MUSA's Mystery Objects

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The Hunt for Guest Bloggers

The launch of MUSA's Mystery Objects

Brought up Oct 27, 2011

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Mystery Object Description

Krystelle Bamford (Object: Glass slides of Lyon Playfair, Marie Curie and Guglielmo Marconi) These are not glass slides. They do not preserve images for later projection, on a white wall or canva...

Brought up Nov 14, 2011 by Krystelle Bamford

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Anemometer

Anemometer I can’t resist the weight and rhythm of the air. I was made to turn all day atop a North Sea rig and not put one foot wrong in my long pirouette. These cast-iron hands were made to cu...

Brought up Nov 11, 2011 by Will Harris

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Art History and Medieval History

Wandering into the store-rooms of a museum is a vaguely surreal experience, especially when those rooms are filled with old and outdated bits of scientific equipment. You catch yourself staring va...

Brought up Nov 7, 2011 by Ben Reiss

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Photos of Mystery objects

Photos of Mystery objects

Brought up Nov 7, 2011

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Guest Bloggers come to store

It's been a busy afternoon. Museum don't tend to open up their stores to random members of the public. It's unheard of to let people wander the shelves and pick up objects which take their fancy. J...

Brought up Nov 1, 2011