The armchair investigator's dream come true!
CSI: The Experience -- based on the hit CBS television franchise CSI -- the newest exhibit at Boston's Museum of Science, puts you in charge of solving the crime. With clipboard in hand, you scrutinize the crime scene, taking note of evidence including placement of objects, possible DNA sources, and even blood-spatter patterns.
You participate in hands-on laboratory activities using actual forensic techniques: DNA processing, projectile analysis, fingerprinting, entomology, and even the dissection of the contents of a victim's stomach.
The pièce de résistance is your visit to Grissom's office -- the workspace of CSI's quirky hero -- to review your case and form a hypothesis on what really happened back at the scene of the crime.
CSI: The Experience will be in Boston until January 1. Check the Museum's website for times and ticket availability.
In addition, the Museum is offering free crime prevention presentations on November 19 and January 7.
The security staff from the museum will work with certified R.A.D. Self Defense Instructors to offer tips to attendees on how to prevent crime based on risk awareness, risk reduction, risk recognition, and risk avoidance.
A chance to be elbow to elbow with the professionals!
Have a good time.
The Library has a selection of CSI-related books, novelizations, and DVD sets from its many television seasons, as well as items related to two other TV mystery favorites: Monk and Murder She Wrote.