My family and I visited the Children's Museum today.

I probably like Curious George probably more than my daughter (I mean more than she likes Curious George, not that I like George more than her), but I was a bit bemused, maybe even perturbed at how "CG" has taken over the Chicago Children's Museum - all the employees are wearing George T-shirts - as well as the store downstairs..

When it's a movie and DVD and books at Barnes & Noble I buy and read to her at night, thats one thing, but for an organization that asks $600 for an annual family pass at the donor level it seems out of place. Anyone else notice this?

What's next, a "Brats" or Transformers exhibit? What really distinguishes them from all the other children's related commercial attractions at Navy Pier? What makes them a "museum" or cultural attraction specifically? And they want to bring this to Grant Park?

Do the Children's Museum Administration and their corporate sponsors and their political allies really think this whole taking over part of Grant Park proposal is a good idea or are they all in lala land?

I'll admit if I had more time when passing through the store I would likely have bought a CG book or toy :-) kudos to their finance staff, but in my opinion that's definitely out of place and out of bounds in Chicago's Grant Park.

Eric

PS. How can I get one of those George T-shirts? Perhaps as a volunteer?

You can probberly get one of those t-shirts on the movie/book website.
Search it on google and on ebay to see if you find anything interesting. Hope this helps

jting