Posts Tagged ‘The British Museum’
January 15, 2021 How to Grow and Care for Spirea Shrubs, the British Museum, Richard Buxton, Identifying Wildlife in the Winter Garden, A Year at Brandywine Cottage by David Culp, and The Garden of a Commuters Wife: Mabel Osgood Wright
Today we celebrate living virtually – we can tour one of the world’s greatest museums – which opened on this day in 1759. We’ll also learn about a man who endeared himself to his countrymen when he published a book about the plant life found within sixteen miles of his hometown. We’ll hear some thoughts…
Read MoreCelebrating the British Museum’s Birthday: Now You Can Participate with a Virtual Visit
“Hans outlived many of the explorers and collectors of his day, and as they would die, they would bequeath him their herbariums and collections. So when Hans passed away, he essentially had become the caretaker of the world’s Natural History, aka the British Museum.” January 15, 1759 On this day, the British Museum opened. …
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