Manchester Museum

#BlackLivesMatter #BlackLivesMatterUK #Solidarity . . Repost from @meduulla • I tried to make it as poetic as I could but it’s hard to make something that’s very ugly sound pretty. Non black people who care about me or any other black person in your life, silence against racism doesn’t cut it anymore. So here are some solutions: -ALWAYS call out your non black friends, partners and family members on their microagressions and racism. -Stop being so offended about being called out for racism and just actively learn from your past. -Recognise your privilege, you can’t help it but you can use your voice to empower others. -If you’re British, start by EDUCATING yourself on the aftermath of the British ‘empire’ in countries that were colonised and how the inhabitants & diaspora are STILL affected today. Educate, educate educate. Western school systems often omit key parts of history which isn’t your fault but at your adult age, it’s not enough to fold your hands and be non-racist, you need to be anti-racism. If post like this bore you, unfollow me and ask yourself why that is on the way out.

#BlackLivesMatter #BlackLivesMatterUK #Solidarity . . Repost from @l9cket___ • Spoken Word Poem by Damani Dennisur in response to the current climate surrounding #covid19 and #georgefloyd Thank you to @mcrcityoflit @youngidentitymcr @unitedwestreamgm @contactmcr @metbury @reeceiw @sizeofficial #StayHomeSaveLives #BlackLivesMatter

Reposted from • @kidsofcolourhq Just over a year ago we held our event 'Kids of Colour on Policing' with NPMP. Incredible young people spoke out, and their words have informed so much of our work. • Many joined us then, we hope even more join us now. • Follow us. Follow npolicemonitor on twitter. • Together we've been working hard to mobilise around over-policing in GM, and we need everyone on board. • #BlackLivesMatterUK #BlackLivesMatter

Our T. rex Stan is the tip of the iceberg when it comes to cool dinosaur facts! Join our Curator of Earth Sciences David Gelsthorpe as he tells dinosaur stories & answers your questions LIVE Tues 2 June, 12 noon #Periscope Find out more here: https://www.mminquarantine.com/dinosaurs-with-david You can leave your questions for David here in the comments 🦕

This carved stone Roman altar was found during excavation in Manchester in 2008. The person who found it was only on their second dig, so it was particularly exciting to find there was an inscription on the altar. A daily thread of awe & wonder Manchester is well known for its Roman remains, including a Roman fort at Castlefield. Nearby there was a civilian settlement where merchants & families of the soldiers lived. Lots of Roman material has been found in the city over the years, including several inscribed altars. The Latin inscription on the altar reads: DEABVS MATRIBVS HANNANEFTIS ET OLLOTOTIS - AELIUS VICTOR VSLLM. Trans. "Dedicated to the mother goddesses Hananeftis and Ollototis, Aelius Victor gladly, willingly and deservedly fulfilled his vow." Aelius Victor was fulfilling a vow he had made to the mother goddesses of a German tribe called the Hannanfates who lived at the mouth of the Rhine. Aelius presumably was in the Roman army. He must have promised to erect an altar if he arrived safely. The altar was found with pottery including a bowl, perhaps used to make offerings when the altar’s working life came to an end. This bowl was put back together by placement students working in the conservation lab at Manchester Museum. #MMinQuarantine #MuseumFromHome

Reeves’s pheasants (Syrmaticus reevesii) are endemic to central and east China. Males are brightly coloured and have extremely long tails, which can be over 2 metres in length. A daily thread of awe & wonder from our collection of over 4.5 million objects This magnificent pheasant is named after John Reeves, who worked for the East India Company. He travelled to China in 1812 where he became the chief inspector of tea in Canton. He collected botanical and animal specimens at a time when little was known about China’s natural history. When he retired in 1831, Reeves took specimens back to England where the pheasant was bred successfully at London Zoo. The Reeve’s Pheasant was named for him by J.E Gray in 1829. If you’re looking for inspiration for creative crafting this Bank Holiday, or just curious to find out more, head on over to our mobile site and explore our Encyclopedia of Wondrous Objects. https://www.mminquarantine.com/encyclopaedia #MMinQuarantine #MuseumFromHome

