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The Petrie Museum will close for the summer

29-04-2024 19:00 via ianvisits.co.uk

The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology in central London has announced that it will be closed for most of this summer while essential building works are carried out.
The Petrie is one of London’s best hidden, yet perfectly sized museums, and as you might have surmised from the name, is home to a large collection of Egyptian artifacts.The displays have a somewhat old-world charm. They do not concede to modern fashions and consist of long, ever-so-long rows of shelves filled with marvello

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From timeless to trendy: Exploring 80 brand histories at the Museum of Brands

29-04-2024 13:00 via ianvisits.co.uk

The Museum of Brands has dusted off an exhibition that hasn’t been seen for nearly a decade — showing the changing face of the many company logos we think we’re familiar with.
Some brands seem to change logos as frequently as the British weather while others seem eternal — and with the recent shock at Golden Syrup dropping its eternal logo on some of its products, this is a good time to see how other companies have changed over the years.The 80 Brand Histories exhibition

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London’s Alleys: Jockey’s Fields, WC1

29-04-2024 08:00 via ianvisits.co.uk

This equestrian-named passage near Holborn isn’t named after jockeys, as we think of them today, riding horses in races, but it is related to horses as a mode of transport.The passage runs alongside the wall surrounding the Grays Inn legal enclave, which was still largely fields until the 18th century when the Bedford Charity started developing the area.
William Morgan’s map 1682
A quirk of the history is that what is today Jockey’s Fields was originally called Bedford Mews, an

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London Zoo asks public to contribute to its 200th anniversary

29-04-2024 07:00 via ianvisits.co.uk

Ahead of its 200th anniversary, London Zoo is asking people who might have old objects from the zoo to contribute to a new exhibition it is planning.
Archival image of London Zoo keeper Wally Styles beside a Bactrian camel; London Zoo, 1929 (c) Bond / ZSL.
The Zoological Society, the organisation behind what was to become London Zoo, was founded in April 1826 and was able to buy a small triangle of land just inside Regents Park. Just two years later, in April 1828, they opened the world’s

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