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Couple of atmospheric night time shots taken at the Imperial War Museum London during the recent @iainmacgregor1.bsky.social book launch. Beware the spooky horse!
I visited the Natural History Museum last week, and every time I visit I always take a photo of the whale. #photography #ColorADay #BWFri
Flashback Friday. London, May 2019. #photography #london
This used to be an alley called simply ‘of’. #Photography #London #LondonHistory #ECK
Ruff Of the 'falling' type, pleated linen, 1620-30, English. As ruffs started to give way to collars, the style most commonly seen was the falling variety, made to drape over the collar of the doublet, jacket or bodice worn underneath. (V&A Museum, London)
Thames party boat SAPPHIRE OF LONDON.
October's theme: Japanese Ghost Stories KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760 – 1849), “The Mansion of Broken Plates”, from the series “One Hundred Ghost Stories”, 1830s. The British Museum, London UK. Story in ALT
It’s definitely starting to look like autumn in London. #Photography #London #Photographer #ECK
Portrait miniature of an unknown woman, watercolour on vellum, painted by Isaac Oliver, c. 1615. (Victoria & Albert Museum, London) The small jewel or locket on her ruff is clearly meant to stand out. And once meant something to her - and somebody else perhaps.
What can ancient Greek myths teach us about the challenges of our post-truth times? Join author Yiannis Gabriel at the Freud Museum London this 28th Oct, where he will invite you to think about and experience the world we inhabit mythologically. Book your ticket: bit.ly/4zQnZH3
If you are in the Imperial War Museum London over the weekend and fancy a signed copy.
Battle Book Launch It was an absolute pleasure meeting fellow author/tank enthusiast Craig Moore and the mighty Josh Levine at the @iainmacgregor1.bsky.social Imperial War Museum London event.
Battle Book Launch Great to catch up with the marvellous @iainmacgregor1.bsky.social and Joshua Levine at the Imperial War Museum London last night for Iain’s Battle book launch. It was a packed house.
✈️ Airfix Model Club is back THIS WEEKEND at RAF Museum London! 🛠️ Build your own Gloster Gladiator to take home! 📅 Sat 10 & Sun 11 October 📍 Hangars 3,4,5 🎟️ £5 per participant 👦 Ages 8+ ⏰ Advance booking required – secure your place today! bit.ly/4zlXjNs #FamilyFun #WhatToDoThisWeekend
Dan Levy at the Thom Browne 20th Anniversary celebration with Phaidon at the V&A Museum, London October 9, 2023 📸 Dave Benett
Anyone for a spot of musical statues in a room full of statues? 📍 Victoria and Albert Museum, London. 📷 iPhone/ProRAW (1x/24mm) 💻 Lightroom (B&W 02 Profile)
Waterloo Station, London. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekNforNeon #Photography #London
🚨 RAF Museum London has completed its largest emergency exercise to date, working with emergency services and partners to test our response to a simulated serious fire. Find out how the exercise unfolded and what we learned 👇 bit.ly/3VxCdgo @mpsheritage.bsky.social #LondonFireBrigade #Emergency
English woman walking Hans Holbein Early 1530’s The front section of the gown is held up by a pair of dress-hooks attached to the girdle. On display at The British Museum, London Photo © The Tudor Age #Sketch #Drawing #EnglishWomanWalking #HansHolbein #16thCentury #Tudors #History
The old Horseferry in 1800, with Lambeth Palace in the background. 🎨 The Trustees of the British Museum #london #riverthames
“Moses” at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. #art #watercolour #London #bible #museum
From the South Side to the North Side. St Paul's Cathedral, taken from the foreshore of the south side of the Thames. #photography #London #Thames #churches #scenery.
🎟️ Tickets are now available for Little Swifts at RAF Museum London! ✈️ Join us for FREE stories, songs, crafts & messy play for ages 2–5. A great way to learn, have fun & meet other families! 💙 📅 Tue 13 Oct ⏰ 10.30–11.30am Book your FREE place : www.rafmuseum.org.uk/london/whats... #LittleSwifts
Charles Baron Clarke https://bionomia.net/Q2659116 collected the holotype ASTERACEAE: Aster tricephalus C.B.Clarke in India https://gbif.org/occurrence/1055311684 #TypeSpecimenToday