Museum temperatures?
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Museum temperatures?
This is totally trivial, but does anyone know how the museums in DC (both air and space museums, natural history, spy, etc) tend to run for temperature/air movement?
I've been in some museums where it's simply hot and there's no air movement at all, and I've been in others where a menopausal woman in the midst of a hot flash must have set the thermostat because it's about 60 degrees inside. We'll be spending much of our visit next week inside the museums so it'll help determine how I pack. Outside weather says shorts/skirts but inside the museums might want a parka!
I've been in some museums where it's simply hot and there's no air movement at all, and I've been in others where a menopausal woman in the midst of a hot flash must have set the thermostat because it's about 60 degrees inside. We'll be spending much of our visit next week inside the museums so it'll help determine how I pack. Outside weather says shorts/skirts but inside the museums might want a parka!
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I live about 6 miles from all the wonderful Smithsonian museums. I haven't found them too cold in the summer. It's often so hot and so humid here that the AC is a great relief! Sometimes a large, light cotton fashion scarf is great. It can be wrapped around chilly shoulders, but can be folded and put in a bag or over an arm. Have a great time in DC. The National Portrait Gallery is a favorite of mine right now.
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Thanks all! I just know that some places have a rep for leaning strongly towards hot or cold.
Sylvia, I've worked with enough menopausal women that it wasn't really a joke so much as an experience. Sometimes the only option was keep a fleece at your desk and offer ice cream in sympathy.
Sylvia, I've worked with enough menopausal women that it wasn't really a joke so much as an experience. Sometimes the only option was keep a fleece at your desk and offer ice cream in sympathy.
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Not that you need further input, but I agree -- the museums in DC are, IME, consistently maintained at a comfortable temperature. During some VERY popular exhibitions, crowds at the National Gallery can raise the temperature a bit, but even then, I've never been uncomfortable.
Enjoy!
Enjoy!
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