Jason deCaires Taylor unveils new underwater museum off the coast of Cannes 

He’s the sculptor whose work gives you a certain sinking feeling. Jason deCaires Taylor is known for creating underwater museums that feature fascinating sculpture collections. He’s created aquatic sculpture gardens in locations such as Mexico, Grenada, the Bahamas, Lanzarote, the Maldives – though this one was partially destroyed after it was deemed offensive – Norway … Read more

London’s Science Museum reopens as an NHS vaccination centre this week

London’s world-renowned Science Museum reopens as a Covid-19 vaccination centre on Thursday (March 11).  The museum on Exhibition Road in South Kensington, which was founded back in 1857, will serve NW London as part of the NHS’s vaccination programme.  Vaccinations will take place in Special Exhibition Gallery 1, a vast temporary exhibition space where thousands of artefacts have … Read more

Ironbridge Museum launches hunt for ‘hidden LGBTQ workers’ of the industrial revolution

A museum is to use Government cash to host a virtual drag queen night to kick-start a research project to find gay, lesbian and transgender Britons who may have helped in the Industrial Revolution more than 200 years ago.  The Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust runs sites in the Shropshire Valley region known for its 18th … Read more

Copenhagen: Exploring its Happiness Museum, Tivoli Gardens and beautiful townhouses and waterfront

Within moments of arriving by train in Copenhagen, I’m already smiling. The central station is steps away from the fairy-lit utopia of Tivoli Gardens, the second-oldest operating amusement park in the world, and shrieks of delight from its rollercoasters are often the first sound visitors hear. Built in 1843 by King Christian VIII to entertain … Read more

Hilarious tweets from lockdown are immortalised by the Museum of London

A series of hilarious tweets that went viral on social media throughout the coronavirus pandemic have been added to the Museum of London’s ongoing ‘Collecting COVID’ project.  The selected posts from the first wave of the pandemic went viral for their wit and resonance with the general public at a time when national morale was … Read more

Museum puts road legal replica of the BATMOBILE up for sale for £30,000 

Holy handbrake turns, Batman! Museum puts road legal replica of the BATMOBILE up for sale for £30,000 An incredible replica of the iconic Michael Keaton Batmobile is set to sell at auction for up to £30,000 It was purchased by the London Motor Museum in Hillingdon where it was on display until the museum closed Now … Read more

Elsa Pataky takes daughter India Rose to the Australian Museum in Sydney after Carmen filming

Elsa Pataky, 44, looks effortlessly chic while taking daughter India Rose to the Australian Museum in Sydney… as she takes a break from filming the movie adaptation of opera Carmen By Nicole Douglas For Daily Mail Australia Published: 01:17 GMT, 21 January 2021 | Updated: 01:47 GMT, 21 January 2021 She’s the jaw-dropping Spanish actress … Read more

Donald Trump baby blimp gets final resting place in Museum of London

Donald Trump baby blimp gets final resting place as it is acquired by Sadiq Khan-funded Museum of London Huge inflatable shows US president in a nappy and clutching a mobile phone   It took to the skies above Parliament Square during protests in June 2018  Following its global tour the Trump Baby blimp is heading to … Read more

New species of snake is discovered in Kansas museum with DNA analysis after it was misidentified

Not every new animal is discovered in the jungle or rainforest: A new species of snake was discovered in a museum after being ignored by researchers for years. Levitonius mirus, also known as the Waray dwarf burrowing snake, is native to the Philippines. But specimens of the snake sent to the University of  were misidentified  until … Read more

New species of snake is discovered in Kentucky museum with DNA analysis after it was misidentified

Not every new animal is discovered in the jungle or rainforest: A new species of snake was discovered in a museum after being ignored by researchers for years. Levitonius mirus, also known as the Waray dwarf burrowing snake, is native to the Philippines. But specimens of the snake sent to the University of Kentucky were … Read more