But like the pharaohs before him, Pinault has his eye on eternity--building a monumental museum for the ages.

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The proposal is only in the very early talking stages (the Times reports that the Los Angeles County Museum of Art also has its eye on the piece, which is unbuilt).

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Soon, children may walk into the Museum of Natural History, look a life-sized velociraptor in the eye, and watch it scamper lightly away.

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Those with an eye for culture are spoilt for choice as the city boasts a number of excellent museums - Macronie House Museum, Voortrekker Museum and the Natal Museum are particularly recommended- as well as the ornate railway station.

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