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DC Editor Adam writes…
The Horniman Museum in Forest Hill features
on so many of those “Hidden/Secret London” lists so beloved of journalists that
it’s surely no secret any more.
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| Detail from the Alaskan totem pole outside the Horniman Museum |
The Horniman, named for Frederick John Horniman, a 19th Century tea merchant whose personal collection forms the cornerstone of the museum, is a vivid collection of musical instruments,
natural history and cultural artefacts. The collection is housed in an eccentric Arts and
Crafts building set in lovely gardens – both the gardens and the
museum are free of charge. Great views, too.
My favourite aspect of the museum is how it
blends curation techniques both old and new.
From one angle it's a most museumy museum –
it has specimens under glass and these "old school" presentation
techniques do something to me, affect me in quite a delicious way: they take me
back to my childhood, when ALL museums were presented in such a way. It awakens
in me the childlike sensation that I'm in a place where I will learn something.
A thrilling sensation.
But before I make it sound more mausoleum
than museum, its traditional aspects are enlivened by a rolling programme of
events and exhibitions for museum goers of all ages – and there are around 3000 pieces that can be handled by visitors.
Here's a short video introduction…
And here's a map…
Horniman Museum and Gardens,
100 London Road,
Forest Hill,
London,
SE23 3PQ
All three parts of our London Museums
Podcast…
POST UPDATED 25/3/16
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