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12th October 2020
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Enhance your visit to the 白小姐论坛 museums with these digital resources. Download them to your mobile device in advance on or on the day.聽
Grant Museum of Zoology聽
Museum guide: use聽this short guide to help you discover some of the most important aspects of the collection.
Displays of Power聽family activity: try our mystery specimen challenge to identify specimens from just a few features, and learn about their history along the way.
Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
Museum guide:聽use this short guide to help you discover some of the most important aspects of the collection.
:聽Get the most from your visit with including an in-depth guide to the collection, an audio-described tour and a the history of the museum and its founders. Click the link,聽or search for 'Petrie Museum' in the App Store or Google Play.
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The Museum of Ordinary Animals
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[[{"fid":"5555","view_mode":"xl","fields":{"format":"xl","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":"Ordinary Animals","field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":"","field_caption_heading[und][0][title]":"","field_caption_heading[und][0][url]":"","field_caption[und][0][value]":"","field_caption[und][0][format]":"limited_html","field_float_left_right[und]":"none","field_file_image_decorative[und]":"0"},"type":"media","field_deltas":{"1":{"format":"xl","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":"Ordinary Animals","field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":"","field_caption_heading[und][0][title]":"","field_caption_heading[und][0][url]":"","field_caption[und][0][value]":"","field_caption[und][0][format]":"limited_html","field_float_left_right[und]":"none","field_file_image_decorative[und]":"0"}},"link_text":null,"attributes":{"height":"605","width":"1400","class":"media-element file-xl"}}]]Dogs, pigeons, cats, cows, chickens and mice - The Museum of Ordinary Animals tells the story of the boring beasts that have changed our world.We tend to take these animals for granted since they are such a normal part of our lives, but these often overlooked creatures have had a profound impact on humanity and the natural world. 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