Tag: Museum
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Hetepni, an Ancient Egyptian Tax Collector
Hetepni was an accountant and tax collector in the revenue office of the king over 4000 years ago in Egypt. Found in Saqqara, this mortuary statue tells us that he was was responsible: ‘…for the counting of everything that crawled or flew in the water and in the marshland‘. The statue dates from the…
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‘Lasts’ Art Installation by Elena Hutchcroft and Karolina Nieduza
I was pleased to be involved in the exciting collaboration between artists Elena Hutchcroft, Karolina Nieduza and the Alfred Gillett Trust for Somerset Art Weeks 2017. ‘Lasts’ is an art installation in response to Street’s rich history of shoe making, bringing traditional lasts to life in a contemporary installation.
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The Art Lover?
What to do when confronted by one of the most beautiful works of art of all time? Save Save
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Sleeping Hermaphroditus, Uffizi Gallery
The Sleeping Hermaphrodite depicts the son of Hermes and Aphrodite. It is a Roman copy of a Hellenistic original dating to 2nd century BC.
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Palaeolithic Flint Hand Axe 400,000 BC
Palaeolithic hand axe found at Swanscombe in Kent. Dating to 400,000 BC this is one of the earliest hand tools found in Britain. This can be seen at Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery. Save Save
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Jaguar XKSS (1957)
The Jaguar XKSS was the road-going version of the Jaguar D-Type racing car. This one can be seen at the Haynes International Motor Museum, Somerset. Save
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The Great Court at the British Museum
The largest covered public square in Europe, the British Museum’s Great Court was originally intended to be a garden. However with the creation of the reading room in 1852, the courtyard became the museum’s library and it wasn’t until it’s move in 1997 that the courtyard was opened again. A competition was launched to find…
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