And for a more focused trip, the museum's Web site provides downloadable "Family Adventure" self-guided tours that cover anything from scavenger hunts through the museum to biodiversity and conservation.

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They can hoist the skull-and-crossbones, tie pirate knots, learn how to fire a cannon and more, the museum's Web site says.

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Natsios said in a podcast on the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum's Web site that international diplomats are now considering other options.

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The museum's kids Web site has activities to keep kids entertained while visiting, including guides that focus on specific areas of art like a scavenger hunt, from animals to doors to stained glass.

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Along with the gallery, Saatchi runs an art Web site packed with reviews, museum and gallery listings, blogs, links to schools and grants, and a huge populist online marketplace where any artist can hawk his wares.

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We'll also discuss how the museum is harnessing the power of the web to open its offerings up well beyond its gallery doors.

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In addition, UNESCO is building on its existing partnership with GOOGLE to enlarge the scope of the AFRICOM Membership Directory to include more information on museums in Africa in order to elaborate a mapping of museums in Africa on the general GOOGLE site and a more detailed mapping that includes museum professionals and their specialities on the AFRICOM web site.

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