点评:We debated whether to go to the museum and were glad we opted to do so. The innovation of the Phillips company is on full display in this museum, making for a wonderful experience. The audio guide enhanced the experience for us so that we could listen and look around at each display, rather than having to read panel after panel. Children of various ages in the museum seemed to be exploring with a self guided game designed for them. I certainly learned a few things about technology and the background of this city.
Nevertheless, I would only give this museum four stars for three reasons. First, the museum was busy on the day we went. At one point we were standing back to read a sign and a couple walked right in front of us blocking our view so we couldn’t finish reading; elsewhere we were trying one of the activities and having just gotten the language set to English, another couple pushed in and took over before we could press start. Second, things in the museum were well translated for those of us who aren’t from Holland, but there was a play that seemed well acted and engaging which it would have been lovely to have either a paper translation or an audio guide option for hearing it in the other languages. Three, the flow of visitors through much of the exhibit is clever but then it gets awkward at the end when it is time to exit - sending you into an overpacked cafeteria, then back down a hallway where your only choice is to interrupt the reading of those just arriving, and into a gift shop where we couldn’t really look at what was in half of the store because of a line of people waiting for the bathroom and coat check. So it is worth a visit to the museum, but I would highly recommend going at a quieter time if you can (ie not when most people have a day off).
翻译:我们之前还在犹豫要不要去博物馆,但最终决定去真是太好了。飞利浦公司的创新成果在这座博物馆里得到了充分的展现,给我们带来了非常棒的体验。语音导览让我们能够一边聆听讲解一边欣赏每个展品,而不用费力地阅读一块块的展板,这大大提升了我们的参观体验。博物馆里各个年龄段的孩子们似乎都在玩一个专门为他们设计的自助游戏。我也从中了解了一些关于科技和这座城市历史的知识。
不过,我只能给这家博物馆四星,原因有三。首先,我们去的那天博物馆人很多。有一次,我们正站在后面看一块标牌,一对夫妇突然走到我们面前挡住了我们的视线,让我们没法看完;还有一次,我们刚把语言设置成英语,另一对夫妇就插进来抢先一步,抢走了我们。其次,博物馆里的展品翻译得很好,对我们这些非荷兰人来说很友好。不过,有一场话剧表演精彩,引人入胜,如果能提供纸质翻译或语音导览,让我们能用其他语言欣赏就更好了。第三,大部分展厅的参观路线设计得很巧妙,但到了最后出口就有点尴尬了——先是被引导到一个拥挤的自助餐厅,然后沿着走廊往回走,你唯一的选择就是打断刚到的人的阅读,最后进入礼品店,但因为洗手间和衣帽间都排着长队,我们根本没法好好看看一半的商品。所以,博物馆还是值得一去的,但我强烈建议你尽量选择人少的时候去(比如避开大多数人的休息日)。