National Museums Scotlandさんのイラストまとめ

Our #BirdsOfAmerica exhibition is kindly supported by players of People's @PostcodeLottery 💛

Book your tickets now! And remember, Members get free entry (and much more)! 🦚 https://t.co/e6amqXBUiO

It's that cold, dark time of year when getting out of bed for work can feel like crossing the Antarctic 🛷

This image "Our junior scientist" comes from an edition of the 1907 South Polar Times that was edited by #Shackleton. https://t.co/n04DBrJaxk

While Audubon was and is a controversial figure (also explored in the show), the book itself reminds us of the beauty and fragility of the natural world, with paintings of at least 5 now-extinct birds, like the Carolina parakeet. #BirdsOfAmerica

🦉 Info: https://t.co/PiLAoJhII4

Around 1820, naturalist John James Audubon declared his intention to paint every bird species in North America.

Between 1827 and 1838 #BirdsOfAmerica was published. At almost 1m high (!), it featured 435 life-size, hand-coloured prints.

🦅 Info: https://t.co/PiLAoJhII4

Sometimes feared or misunderstood in the West, in China bats are symbols of good fortune and happiness. The word ‘bats’ (pronounced ‘fú’) is even a homophone of the word ‘blessing’!

Here are some Chinese objects from our collections featuring beautiful and joyous bats 😍

🍂 Autumn Explorers
12 - 15 October, National Museum of Rural Life

♻️ Reduce, Reuse, and Rewild
18 - 25 October, National Museum of Scotland

🏕️ Survival Skills
19 - 22 October, National Museum of Flight

https://t.co/8kH6m1Wl9j

"The city is flying, we’re fighting an army of robots, and I have a bow and arrow. None of this makes sense."

Carte de visite: https://t.co/P5XOt6sFfP

"Dormammu, I've come to bargain."

Fashion plate: https://t.co/zxPyjrYDeN

"If Wanda is the problem, she has to be our solution."

Tile: https://t.co/paiocGODGH

"On your left."

Print: https://t.co/cISwiGg4zC