Research Process - Visit to British Museum (17 Oct 2011)

During the visit to the British Musem I was particularly interested in taking photographs of the Chinese writing and artifacts. These images are free and out of copyright. They are permitted for non-commercial use.

    Timeline

    Intro to the origins of the Chinese system of writing


    Oracle bone with inscribed pictograms

    Close up of the pictograms/ideograms 
 

 

    Bronze disc (calendar?) with radiating characters

 

    Cursive script writing

    Chinese dictionary page

   
British Museum Visit Question:
How many definitions of a museum in the 21st Century?

- Contextual gallery for holding and displaying objects
- Meeting space and forum for talks
- Place for entertainment and re-enactions of culture and history
- Place for all ages, including schools and families to visit
- Mono-Cultural and Multi-cultural centres
- Place for research for professionals in their fields such as history and archaeology