Tag: Pop-up
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A Museum on the Moon
By Dagmar Buck A museum in a shopping centre or on the moon kind of seems the same thing – both are places where you would not expect a museum. So, I was quite surprised when I first heard about the idea but soon became very fond of it once I had started volunteering at […]
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Captain Cook’s Sat Nav
According to National Maritime Museum’s notes, the octant was the gadget that had empowered Captain Cook to locate the Polynesian islands off Australia. It was a gift to try to use it, to follow Cook. Our example had a mahogany frame and limb with a brass index arm and fittings including ivory plates on the […]
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Update from the Travellers’ Tails Artists in Residence
It’s hard for me to believe that Cracked Light Arts is already halfway through our six-month residency with the National Maritime Museum. We’re part of Travellers’ Tails – a project all about exploration, art and science, which is inspired by two paintings by George Stubbs. One is of a kangaroo and one of a dingo […]