Police arrived at the home of Oxford-educated Madeline Odent this evening after she tweeted a guide on how to destroy bronze statues in the wake of recent Black Lives Matters protests. Museum curator Madeline Odent wrote a series of tweets last night on how to destroy bronze statues such as the one of Edward Colston … Read more
An Oxford-educated museum curator has provoked outrage by sharing expert advice on how to dissolve bronze statues using corrosive chemicals in the wake of the Black Lives Matter protests. Madeline Odent, curator of Royston Museum in Hertfordshire, sent a series of tweets last night to her 5,164 followers, which were then shared thousands of times. … Read more
An Oxford-educated museum curator has provoked outrage by sharing expert advice on how to dissolve bronze statues using corrosive chemicals in the wake of the Black Lives Matter protests. Madeline Odent, curator of Royston Museum in Hertfordshire, sent a series of tweets last night to her 5,164 followers, which were then shared thousands of times. … Read more
Exclusive: How Sydney was spared a giant upside down hairdryer on the skyline after rejecting architect’s plans for a new museum Rejected designs for the yet-to-be built Powerhouse Museum have emerged The facility will move from its long-time home in the inner-city to Sydney’s west Premier says the job will create more than 1,100 construction jobs, … Read more
A ‘black goo’ used by the ancient Egyptians to cover mummy cases was made from a mixture of animal fat, tree resin, beeswax and crude oil from the Dead Sea, scientists have revealed. Several mummies were given this bizarre treatment from the 19th to 22nd Dynasty, between 1,300 and 750 BC. One such by the … Read more
An illuminating 200th birthday tour with the Lady of the Lamp: Exploring Florence Nightingale’s family home and the museum dedicated to her Next week marks the 200th birthday of inspirational nurse Florence Nightingale Her former family home in Derbyshire is now a B&B – you can stay in her bedroom London’s St Thomas’s Hospital hosts … Read more
British Museum makes over half of its collection viewable online during the coronavirus lockdown — including a ‘lost’ watercolour by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, the Lewis Chessmen and the Easter Island Hoa Hakananai’a statue Nearly 4.5 million objects can now be viewed by the museum’s free online portal Advanced zooming technology will allow users to see items … Read more
‘I saw snakes as I went loonier and loonier during coronavirus hallucinations’ says V&A Museum director Nicholas Coleridge as he reveals his family were told to prepare for the worst as he fought for his life in intensive care Nicholas Coleridge said he was met with snake visions during Covid-19 battle Also said he saw images … Read more
Life imitating art! Social media users recreate their favourite masterpieces using ONLY items found around the house – with hilarious results A museum has challenged people to recreate their favourite works of art using objects they have at home LA-based Getty Museum penned: ‘ Choose your favourite artwork. Find three things lying around your house’ … Read more
Life imitating art! Social media users recreate their favourite masterpieces using ONLY items found around the house – with hilarious results A museum has challenged people to recreate their favourite works of art using objects they have at home LA-based Getty Museum penned: ‘ Choose your favourite artwork. Find three things lying around your house’ … Read more