Wallace Collection - collection overview
Wallace Collection, London
The Wallace Collection contains paintings, armour, works of art, ceramics, furniture and sculpture, many of which are the finest of their type.There's a large collection of French material - much of it obtained by auction in the aftermath of the French revolution. There's also European…
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Asian: Chinese
Science Museum, London
The Science Museum has a permanent display on the 5th floor relating to the practice of traditional medicines.One section deals with aspects of traditional Chinese medicine. Objects in the display are from Japan as well as China. They range in date from the 17th century…
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Asian: Chinese
Museum Of Croydon
The Riesco collection is named after Raymond Riesco. He was a businessman who loved collecting Chinese ceramics. He lived in Croydon and when he died he left his collection to the people of Croydon.There are more than 200 amazing pieces on display in the Riesco…
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Museum of Croydon - collection overview
Museum Of Croydon
The Museum of Croydon reopened in October 2006 with new displays. Each collection of objects in the museum now has a touchscreen attached with deeper information about the objects on display. This also exists as a website - allowing you to virtually browse the museum.We've…
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London Metropolitan Archives - collection overview
London Metropolitan Archives
London Metropolitan Archives’ holdings are increasingly coming to reflect the cosmopolitan nature of the capital itself. The wide variety of nationalities living in London has always been an intrinsic part of the core collections held at LMA relating to the government of London; the records…
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Religious Group: Buddhist
Horniman Museum & Gardens
The Museum holds a number of examples of Inner Asian Buddhist Art and religious apparatus: including thankas and figurative art, particularly from Tibet and Mongolia.
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Religious Group: Shamanism
Horniman Museum & Gardens
The Horniman holds a number of objects relating to Shamanism in Central Asia. Shamanistic material culture consists of monuments such as sacred mountains and trees, costume and musical instruments. The Horniman collection contains two drums: one from Buriat Mongolia, the other from Tibet; a shaman's…
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Asian: Tibetan
Horniman Museum & Gardens
The entire Tibetan collection consists of about 500 objects. Of these, about 140 objects are specifically nomadic, although it is not easy to divide the collection sharply between nomadic and settled peoples. There are two black yak hair tents, a white cotton tent, and four…
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Asian: Mongolian
Horniman Museum & Gardens
Despite the relatively small number of specimens this is one of the largest collections of Mongolian material in Britain. The Mongolian collection was acquired from 1948 onwards, and largely consists of recently manufactured material. It numbers about 200 objects, and was assembled during three periods:…
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Asian: Chinese
Horniman Museum & Gardens
The musical instrument collection at the Horniman Museum is the most comprehensive in the UK with more than 8000 instruments representing music from all around the globe. The internationally renowned gallery includes an exhibition illustrating the oldest written classification system for musical instruments – the…
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Asian
Horniman Museum & Gardens
The Asian collections are particularly rich in art, including carvings, and sculptures of gods, masks and puppets and other items from India, China, Japan, Sri Lanka and Burma. Many of the objects on display were part of Frederick Horniman’s original collection and include important examples…
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Asian: Chinese
British Museum
Neolitihic coiled jade dragonThe Museum’s Department of Asia holds the Museum’s collection of around 23,000 Chinese artefacts, which covers the whole range of Chinese art and spans the entire span of the country’s history. It includes about 5,000 prints and drawings, 900 jades, 3,000 bronzes,…
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British Museum - collection overview
British Museum
Indian Summer - temporary garden at the British MuseumThe British Museum exists to illuminate the histories of cultures, for the benefit of present and future generations. It is amongst the oldest and largest museums in the UK, and holds material from practically every country in…
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Brent Museum - collection overview
Brent Museum
Although in a highly multicultural area, Brent Museum used to hold relatively limited amounts of materials from post-war immigrants to Britain. More has been collected recently. There is some costume, and a certain amount of packaging, from the main communities in the area (Indian, Caribbean…
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