And the rest..

All were truly larger than life monsters, as you can see from this pic of the Slitheen and the kids.

More from MOSI [part 3]

There is of course more to the museum than this one exhibit... we did explore the tranport areas including the engines, trains, and the space and flight area which my husband particularly enjoyed.

Getting up close to the monsters of Doctor who was really thrilling though, and even I could see how as a kid I would've loved it (as it was, I didn't mind it now either). This one was not my favourite though, a giant talking spider.


Also known as the Empress of Racnoss.

The only queue was the one to get inside the Dalek and have your voice come out sounding like one.

One of my favourites was the Face of Boe, it was just so huge.. it scared my son at first, even in the television episode as it is rather freaky looking, but its one of the most peaceful characters, he's the wisdom keeper, the singer of ancient songs as it said at the exhibit.

The cybercontroller, the leader of the cybermen.

And then we found this guy hanging out at the restaurant?!! The Abzorbaloff (he eats/absorbs people), just enough to put you off your dinner...

MOSI Dr Who part 2

One of the more distinct buildings in the Castlefield area is what we called 'the upside down' building which is Beetham Tower, built in 2006. I think its more in the Deansgate area, but clearly visible for miles and currently the tallest building in Manchester.

The museum itself has been revamped as part of the regeneration of the area. So, once inside the Doctor Who exhibit, a brief history of the recent series is on display along with original BBC costumes. My son, like many I would imagine, loves the Daleks, the Doctor's most hated enemies. So when we turned a corner to view this lifesize talking, moving Dalek, whoops went up all around.
Among the other 'baddies' as my son puts it, is the Cybermen, which once again, although the Doctor is cool, the baddies are way cooler..

I'm glad they didn't forget to include trusty old K-9. One thing the exhibit seemed to be missing was a tardis. I suppose they couldn't use the actual set, but a smaller version for the kids to walk into would have been really cool. There was a tardis phone box, but it was situated within the steam engine section in a different building???

More to follow..

A weekend in Manchester part 1

Our journey into Manchester this weekend was to MOSI, the museum of Science and Industry to see the special Doctor Who exhibit.

We arrived early enough, it wasn't crowded yet, making photo taking and kid control alot easier. The streets were eerily quiet as well, except for the booming bass coming from the park nearby, which added a sense of energy and excitement to being in the city. There was a music festival getting started but we didn't go, as it was far too loud for the kids ears, and there was just too much going on, but fun listening from a few blocks away.

The museum is located in the Castlefield area which is part of a regeneration project, with many sustainable and innovative building designs going on. The area is near the canal and had we not had so many little legs with us, I would have liked to explore the area more.

But back to the museum.. It was also Transport Weekend, and a few participants were arriving as we did.

The museum is free with the exception of special exhibits, like Doctor Who. At £5.00 a ticket for a family it wasn't outrageous, but the exhibit was disappointingly small. Nevertheless, the kids loved it, especially getting inside the dalek with the voice changer. The restaurant and gift shop was overpriced as usual.

I have so many pics from inside the exhibit, so they will appear this week in other posts. Daleks, Cyberman, Slitheen, Clockwork men, oh my...