Jump to content

Recommended Posts

It's not my fault you don't know a gibbon when you see one.


Admittedly my initial gibbon was a touch on the ginger side, but that's what you get from a low-quality illustration. I was focussing on drawing attention to the eyes, RE lighting-up.. to amuse, delight and educate.

indeed, several levers to make all variety of exhibits do this.


if you were unlucky enough to miss the 'act' in real time, you could then spend an educational afternoon matching which bucket to which exhibit.


with music. and lights.


oh, and kids will love it.

KidKruger Wrote:

-------------------------------------------------------

> sounds sh!t !


you're right KK, sorry got carried away ... :-$


anyway, I do love the gardens at the museum. they are really lovely. also love the views over London from the top of the hill, absolutely amazing on a clear day.

I strolled through the collection of instruments a couple of weekends ago and it was a wonder to see the crazy thingamyjigs that folks, over the years, have bashed sounds out of.

Probably a comment for the 'what is it to be human ?' thread (or whatever it's called).


They had live music a couple of Sundays ago in the bandstand near the goats. Was great to see locals hanging out and kids hassling for the ace ice cream.


I like the 'main hall' of the museum, it's easy to diss it for being old-fashioned but i bet there's not too many examples of that kind of set-up around these days. Not only are the exhibits still interesting (where ELSE can you see such a collection, let alone on our doorstep !), the entire hall is a snapshot of what 'seeing' the world's animals was for a couple of generations of people. That was it, no gap-year to travel the world, no documentaries. The zoo may have had a few of the exhibits live, but not all.


Extraordinary place, for me.

One thig I really appreciate there is no synthetic sounds, just people. No beeps and buzzes and whirrs from eye-catching machines and 'interactive' devices aimed at 'educating' (except in the kids area by the bees anyway).

I strolled through the collection of instruments a couple of weekends ago and it was a wonder to see the crazy thingamyjigs that folks, over the years, have bashed sounds out of.

Probably a comment for the 'what is it to be human ?' thread (or whatever it's called).


They had live music a couple of Sundays ago in the bandstand near the goats. Was great to see locals hanging out and kids hassling for the ace ice cream.


I like the 'main hall' of the museum, it's easy to diss it for being old-fashioned but i bet there's not too many examples of that kind of set-up around these days. Not only are the exhibits still interesting (where ELSE can you see such a collection, let alone on our doorstep !), the entire hall is a snapshot of what 'seeing' the world's animals was for a couple of generations of people. That was it, no gap-year to travel the world, no documentaries. The zoo may have had a few of the exhibits live, but not all.


Extraordinary place, for me.

One thing I really appreciate there is no synthetic sounds, just people. No beeps and buzzes and whirrs from eye-catching machines and 'interactive' devices aimed at 'educating' (except in the kids area by the bees anyway).

The Horminan is improving,in many ways and the gardens are looking good this year, I met a very knowledgeable garden chap there named Terry,who advised me on a few garden problems I had. So if you need advice seek him out,he used to work at Hampton Court. I reccomend him.

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
  • Latest Discussions

    • We've got a Victorian coal hole cellar with a mud floor and after a couple of severe water leaks, I've taken more of an interest in the state of the dampness.  I've been running a dehumidifier for the past couple of weeks following a small water pipe leak and whilst most of the floor is now bone dry, there are damp patches along most of the wall adjoining the next house, a large damp patch in the middle of the floor that will not dry even with the dehumidifier right next to it and a patch of wet mud in a small hollow in the middle of the cellar.  An expert that lent us industrial drying equipment following a flood from a burst mains pipe said there will always be damp, but I'm a bit concerned in case there is a fundamental problem - any ideas from anyone with similar?
    • Best you post when you have an idea of dates  - waste  of everyone’s time
    • Hi there,  Looking for 10-12 jars (to start with) of local honey to fill a small section of a deli space in my work canteen. Please get in touch if you know of any community projects/small scale productions Cheers
    • Yeah, it did work out in the end, but it was way more stressful and expensive than it needed to be. He lost money. He had higher offers early on, but those buyers pulled out because of all the delays. On top of that, he spent a fortune on legal fees trying to get the neighbour to sign off on the freehold transfer. It dragged on for ages. In the end, he was lucky the final buyer stuck with it, but the price was lower, and the whole thing left a bad taste. A lesson learned. Share of freehold can be a real nightmare if the other owners aren’t cooperative. You’ve got to be 100 per cent sure everyone’s reasonable, otherwise it’s just not worth the hassle.
Home
Events
Sign In

Sign In



Or sign in with one of these services

Search
×
    Search In
×
×
  • Create New...