that may have read snarkier than I meant it to! Come, let's meet under the single largest taxidermied elephant in the world at the SMNH!)
posted by ChuraChura at 2:14 PM on January 20, 2016

Gah! Now I'm sad that I am going to San Diego that weekend (which is not a feeling I thought I could feel given the cold here right now).
posted by solotoro at 3:05 PM on January 20, 2016 [1 favorite]

I haven't been to that museum since I was a kid. Hoping to make it...
posted by zennie at 8:49 PM on January 20, 2016

I haven't been to that museum since I was a kid. Hoping to make it...

I haven't been to that museum since I was teaching and took a bunch of kids on a field trip. I hope I can trust all of you to behave yourselves.
posted by Mrs. Pterodactyl at 4:26 AM on January 21, 2016 [2 favorites]

You know that you can't trust me to behave myself, and frankly, I'm offended that you asked.
posted by Bulgaroktonos at 6:00 AM on January 21, 2016 [3 favorites]

Hey duffell, I changed the original meetup thread to Peter Chang - right now, three people have RSVPed. If you wouldn't mind making a reservation, I'd be very grateflu!

Hope you all survive this weekend's snow!
posted by ChuraChura at 1:42 PM on January 21, 2016

I'll be on travel, unfortunately. But I wholeheartedly second the recommendation to also go to the Renwick, the current exhibits are really, really good.
posted by wintermind at 11:20 AM on January 23, 2016

I wish I could make it, but I have to be home to accept a delivery between 1 and 5. Have fun, everyone!
posted by SillyShepherd at 7:33 PM on January 28, 2016

We're gonna be a little late.
posted by zennie at 9:32 AM on January 30, 2016

Me, too, probably. Got downtown and realized I should eat something before tramping around museums all afternoon, and it's taking a little longer than expected.
posted by EvaDestruction at 9:54 AM on January 30, 2016

I just took a picture with Kermit the Frog and now I'm sitting behind the elephant. We'll update the thread when we move on to the Renwick!
posted by ChuraChura at 9:56 AM on January 30, 2016

Heading to oceans, human origins, and then dinosaurs!
posted by ChuraChura at 10:13 AM on January 30, 2016

I think we are following :)
posted by zennie at 10:27 AM on January 30, 2016

Let me know when you're heading up - I had to come into the office today, which is conveniently located between Mall and Renwick.
posted by everybody had matching towels at 12:11 PM on January 30, 2016

The renwick line is very long so we are going to the postal Museum and then good stuff eatery.
posted by ChuraChura at 12:25 PM on January 30, 2016

Cool, I'll catch up with you at the Postal Museum.
posted by everybody had matching towels at 12:28 PM on January 30, 2016

We're at Good Stuff Eatery upstairs.
posted by Bulgaroktonos at 3:00 PM on January 30, 2016

Thanks for a fun afternoon, folks! Re: the special stamp, ColdChef says, "Y'all are adorable."
posted by EvaDestruction at 3:38 PM on January 30, 2016

Yay, it was great hanging out with you all!
posted by ChuraChura at 5:12 PM on January 30, 2016