The 7th-Heaven Festival...

What an interesting concept--seven Utrecht museums stepped outside their walls to transform a former courthouse into a "sultry summer festival." As you can see by this photo, the museums got quite creative. This room was created by the Railway Museum for a much more adult audience than it's usual visitors. It featured four-poster beds where you watched silent films on the ceiling; of course, one featured a damsel tied to the train tracks, but this one was saved by a dog. The Money Museum set up a security system with lasers criss-crossing the room along with a 3-D TV showing treasures. We laid on the ground to watch a movie about the vastness of the universe sponsored by the University Observatory. The girls enjoyed "playing" the grand piano in the Automated Music Machines Museum's room (might sound like a strange theme for a museum, but it's actually very interesting). I really enjoyed the Beatles sing-along. Veronica had so much fun celebrating her birthday, she didn't even complain that we forget to get her a cake.