once upon a bison:

Reading about IQs made me think of Curt Cobain:

At the Horniman Museum:

who knows:

And this is a few weeks old, about 12 x 30 inches:

…Walking with Dinosaurs

They disappeared millions of years ago, and now they are back!

Walking with Dinosaurs is THE new show in London. In this show you will feel as if you were in the Jurasic era among the dinosaurs, instead of the other way around. When you see these amazing dinosaurs you would never think that they are actual machines. They have been constructed life size and they move as if they were real, you will never believe they are machines. The show has 10 large dinosaurs and 5 small ones, of course among them you will see the scary tyrannosaurus rex.

For more information about the show go to:

 http://http://www.dinosaurlive.com/

…Disney Life! Mickey’s Magic Show

Disney’s world is combined with two great magicians that put together and amazing life show. Mickey becomes a magician as well with the help from his friends, Donald, Pluto, Goofy. They go through the most memorable Disney stories like Alice in Wonderland, Aladin or Cinderella. This is a great show to enjoy with the whole family.

For more information:

Wembley Arena, Empire Way. Phone 02087825500

 …The Robot Zoo

At the Horniman Museum there are 8 bigger than life size mechanical animals that will help kids to get to know them better.You can use a computer to colour the chameleon or the trigger gun to activate his sticky, tongue to grab insects. It’s a great way to learn about nature, without seeing the real thing since getting close to some animals might be a bit dangerous.

For more information:

Horniman Musuem, 100 London Road. Phone: 02086991872

http://www.horniman.ac.uk

The London Canal Museum; Source: Wikipedia

Off-beat, quirky, not to mention eccentric; where else but in London would you find museums dedicated to just about anything?

Museums may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but you have to appreciate the fact that London plays host to an array of them, no matter what the subject or how odd.

From a canal museum, to one on tennis, just name it and it’s here.

“It’s fascinating,” says student Seby Fernandes, speaking of his amazement at discovering that London has a museum for literally everything.

“I’ve been in London for a year, and take every opportunity to visit the most eccentric museums I can find. My all time favourites are the Horniman and the Jewish museums,” he adds.

Talk about odd!

Fancy discovering a museum that features only stationery. Well, the Smythson Stationery Museum on Bond Street does just that.

mindZgap ventured deeper, and found that the quaint little museum actually doubles as one of London’s oldest stationery shops.

Entry is free and it’s packed with wartime memorabilia like telegrams, old engraved dye stamps and stationery from the colonial days back in India.

There’s also the Museum of Childhood, a couple of minutes walk from Bethnal Green tube station.

As the name suggests, you can find just about anything related to when you were a child here.

From exquisite dolls houses (the largest collection in Britain, mind you!), to Victorian-style clothes and toys galore, the displays make for the perfect trip down memory lane.

For more of an ‘artsy’ theme, then why not visit the first and only museum in the world (that’s what the museum claims!), devoted entirely to every aspect of fans and fan making.

More than 3,500 fans from around the world, predominantly antiques dating back to the 11th century constitute the collections on display.

If bizarre is what you’re after, the Museum of Freemasonry should do the trick. With an extensive collection of Masonic engravings, photographs, pottery, and items that belonged to Winston Churchill, you won’t be disappointed.

For more information on quirky museums that might take your fancy, check-out www.britainexpress.com or www.talkingcities.co.uk