There’s a million extraordinary things about the Natural
History Museum in South Ken, its stunning gothic building, it’s incredible permanent
displays and of course dinosaurs but over recent years its failed me on the
exhibition front, although the images
are great I’ve become a bit tired of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year,
Corals was an interesting idea but didn’t live up to its posters on content (was
I the only one who thought there would be more live fish?) but I loved the scenescape
of the show.
But spending some time in their latest show Colour and
Vision I was completed thrilled to see the density of the collection on
display, the incredible design and detailed content – the exhibition really is
a feast for the eyes. The shows intention is to ‘Follow a 565-million-year journey through the
eyes of nature’ and it does just that.
The exhibition is instantly given an exciting feel as it
opens with a light installation by Liz West commissioned by the museum for the
exhibition, a great video on the museum website documents the artists journey
towards making the work in thinking about the influence of the specimens and their
presence in the space too.
Exploirng the evolution of the eye the richness of the Natural History Museums collection is showcased by a whole wall of pickled eyes checking out the visitors and even Darwin's pet Octopus (yep!) makes an appearence to show that the similarities between Octopuses eyes and humans.
The theme of colour is again explored with the richness of the collection and the incredible stacking of showcases in the later sections showing off the full spectrum and discussing how some colour in the natural world can stand the test of time.
This is a really great show from the Natural History Museum not only because of its extraordinary design and showcasing of permenant collections but also because of its presence outside the gallery space. The exhibition posters across London are striking and stimulating and luring to an adult audience. The online participation is for this too with a social media driven interactive where anyone can upload a picture of their eye to feature on the eye wall in the exhibition space and the website. And again the NHM's buyers out do themselves with a fabulous range in the shop including on trend colouring books and colourful homeware.
The exhibition really is a must-see this autumn!
Plus learn more here on the amazing Exhibition Developer Fiona Cole -Hamilton here.
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The theme of colour is again explored with the richness of the collection and the incredible stacking of showcases in the later sections showing off the full spectrum and discussing how some colour in the natural world can stand the test of time.
This is a really great show from the Natural History Museum not only because of its extraordinary design and showcasing of permenant collections but also because of its presence outside the gallery space. The exhibition posters across London are striking and stimulating and luring to an adult audience. The online participation is for this too with a social media driven interactive where anyone can upload a picture of their eye to feature on the eye wall in the exhibition space and the website. And again the NHM's buyers out do themselves with a fabulous range in the shop including on trend colouring books and colourful homeware.
The exhibition really is a must-see this autumn!
Plus learn more here on the amazing Exhibition Developer Fiona Cole -Hamilton here.
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