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3 adorable INFORMATIVE FUN
The museum features a library of books and resources on Cape Verde as well as an upstairs gallery space for special events . According to Smart , they receive regular visitors from senior and school groups as well as individuals looking to explore their Cape Verdean identity . The new location , which opened after several years of fundraising and renovations , is ADA compliant and four times the size of the old location . The museum is open Fridays and Sundays from 1 to 5 p . m . as well as for special events . 617 Prospect St ., Pawtucket , 228-7292 , cape verdeanmuseum . org
Electromagnetic Pinball Museum and Restoration
A museum where everything is interactive and adults and kids alike can play as long as they want ? Yes , please !
The Electromagnetic Pinball Museum and Restoration was born out of four
The Electromagnetic Pinball Museum and Restoration .
friends ’ passion for pinball and their desire to share it with the public . In March of 2020 , Joe Paquin , Emily Rose , Michael Pare and Grace Whitman rented a room in Pawtucket ’ s Creative Commerce Center with the goal of filling it up with pinball machines . Many arcades were closing at the time because of the pandemic , Paquin says , and the group saw an opportunity to expand what had previously been their personal collections .
“ We figured if we keep the price down , people will come back . We ’ re cheaper than a movie , and we don ’ t kick you out after two hours ,” he says .
The museum opened the following year , and three years in , the regulars keep coming . At last count , the museum ’ s collection included 120 pinball machines , with about eighty available to play . For $ 10 , visitors can play all day and get a lesson in pinball history in the process .
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