While in Chelsea visiting mum for a few days I made sure to visit the Natural History Museum specifically to have a look at how they displayed objects, especially really small ones. I have been struggling to decide how best to display my contact lenses in a professional way as my feedback from last term was that I need to be really meticulous with presentation in order to show off and not distract from the work/objects.
What I found at the NHM was surprising... I'm sure that if I presented my work in the same way I would be told that it looked makeshift and shoddy. I suppose the focus is more on presenting a broad range of things instead of presenting the specimens really beautifully and carefully. The building itself and room with all the display cases of rocks is so impressive that it gives it grandeur and sophistication anyway without the display being absolutely pristine. Nevertheless I still managed to pick up a few ideas, including (as in the pictures directly below) to use very small lengths of hollow acrylic rod.
These cabinets (above)were just so beautiful! The shape of them is so gorgeous.
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