The stela of Sobek-khu is an important historical document. Although it looks quite crude, this carved limestone commemorative tablet ('stela') is one of the earliest historical accounts of warfare in human history, dating to around 1800 BCE. A daily thread of awe & wonder... It was found at Abydos, the site most sacred to the worship of the god Osiris. It was hoped that the stela would act as a place-marker to enable its owner, Sobek-khu, to participate in rituals there for eternity. It was first described and published by Manchester Egyptologist Thomas Eric Peet in 1914, the year of the outbreak of World War One, in which Peet served in the Kings (Liverpool) Regiment, Army Service Corps. Find out more on Dr Campbell Price’s blog: https://egyptmanchester.wordpress.com/2014/04/10/texts-in-translation-13-the-stela-of-sobek-khu-acc-no-3306/ To find out more stories about our collection, tune in and join Curator of Egypt and Sudan Dr Campbell Price on #Periscope tomorrow at 3pm for Egyptology in Lockdown LIVE! You can post your questions for Campbell here 👇👇👇

The world’s largest butterfly, the Queen Alexandra’s Birdwing (Ornithoptera alexandrae), was described by Baron Walter Rothschild in 1907. He named it in honour of Queen Alexandra, wife of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom. Continuing our daily thread of awe & wonder These specimens were acquired from the famous field collector Albert S. Meek, collected at Kumusi River, Papua New Guinea in 1907. They are part of David Longsdon‘s Swallowtail Butterfly (Papilionidae) Collection donated to Manchester Museum in 1938. https://entomologymanchester.files.wordpress.com/2020/01/2015_dockery_logunov_longsdonpapilionidae.pdf The butterfly can have a wingspan of up to 25 cm. It is found in areas of primary rainforest in Papua New Guinea and lives in the canopy. Find out more on the Entomology Manchester blog: https://entomologymanchester.wordpress.com/2010/04/27/the-queen-alexandras-birdwing/ The Queen Alexandra’s Birdwing is currently considered Endangered by the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) and is threatened by deforestation for palm oil plantations. Find out more about endangered species in our online exhibition #MMBeautyandtheBeasts https://www.mminquarantine.com/online-exhibition-displays

It's #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek. As well as having conversations and raising awareness about our mental health during these difficult times, let’s remember the power of #kindness and keep connecting in our communities. Download our cultural first aid kit here: https://www.mminquarantine.com/resources-for-carers

It's #MuseumWeek and we're remembering some of our incredible moments over the last year. Thanks to our amazing partners, collaborators and visitors who made these moments happen! #MomentsMW What's your favourite Manchester Museum moment? Please share them with us in the comments 👇

Today’s the day! Join us LIVE on #Periscope for Egyptology in Lockdown LIVE this afternoon at 3pm! https://www.periscope.tv/McrMuseum/1eaKbQnopLBxX Post your Egyptology questions for Dr Campbell Price in the comments👇👇👇

It's #MuseumsWeek and Stan our T. rex is lonely in isolation 🦖 Please send him something creative in the comments inspired by dinosaurs to cheer him up... #CultureInQuarantineMW Check out some Dinosaur activities for fans of Stan for inspiration: https://www.mminquarantine.com/resource-for-home-educators-and-fam

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Two and three: 23! 📅 This Thursday, tune in to our Facebook Live and play University Bingo with fellow students. The game begins at 4pm

Fascinated by Ancient Egypt? Tune into Egyptology in Lockdown LIVE on #Periscope @mcrmuseum every Thursday at 3pm with Dr Campbell Price, starting 30 April. Budding Egyptologists and the curious welcome! https://www.mminquarantine.com/resource-for-home-educators-and-fam #MuseumFromHome Leave your questions in the comments 👇

Our 300 million-year-old #fossil tree is one of the largest in the world. It has been on display in pride of place in our #Fossils gallery since the 1880s. A thread of awe & wonder from our collection... https://youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=ACsnRboNLBo&feature=emb_logo It was discovered on 8th July 1886 at Clayton near Bradford and was described as the ‘finest specimen ever discovered’. The curators were so excited to see the specimen that they went by train from Manchester to see it. We have pictures of the trip in our archive! This species grew to about 30 metres tall, and perhaps surprisingly is closely related to mosses we see today. https://palaeomanchester.wordpress.com/2014/08/12/alpine-clubmoss-and-the-museums-fossil-tree/ Discover more awe and wonder in our Encyclopaedia of Wondrous Objects: https://mminquarantine.com/encyclopaedia #MuseumFromHome #MMinQuarantine #MMEncyclopaedia

