[I originally posted this in April 2018, but I’m reposting it now with the fixed image links]
I’m assuming that some of these collections are from the earlier part of the twentieth century, given that many of them appear to have been placed back in the storerooms. The whole museum felt modern and rather contemporary in its style, with these animals actually fitting in well.
[I originally posted this in April 2018 but have reposted it to fix some broken image links]
This museum, literally The Museum of Overseas, is located near to the central railway station and I had expected my visit to take around an hour. However, the museum was rather larger than I had realised, so that became a visit of nearer to four hours.
This post just relates to the storage area they have in a separate building, which is attached via a walkway. This part of the museum was over three floors, each with multiple areas and rooms. I’m not sure that many other visitors to the museum knew about this section, since I didn’t see one other person in the storage area.
A fluffy Sumatran tiger.
Snakes. So many snakes. Thousands of them, and they’re all dead. Which are much less scary.
Lizards.
Display after display…. I think it’s an excellent idea, the National Railway Museum in York does something similar. It means that substantial parts of the collection are visible to the public, whilst still having properly curated displays in the main museum.
