To mark the arrival of NASAs latest rover on Mars, the Natural History Museum has placed a giant replica of the Red Planet alongside its famous whale centrepiece. The Perseverance Rover will arrive on Mars later today after a seven month journey from Earth and will begin its search for traces of past microbial life. … Read more
The Parthenon Marbles: The Parthenon Marbles – popularly named the Elgin Marbles after the7th Earl of Elgin, the man who took them from Greece – are a collection of classical Greek marble sculptures, inscriptions and architectural members that were mostly created by Phidias and his assistants. The Earl of Elgin, Thomas Bruce, removed the Parthenon Marble … Read more
Within moments of arriving by train in Copenhagen, I’m already smiling. The central station is steps away from the fairy-lit utopia of Tivoli Gardens, the second-oldest operating amusement park in the world, and shrieks of delight from its rollercoasters are often the first sound visitors hear. Built in 1843 by King Christian VIII to entertain … Read more
A beautiful Roman mosaic depicting a leopard hunting an antelope is set to stay in the UK after a local museum scrambled together enough money to purchase it. The 8ft by 6.5ft panel was unearthed in 1974 and is thought to have been made 1,700 years ago during the Roman occupation of Britain, experts believe. … Read more
A series of hilarious tweets that went viral on social media throughout the coronavirus pandemic have been added to the Museum of London’s ongoing ‘Collecting COVID’ project. The selected posts from the first wave of the pandemic went viral for their wit and resonance with the general public at a time when national morale was … Read more
A series of hilarious tweets that went viral on social media throughout the coronavirus pandemic have been added to the Museum of London’s ongoing ‘Collecting COVID’ project. The selected posts from the first wave of the pandemic went viral for their wit and resonance with the general public at a time when national morale was … Read more
Famous landmarks across the country lit up in purple tonight to remember the millions of people who died during the Holocaust. The London Eye, the Natural History Museum, the Palace of Westminster and the Millennium Bridge in Newcastle were among the buildings immersed in light on Holocaust Memorial Day. It came as the Prince of Wales spoke of the ‘deeply … Read more
Holy handbrake turns, Batman! Museum puts road legal replica of the BATMOBILE up for sale for £30,000 An incredible replica of the iconic Michael Keaton Batmobile is set to sell at auction for up to £30,000 It was purchased by the London Motor Museum in Hillingdon where it was on display until the museum closed Now … Read more
Holy handbrake turns, Batman! Museum puts road legal replica of the BATMOBILE up for sale for £30,000 An incredible replica of the iconic Michael Keaton Batmobile is set to sell at auction for up to £30,000 It was purchased by the London Motor Museum in Hillingdon where it was on display until the museum closed Now … Read more
Elsa Pataky, 44, looks effortlessly chic while taking her daughter India to a museum in Sydney… as she continues filming the movie adaptation of opera Carmen By Nicole Douglas For Daily Mail Australia Published: 01:17 GMT, 21 January 2021 | Updated: 02:21 GMT, 21 January 2021 She’s the jaw-dropping Spanish actress who was pictured filming … Read more