We finally paid a visit to Planet Word, a new museum in DC that focuses on language. You might not think such an unusual museum would be too popular, but there were a lot of people there who seemed fascinated by the interactive displays. I loved it and definitely want to go back to spend more time there.

Pictured is a display titled “The Spoken World” that features small stands with videos of people from around the world giving brief, interactive lessons in their languages. The large ball is normally a globe, but during each presentation the speaker tells you to look up, and you’re treated to a display relevant to their language. We listened to lessons in Spanish, Japanese, Hebrew, Turkish and Farsi.

From Wiki: Planet Word is a language arts museum that opened in Washington, D.C., in October 2020. The museum is described as "The museum where language comes to life" and features exhibits dedicated to topics such as the history of the English language, how children learn words and how music and advertising use words. It is located in Franklin Square at the historic Franklin School, built in 1869.

http://planetwordmuseum.org

Best to view in "Original" because other versions resized by PBase are decidedly
unsharp.

Planet Word: ‘Where Do Words Come From?’ posted earlier: