A scene from the upcoming film Night at the Museum II: Escape from the Smithsonian? No, it's from our own Meet Me At Midnight
You heard it here first at Eye Level. The sequel to the wildly successful Ben Stiller movie is being filmed in Washington D.C., even as we speak (somebody twitter Ben Stiller!) This time, the Smithsonian takes center stage. We got close to some of the action on Saturday when the outside of our museum was being filmed. We got as near as we could, waving our Smithsonian badges. Unfortunately on this particular day, the film crew was only shooting the outside of the building, so my big hope of rubbing elbows and being discovered was once again postponed.
Seriously. Ever since I started blogging for SAAM I've been encouraging you to explore the museum, and now I'm writing about escaping from it. How did this happen? Since the movie won't come out until 2009 you really should do some exploring now so when you see the movie you'll feel like an insider.
With that in mind, if you're into museums and nighttime (two of my favorite things) you should check out our kids' interactive, Meet Me At Midnight. It's a clever look at our museum after hours and what happens when the lights go out and the objects are pretty much on their own (with the guards, of course!)
