| Description |
56 pages : colour illustrations ; 30 cm. |
| Summary |
A curated cabinet of curiosities and collections from around the world. A cabinet of curiosities in its own right, showcases a range of significant museums, collections and exhibits from Australia and around the world. From some of the oldest objects in the world, to an underwater museum in Mexico and a collection of the world's smallest books in Russia, this book includes over 50 exhibitions from past to present. It covers controversial exhibits, world-famous artefacts, surprising and unusual objects, playful and pretend museums made by artists, as well as some of the more weird and wonderful exhibits from private collectors. Covering a wide range of topics, from art, technology, the natural sciences, medicine, and the cultures of everyday life, this book is for readers aged 9+ with an interest in the weird and wonderful world around them. |
| Audience |
9+. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Cabinets of curiosity -- The world's largest rare colossal squid -- Marvellous microminiatures -- Toilet art -- Poo machine -- A museum of taste -- Very questionable medical devices -- The world's most popular art museum -- Toppled statues -- Sculptures under the sea -- Fragments of Mars -- Portraits in Outer Space -- Stolen treasures -- Ardi and the origin of humans -- Ada Lovelace, poet and prophet -- Museums of everyday life -- The world's first museum? -- Rocket garden -- Remembering trauma -- Prehistoric trees -- Pebble palace -- Ai Weiwei's monumental refugee art -- Crystal Palace: the first global exhibition -- Madame Tussaud's gory history -- Ancient terracotta soldiers -- A memorial to peace -- Spies, lies, bugs and sweat -- Banksy: the world's most wanted -- The world's largest handmade quilt -- Rosa Parks' dress -- Toilet museums! -- Miniature venues for mice -- Meguro Parasitological Museum -- The Momofuku Ando Instant Ramen Museum -- Twinkle twinkle stardust relics -- Jeff Koons' giant puppy -- Kate Sheppard's suffrage petition -- The oldest tablets on earth -- Trail-blazing dinosaur exhibits -- Andy Warhol's time capsules -- Galileo's revolutionary telescopes -- Remarkable religious relics -- Museums of memories and feelings -- Lucienne Rickard's extinction studies -- Giant discoveries with microscopes -- Egyptomania: Tutankhamun's treasures -- Witch House. |
| Subject |
Exhibitions -- Juvenile literature.
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Antiquities -- Juvenile literature.
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Art -- Juvenile literature.
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Museums -- Juvenile literature.
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Antiquities. (OCoLC)fst00810745
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Art. (OCoLC)fst00815177
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Exhibitions. (OCoLC)fst00918097
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Museums. (OCoLC)fst01030128
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Fine arts: art forms.
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History.
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| Indexed Term |
Australian |
| Genre/Form |
Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
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| Added Author |
Hargreaves, Joan-Maree, author.
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Rowland, Liz, illustrator.
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| ISBN |
9780734419996 (hardback) |
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0734419996 (hardback) |
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