Tag: natural history museum
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Misunderstandings in the Model Dinosaur Park: Overheard in Crystal Palace
Ever since I saw that famous engraving of a dinner held inside the mould of the Iguanadon, I’ve wanted to […]
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The Tableaux Vivants of Manchester Museum
On a recent day trip to Manchester, I visited the Manchester Museum, the museum of the University of Manchester. It […]
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Windows & taxonomies (National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo)
There are a number of museums and attractions in the vicinity of Ueno Park, but out of all the things […]
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Material Culture and the Artefacts of Science History (Treasures Cadogan, Natural History Museum, London, Jan 2014)
In a small, special room tucked away in one corner of the Natural History Museum are a number of significant […]
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Scientific Illustrations for the Blind (Natural History Museum, London, Jan 2014)
In the last few months I’ve gotten quite interested in scientific illustration and scientific models. Just as I am fascinated […]
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The Chert of Pulau Saigon, a former island in the Singapore River
I must confess that I had not thought much about the chert of Southeast Asia until now. Is there a […]
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The Mineral collection at the Natural History Museum, and Flint Nodules along the River Thames
Natural History MuseumYesterday we went to the Natural History Museum in South Kensington, on recommendation from Hedda, a friend of […]