Archive for category Museums & Exhibits

Moon, circa 1908

Posted by Danielle in Museums & Exhibits, Picspam on November 30, 2009

A large model of the Moon, circa 1908

This mysterious image came from the bottom of a Dark Roasted Blend post, and is attributed to this LiveJournal community (though I couldn’t find the original post; perhaps they couldn’t either.)

Perhaps one the most striking examples of astronomy science visualisation is this humongous model of the Moon from 1908, almost a surreal doorway to another world, a snapshot of bizarre art/science history.

Does anyone know where this model was, or anything more about it? So far my online searching has turned up nothing…. (I’ve tagged it in the “museums” category because it seems far-fetched that a model of this size would not be in a museum, but I’m prepared to reclassify it if I find out it’s from something else!)

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Diamond Milky Way

Posted by Danielle in Fashion & Accessories, Museums & Exhibits on October 27, 2009

Photo © C. Philip Hersey Photographer, Ltd

Photo © C. Philip Hersey Photographer, Ltd

I spotted this necklace in a small mention of a new exhibit at The Field Museum in Chicago, The Nature of Diamonds. “Milky Way” and “necklace” were all I needed to read before I scurried off to the Vast and Wonderous Intarwebs to find a larger picture, and luckily, a description!

“Milky Way” Necklace: This voluminous necklace, designed by Dieter Huebner, sponsored by Brinkhaus Jewelers, is adorned with 2,000 luminous diamonds.

The “Milky Way” necklace was designed in 2000 as a celebration and ode to the millennium.

Judging from the descriptive term “voluminous”, and taking into account the 2,000 diamonds, I can safely say this bauble is out of the realm of possible purchases, for, well, ANYBODY. All the same, I’d love to see it around a neck, for scale if nothing else.

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Russian Space Museum

Posted by Danielle in Museums & Exhibits on June 15, 2009

Yuri Gagarin welcomes you to the Russian Space Museum

EnglishRussia.com presents over 70 photos of the Russian Space Museum, with many artifacts and mockups from the Soviet space age. Interesting stuff, enjoy! (The statue of Yuri Gagarin insists you enjoy your visit.)

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