tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8987197937092702900.post6523020350193044199..comments2023-05-06T02:38:40.470-07:00Comments on Art-e-facts: encounters with objects in museums: Grant MuseumKatharine Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12272802201564787548noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8987197937092702900.post-91668861476742522522015-03-20T07:07:56.089-07:002015-03-20T07:07:56.089-07:00Gosh, I hope I haven't put you off bacon? Or t...Gosh, I hope I haven't put you off bacon? Or toads? Best eaten seperately!Katharine Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12272802201564787548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8987197937092702900.post-11024295101847648952015-03-20T04:19:04.507-07:002015-03-20T04:19:04.507-07:00I was eating a bacon sandwich when I came to the S...I was eating a bacon sandwich when I came to the Surinam Toad. I had to put it on one side......Ali Whalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00526098221878448344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8987197937092702900.post-59833549377920896422015-03-16T13:20:11.701-07:002015-03-16T13:20:11.701-07:00Such a fascinating place but despite being a Londo...Such a fascinating place but despite being a Londoner have never heard of it! The picture of the horseshoe crab freaks me out and reminds me of a super gigantic woodlouse on its back! I must go and visit this place sometime even if it gives me the eebie jeebies a little bit! :-)Simonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02766240849932971541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8987197937092702900.post-29879536270990265062015-03-13T04:29:54.932-07:002015-03-13T04:29:54.932-07:00Thanks for subscribing. That Surinam toad is so we...Thanks for subscribing. That Surinam toad is so weird. There's a lot of weird in the Grant Museum. That's what makes it so appealing.Katharine Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12272802201564787548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8987197937092702900.post-17807501536511495622015-03-10T00:55:05.574-07:002015-03-10T00:55:05.574-07:00A jar of moles is one sentence I never expected to...A jar of moles is one sentence I never expected to read!<br />Such a fascinating museum.<br />I too have been enjoy the Suffragette series, I find anything AV does interesting as she uses such great language and is always so enthusiastic.<br />Lisa xLisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05286339918056081955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8987197937092702900.post-9216787437840571052015-03-08T12:49:35.698-07:002015-03-08T12:49:35.698-07:00Hello Katharine, What a great museum. I think tha...Hello Katharine, What a great museum. I think that you picked all my favorite exhibits to photograph. Perhaps my favorite is the jar of voles--what a weird object. Robert Benchley once mentioned the Surinam toad in one of his essays, which he wanted to look at, but "then look right away again." In the U.S. there is a kind of large, red-fleshed plum called Elephant Heart, developed by Luther Burbank, but obviously meant to conjure up pleasant connotations rather than the literal image you show!<br />--Jim<br />p.s. I have just subscribed to your blog, and am looking forward to future installments--I love museums, and you have a great take on them.Parnassushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08958901307538141468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8987197937092702900.post-85611495818726117802015-03-08T11:43:50.054-07:002015-03-08T11:43:50.054-07:00Wonderful stuff! You may find this youtube video o...Wonderful stuff! You may find this youtube video of interest:<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASJvktzfQ4gJohn "By Stargoose And Hanglands"https://www.blogger.com/profile/00832873074550725579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8987197937092702900.post-62761055274592728322015-03-06T13:42:46.741-08:002015-03-06T13:42:46.741-08:00I have both, but tend not to look at Bloglovin eve...I have both, but tend not to look at Bloglovin every day. When you have a followers button all of your followers can automatically see your posts immediately on their dashboard, so they can readily keep track of you. In the meantime I will put you on my Bloglovin.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8987197937092702900.post-11298353747936855022015-03-06T04:17:23.620-08:002015-03-06T04:17:23.620-08:00I remember the Pitt Rivers from yeras ago, as a st...I remember the Pitt Rivers from yeras ago, as a student. Would love to take my kids. I don't have a followers button, but use Bloglovin. I follow you on Bloglovin. I would love to know your thoughts on this. My email is on my blog if you'd have time to email me. Bloglovin is a very slow burner (and seems to work for craft blogs) & I wondered whether people prefer a follow button? Katharine xKatharine Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12272802201564787548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8987197937092702900.post-74462052499798634532015-03-06T02:22:27.515-08:002015-03-06T02:22:27.515-08:00I have visited the Petrie Museum also in UCL but w...I have visited the Petrie Museum also in UCL but was unaware of the Grant Museum, it looks a fantastic place for children. Have you ever been to the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford? If not, I am sure that your children would love it. They have cabinets filled with all kinds of curiosities, and give children little torches with which to explore the cases and discover all the things in them.<br />Thank you for becoming a follower, do you not have a followers button?Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8987197937092702900.post-15874343908502280992015-03-05T13:04:35.602-08:002015-03-05T13:04:35.602-08:00It looks like a great place to visit with children...It looks like a great place to visit with children! How great that they have hands on things too. I don't think that I will be following the happenings of the jar of moles though! xxAmy at love made my homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17111180584250029433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8987197937092702900.post-29189153114289119672015-03-05T13:02:30.829-08:002015-03-05T13:02:30.829-08:00I've visited a few university museums over the...I've visited a few university museums over the years without realising how many there actually are around the UK, open to the general public. Two of my favourites are the Reading Museum of English Rural Life and the Stanley and Audrey Burton Gallery at Leeds University. Thank you for introducing me to The Grant Museum. If only I'd known about them all when my children were - well - children!nillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09733433402466612700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8987197937092702900.post-4636154276149278092015-03-04T14:11:45.769-08:002015-03-04T14:11:45.769-08:00We visited over half term too! Absolutely loved th...We visited over half term too! Absolutely loved the museum, we spent ages looking at the slides in the micrarium. I liked the jars of bats and pig embryos next to the moles too.Christine @afamilydayhttp://www.afamilydayout.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8987197937092702900.post-71432308082832381542015-03-04T13:48:38.440-08:002015-03-04T13:48:38.440-08:00What a great post on a terrific museum! When it wa...What a great post on a terrific museum! When it was in its old home I visited when a man with a rowdy little girl was allowing her to shake some of the cases with the amazing glass sea creatures in. I haven't seen those in the new building, and hope they are kept in a rather safer location. Somehow the moles are what I think of first. I will have to check out their twitter account! Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8987197937092702900.post-91915207450850198022015-03-04T08:47:56.347-08:002015-03-04T08:47:56.347-08:00Oh! The kids adore "hands on." And it is...Oh! The kids adore "hands on." And it is so rare in museums. That Surinam Toad is super icky - I cant imagine that being the best way for it to give birth! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00214669651632289883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8987197937092702900.post-9798430788187350522015-03-04T08:27:33.053-08:002015-03-04T08:27:33.053-08:00I too have never heard of this museum so thank you...I too have never heard of this museum so thank you for sharing your visit with us. I've worked in a few museum with the most weird and wonderful objects both on display and in store but have never, ever come across a jar of moles before:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8987197937092702900.post-20436244441205501322015-03-04T06:43:08.747-08:002015-03-04T06:43:08.747-08:00Goodness I've never even heard of this one. I ...Goodness I've never even heard of this one. I shall bookmark it for a future visit.<br />Many thanks.Lucillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14414527658216916537noreply@blogger.com