Visitors to London often visit the big museums, like the British Museum, the Victoria and Albert, the Natural History and the Science Museums. Just a few miles from my home, there is a small museum founded by the Horniman Tea Company's philanthropic owner in the Victorian era. It has an amazingly eclectic collection - musical instruments, natural history, an aquarium, textiles, archaeology. When I was a child there was an excellent collection of mummies and Egyptian coffins.
School parties can have hands-on experience with artefacts of their teacher's choice. Then if the weather is fine, they can go to the gardens behind the museum and enjoy the little zoo-cum-farm in beautiful parkland.
And it's free to everyone!
There's an amazing conservatory in the gardens where concerts are sometimes held.
There are not many usable pictures on the net - this statue is Kali standing on Shiva.
A goat and some waterfowl in the little zoo.
This totem pole stands in the gardens.
6 comments:
Gunga and Boris, we must visit these sites when we head to London. And of course, we MUST meet up with Val!
Okay Val, I just looked again at the name of the museum. Do you say it like this: "Horny Man?"
I'd love to visit England sometime. Unfortunately, I'll have to wait until the exchange rate gets a little better. Maybe after 'Commander Koo-Koo Bananas' leaves office. (sigh*)
Oh, Snarky, why didn't I think of that? You just gave me a real belly laugh at the end of a tough day!
OMG, I just noticed the sign on the scaffolding next to the totem pole - it says Hot Son!
Val, I can't believe I missed that! Good catch!
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