Ever wondered how long frogs live? How many species of frogs exist? How to build a frog habitat? & more… Tune into #Periscope @mcrmuseum every Friday at 1pm, from 24 April & we'll answer your frog questions LIVE 🐸 https://www.mminquarantine.com/frog-friday-live Put your questions in the comments 👇

Put the kettle on, it’s #NationalTeaDay, but it’s not just the British who enjoy a good cup of tea. This Qashqai tea set comes in an inlaid box and includes a samovar, teapot, cups & sugar bowl... A daily thread of awe & wonder from our collection of over 4.5 million objects... The tea set featured in the 1976 World of Islam Festival and was transferred to the Museum from @WhitworthArt in 2013 Read more about World of Islam Festival in this great blog from Everyday Muslim https://www.everydaymuslim.org/blog/what-was-the-world-of-islam-festival/ The popular English Breakfast tea is a blend of black teas grown in India, Sri Lanka and Kenya. Along with China, these are the top four tea producing countries in the world. https://herbologymanchester.wordpress.com/2016/10/27/a-travelling-botanist-theres-always-time-for-tea/ Over 120 years old, these tea leaves and flowers were collected by the plant-hunter Augustine Henry and his assistant Old Ho. They showed that tea bushes grew wild in China and had not been introduced from India. https://storiesfromthemuseumfloor.wordpress.com/2018/04/20/national-tea-day-time-for-tea/ Tea is a labour-intensive crop to produce & there is a darker side to its history. The recent ‘Trading Station’ exhibition Manchester Art Gallery uses some objects from our collections and explores links between hot drinks, empire & exploitation. https://manchesterartgallery.org/exhibitions-and-events/exhibition/trading-station/ #NationalTeaDay #nationalteaday2020 #MMinQuarantine

This Chinese Ming dynasty vase dates from the reign of Emperor Wan Li (1572-1620). It is decorated with a fine twisting four-clawed dragon with a cloud in its mouth. A daily thread of awe & wonder from our encyclopaedic collection of over 4.5 million objects... The pigment sometimes referred to as “Mohammedan blue” is more purplish than the previous cobalt blue. It was used during the reign of Wan Li but not in late Ming dynasty blue-and-white wares. The emperor's mark is painted on the shoulder identifying quality. The vase is part of Arnold Forrester Warden's collection. We do not know the precise circumstances in which he acquired it, but we know he used to buy objects relatively cheaply in junk shops when working in London. He had a good eye for antiques! https://ancientworldsmanchester.wordpress.com/tag/arnold-forrester-warden/ What little we know about Warden comes from the world of #comics. Born in Prestwich, Lancs he was inspired as an artist by an aunt who taught painting. Warden drew cartoon strips for children’s comics and showed works at Manchester Art Gallery (1949-51). https://ukcomics.fandom.com/wiki/Arnold_Warden_(1892-1963) Find out more about Bryan Sitch’s research of #Chinese material, as he continues to search for objects and stories for the new Lee Kai Hung Gallery of Chinese Culture as part of our #MMhellofuture transformation. https://mmhellofuture.wordpress.com/2020/01/02/3d-jigsaws-from-china/ #ChineseLanguageDay

Maude is much-loved by many. She is a tigon, the offspring of a male tiger and a female lion and shows characteristics from both parents. A daily thread of awe & wonder from our encyclopaedic collection of over 4.5 million objects... Before coming to the museum, Maude was the pride of Manchester’s Belle Vue Zoo, where she lived with her brother Kliou in the 1930s and 40s. Both Tigons had been born in Dresden Zoo in 1932 before travelling to Manchester. In 1950, Gerald Iles, who managed Belle Vue Zoo, wrote to the museum, “During her lifetime here, Maude was always greatly admired and I would say loved by a very great number of our visitors. She was always quiet and good-mannered and always appeared to be perfectly groomed.” When Maude died her skin was gifted to Manchester Museum by Gerald Iles, however, it wasn’t until 2015 that was returned to public view. When Maude went on display at Manchester Museum, she was the first Tigon to go on display in a UK museum for around 100 years. #MMinQuarantine

This replica of the famous ‘Golden Record’ sent out on board the Voyager probes by NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration in 1977 is part of our Heritage Futures exhibition. A daily thread of awe & wonder from our encyclopaedic collection of over 4.5 million objects... Despite their popular name and the fact that they were thinly plated in gold, the so-called ‘Golden Records’ were primarily made from copper. The information carried on the records is encoded directly on to their surface. https://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/golden-record/ The records contain 115 images depicting life on Earth along with musical recordings of pieces by Mozart and Beethoven and a message from former U.S. President Jimmy Carter addressing anyone that may one day encounter the #Voyager probes. https://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/ Today is #WorldHeritageDay. Our world is changing rapidly. We’d love to know what objects, ideas and music are important to you today. What you would preserve for future generations? These ideas are explored in our Heritage Futures exhibition. Find out more: https://heritage-futures.org/ #WorldHeritageDay #MMinQuarantine

Orchid #bees (Eulaema bombiformis) are native to Central and South America. They are important pollinators of many tropical plants, the female chooses the male with the best scent as a suitable mate. A daily thread of awe & wonder from our collection of over 4.5 million objects… Like other bees, female orchid bees collect nectar, pollen and resin from plants, and take care of their offspring. The males are notable for their habit of collecting plant fragrances in order to make their own ‘perfume’ which is kept in special pockets of their swollen hind legs. To collect as many scents & produce the best possible ‘perfume’, males can fly up to 30km in a single trip and visit (and pollinate) hundreds of flowers. The males use their ‘perfumes’ to court the females and attract them for mating. Find out more: https://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/pollinators/pollinator-of-the-month/orchid_bees.shtml Bees are a popular symbol representing community and industry, especially here in Manchester! They appear in many civic spaces around the city and even on The University of Manchester coat of arms. Find out more about bees and other insects in our Beauty and the Beasts exhibition: https://mmbeautyandthebeasts.wixsite.com/mmbeautyandthebeasts #MMBeautyandtheBeasts #MMinQuarantine

Maharajah is an Asian Elephant with a fascinating story. He has inspired artwork and novels. From India, to Edinburgh, to Belle Vue, to Manchester Museum, and the most recent stop on Maharajah’s journey was Piccadilly train station last summer A daily thread of awe & wonder... Manchester Museum has a long history of working in partnership with communities. And in the last year, there have been shabtis in schools, a peacock in a restaurant… and an elephant in Piccadilly railway station! https://mmhellofuture.wordpress.com/2020/02/28/ever-seen-an-elephant-in-a-train-station/ The owners of Belle Vue Zoological Gardens bought Maharajah in 1872 from a travelling circus in Edinburgh. But Maharajah could not be coaxed to take the train, so keeper Lorenzo Lawrence walked Maharajah the 200mile journey, which took 10 days. https://aboutmanchester.co.uk/take-me-back-to-manchester/ It is #savetheelephantday - A day to raise awareness about the dangers elephants face and various difficulties they have to overcome to live. Find out more about #savetheelephantday and how you can help: https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/save-the-elephant-day/ #MMinQuarantine

This slide really is a microscopic picture of the moon. It was made by JB Dancer in the 19th century as a curiosity to entertain people interested in microscopes. Some of our slides are more decorative than scientific: https://herbologymanchester.wordpress.com/2017/12/10/adventbotany-day-10-have-yourself-a-microscopically-merry-christmas/ A daily thread of awe & wonder… Microphotography was one of the inventions of John Benjamin Dancer (1812-1887), a Manchester-based slide and instrument maker. Initially a novelty, the technique was later perfected to develop microfiche, important in archives worldwide https://herbologymanchester.wordpress.com/2010/03/23/microphotographs/amp/?__twitter_impression=true Today is #MicrovolunteeringDay This slide is just one of 15,000 which were organised and cleaned by our behind-the-scenes collection volunteers and then photographed by our #EverydayScientist @VolunteeringMM volunteers on-gallery with visitors. More info: https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/mzfasdg2/reading-natures-library These slide images are part of Reading Nature’s Library, our @The_Zooniverse #CrowdSourcing project to help us uncover the treasures hidden in the collections. Join us for @WeDigBio Lite, 16-19th April to transcribe biological data: https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/mzfasdg2/reading-natures-library #MicrovolunteeringDay #MMinQuarantine

This small piece of jewellery from el-Riqqeh in #Egypt is made of gold & inlaid with precious stones including lapis lazuli. It is nearly 4,000 years old and has one of the most dramatic stories of any of the objects in our collection! Continuing our daily thread of awe & wonder… At the bottom of a deep tomb shaft, English Egyptologist Reginald Engelbach discovered an apparently intact chamber, but the roof had collapsed in antiquity. Careful excavation revealed a coffin containing a mummy – but with the arm-bones of another body lying on top of it… Within the mummy wrappings, the pectoral - a chest ornament probably worn as a necklace and other jewellery had been partially dislodged. The evidence suggests a tomb robber must have been crushed in the act of rifling for valuables when the roof collapsed. https://egyptmanchester.wordpress.com/2012/04/16/object-biography-4-the-riqqeh-pectoral-acc-no-5966/ Most of what survives from ancient Egypt comes from the tombs of the wealthy including jewellery assuring eternal protection. For more stories about ancient Egypt, have a look at our mobile site #MMinQuarantine https://www.mminquarantine.com/resource-for-home-educators-and-fam And @EgyptMcr blog: https://egyptmanchester.wordpress.com/ #MMinQuarantine #MMEncyclopedia

Gemstones have been highly desirable throughout most of human history. These minerals are cut and polished to reflect light to show off their beauty. They are often rare and surrounded by folklore and tradition. #MineralMonday #MMEncyclopedia A daily thread of awe & wonder... Many gemstones formed deep inside mountain ranges under high heat and pressure. Gemstone colour comes from their chemical composition. Different chemicals absorb different wavelengths of light. https://mmmineralshh.wixsite.com/minerals/gemstones Minerals are used in lots of things essential to everyday life. When they become rare it becomes more expensive to get them out of the ground and often has a bigger impact on the environment. It’s important we use them responsibly. https://mmmineralshh.wixsite.com/minerals/copy-of-hidden-histories Our online minerals display is raising awareness of where minerals come from, re-using things and recycling can all have a positive impact on our planet. Find out more about minerals, their hidden histories & #sustainability: https://www.mminquarantine.com/online-exhibition-displays #MMMinerals #MMinQuarantine

For many, Easter wouldn’t be Easter, without eggs! So today, we have something very special from our collection, a dinosaur egg! It is the egg of a dinosaur called Hypselosaurus and dates to the Upper Cretaceous period, about 70 million years old! A daily thread of awe & wonder... Hypselosaurus (meaning 'highest lizard') was a titanosaurian sauropod that lived in France. In 1846, Hypselosaurus eggs were the first dinosaur eggs to be discovered, but they were not recognised as being from dinosaurs for several decades, being mistaken for giant bird eggs! Dinosaur eggs are one of the most commonly misidentified finds for amateur fossil hunters. If you have something at home that you think might be a dinosaur egg, here are some of the ways of identifying them: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bM-8vzz27n0&feature=emb_title And dinosaur eggs are in the news at the moment, with the publication of current research in which scientists have been able to reconstruct the skulls of dinosaurs in fossilised eggs, revealing new information of about their development. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/2020/april/most-detailed-look-inside-worlds-oldest-dinosaur-eggs.html And if you’re feeling crafty this Easter, how about having a go at painting a real or artificial egg, or creating your own dinosaur egg out of papier mache? And have a look at some of these fun dinosaur crafting activities from our friends at Natural History Museum, London: https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/make-a-hatching-dinosaur-egg.html #MMinQuarantine #MMEncyclopedia

Our herbarium has a huge collection of plants from parks and gardens. It was created by Manchester botanist, author and teacher Leopold Hartley Grindon to support his work encouraging people to take notice of the plants around them and get gardening. A daily thread of awe & wonder... Like photos from a holiday, Grindon said that the ‘thousands of the specimens serve as delightful reminders of pleasant hours in the long syne [old days]’ and mixed with articles and cuttings, it is a snapshot of Victorian era gardening. https://herbologymanchester.wordpress.com/2016/07/13/plant-obsessions-at-biddulph-grange/ If you have access to a window box, yard or garden, or even just a pot plant on the window ledge, why not get involved with a citizen science project? #GreaterManchester is taking part in the #CityNatureChallenge between the 24 & 27 April. Find out more: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/city-nature-challenge-2020-greater-manchester Whether you have a garden, pot plants or window boxes, now is the perfect time to do some gardening. It’s a good way to unwind & beneficial for wellbeing. While indoors we also have fab springtime crafts for all ages to keep busy this bank holiday weekend https://www.mminquarantine.com/springtime-crafts #MMinQuarantine #MMEncyclopaedia

This set of vibrant voter education posters were used during the transformational 1994 general election in South Africa and were donated by Professor Frank Jolles from the University of Natal. A daily thread of awe & wonder from our collection of over 4.5 million objects... In 1994, for the first time in South African history, all citizens were allowed to vote. It ended the racist segregationist policies of apartheid and revolutionary leader Nelson Mandela was elected the nation’s first-ever Black president. https://mancultural.wordpress.com/2013/12/06/mandela-manchester-museum/ In 2019 as part of the Manchester International Festival we shared our posters with visitors at Afro Jam in Whitworth Park. Hosted by Erinma Bell, Festival in my Neighbourhood programme was a celebration of all things #African & #Caribbean! https://mif.co.uk/my-festival/festival-in-my-house/afrojam-festival/ As part of our #MMinQuarantine mobile site, we want to raise awareness of rarely told and overlooked histories. You can explore some of the projects and exhibitions that help shed light on the things they didn’t teach us in school: https://www.mminquarantine.com/the-things-they-didn-t-teach-us You can also join the #OSCH Radical Reading Group in collaboration with Decolonise UoM. The Radical Reading Group embraces the opportunity for young people to reflect on how they might approach #decolonisation in radical new ways Info: https://www.mminquarantine.com/our-shared-cultural-heritage #MMinQuarantine

One of the most iconic fossils at Manchester Museum is the giant plesiosaur called Percy. A daily thread of awe and wonder from our encyclopaedic collection of over 4.5 million objects… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FI-JxIvR4ps Percy was discovered by The University of Manchester students in 1960 when they were on a field trip looking for fossils. The students thought they had found a belemnite, when a lecturer Fred Broadhurst realised it was something quite special! https://palaeomanchester.wordpress.com/2013/08/06/revealing-new-pictures-of-percy-discovery/ There was a high chance the fossil was going to be destroyed by the waves. So they collected as much as they could and went back to collect the rest shortly afterward. They wrapped large blocks of rock in plaster jackets and then excavated the fossil safely back at the University. Percy has been on display in pride of place for the last few decades and is classified by scientists as a ‘holotype’ a reference for its species and is studied by researchers from around the world. #MMEncycolpaedia #MMinQuarantine

The Manchu headdress or dian zi was given to the museum by Mrs Wood-Jones in 1939. She was the wife of Frederic Wood-Jones FRS 1879-1954 one of the founders of modern physical anthropology. His work took the couple to England Australia & China. A daily thread of awe & wonder... The decoration consists of gemstones, pearls, coral and enamel work representing flowers leaves & butterflies. The blue colour comes from inlaid kingfisher feathers which during the Qing dynasty, were used exclusively by the imperial court and wealthy families. https://storiesfromthemuseumfloor.wordpress.com/2018/06/15/the-chinese-manchu-headdress/ In 1932-3 Frederic was temporary director of anatomy at the Peking Beijing Union Medical College. It's assumed the headdress was acquired at this time. In 1938 he became Chair of Anatomy The University of Manchester. He and his wife settled in Manchester and presented their collections to the museum. This headdress was worn by noble ladies at court for special occasions such as weddings, birthday ceremonies and traditional festivals. The impact of the dian zi or headdress was further enhanced by inserting flowers and hairpins. Mrs Wood-Jones also donated the equally beautiful accessories to the museum collection. These will feature in the new Lee Kai Hung Chinese Culture Gallery opening in 2022 as part of #MMhellofuture transformation. https://mmhellofuture.wordpress.com/ If you have enjoyed this thread you might want to explore our current display: A Ming Emperor’s seat British Museum spotlight loan https://www.mminquarantine.com/online-exhibition-displays #MMinQuarantine #MMEncyclopedia