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Frightful in flight at British Museum

08 Wednesday Feb 2017

Posted by Ricky Leong in art, London, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, Travel, urban

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British Museum, London

One of the more creative (and unusual!) presentations spotted at the British Museum this past September.

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Ancient multiculturalism

08 Saturday Jun 2013

Posted by Ricky Leong in art, history, London, photography, Travel

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Ancient multiculturalism

This is one of the more interesting artifacts at the British Museum in London, to my mind.
Until I saw this last year, it wasn’t obvious to me what kind of role Arabic played in Chinese art centuries ago.

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Tapestry of glass and steel

01 Thursday Nov 2012

Posted by Ricky Leong in art, design, London, photography, photowalking, random, Travel, urban

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Tapestry of glass and steel

The über-cool courtyard at the British Museum, London.

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