Museums

The town in which we are currently residing/vacationing (we feel somewhat pitched between the two owing to our connection and familiarity, and the duration of our visit) has many museums and galleries of particular interest. We have visited these often.

One in particular (exterior pictured below) is two museums in one, the front devoted to natural science and the rear to... a haphazard collection of objects of all kinds pillaged from cultures all over the world. More on the latter later, but first a few images from the Natural History Museum

The view from the entrance, past the lobby, divided by a giant jawbone.

Visitors are allowed to touch a number of the attractions, including this brown bear. 

This bald patch on the bear's underside was touched, rubbed maybe, a little too vigorously.

The latter half is considerably darker and presents an entirely different world - three floors with rows of cabinets, drawers, counters, all stuffed with objects organised by theme or purpose over source. This makes for a far more interesting experience, and this organisational aspect was a particular influence on British Pop Artists like Eduardo Paolozzi.

Floors range from exhibits on household and domestic ephemera, to hunting tools and instruments, clothing and body coverings, to weapons and armour on the top floor. Visits are best done in small doses, allowing an adequate focus on specific sections, otherwise it can become overwhelming. This visit we focused on the ground floor.

Below is a necklace made from the laws of flying foxes:

... and here one of dog's teeth:

 

A return through the front museum revealed some interesting substances:

A tangible reference to an old haunt of mine, the Rose Quartz blog:

And a reference to them famous Mancs: