One newspaper article about new additions made to the Horniman Museum’s collections, unknown to the public who visited the Museum only once (around its initial opening). For instance, there is a new screen with inlaid Japanese panels in the reception room; a collection of crucifixes, rosaries and keys in the Elizabethan bedroom; a new wall case with figures and miniature gods in the Egyptian room, etc. One of the most interesting new additions is a North American Indian Chief’s dress, taken from the camp of Big Bear when members of the tribe were captured by Canadian troops in 1885.
New additions to the Horniman Museum
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Tinsmith recycling, Ibadan
Horniman Museum and Gardens Posters: Education: Children's Christmas Lecture: Animal Detective, 1968
Hart's Museum Visitor Books
Photograph: Eric McGavin performing maintenance on a clarinet
Collection Information
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