June 2013
The Evolution of Natural History Museums
05/06/2013
I’ve been touring international natural history museums as part of my PhD research. The “behind the scenes” aspect of each museum is fairly unchanging; row upon row of cabinets with some very unusual objects lurking within – the taxidermic tastes of some people just leave you wondering… Aside from the obvious dissimilarities in size, the […]
If you please - draw me a dino...
04/06/2013
Imagine you're stuck in the desert, your plane has crashed and you're trying hard to fix it. Then a child pops up out of the blue and asks you straight out “If you please – draw me a dino...”. Now let's say you do as Antoine de St-Exupéry and take up the challenge without asking […]