Museums Around the World (in Indonesia)

Reuben visited the Indonesian Heritage Museum and would like to share the following photos and comments.

I learned about Indonesian ancient history, artifacts, and the rich variety of textiles Indonesia is well known for.

Here, I am standing in front of a large statue of a long ago King of Melayu. 

Below is a photo of a shirt and an outfit worn by the aboriginal people (the Dayak) who lived in the tropical rainforest of Borneo (now named Kalimantan).  The shirt was made of animal skin and sewn with animal bones.  The colour is natural dye from plants. 

 

                        

Below is a cannon decorated with a dragon head carving.  It was used for ceremonial purposes only.

Museums Around the World (in Germany)

This is a museum report sent by Lili, a student who is studying in Germany.  Thank you for sharing this with us Lili.

 I‘m doing my museum report about Schloss Linderhof. My Great-Aunt and Great-Uncle took us there and we took a tour.

The castle is in Bavaria, Germany and we looked into every room there. It is not a very big castle but it was the king’s favourite castle. His name was King Ludwig and he loved other kings like French ones, and other places. He never really got to go to other places. The only place he ever went to was France. He wasn’t allowed to travel so he just built different places to bring them to him, like a Moroccan Tearoom, a Grotto, and a small version of Versailles Castle. His bedroom was amazing with a giant chandelier and a giant bed. In those days people weren’t very tall but Ludwig was a giant at 6 foot 4 inches like my Dad. I also liked the small purple room and the small silver waiting room. Every room had gold except for the silver room, which was for the servants to wait in. There was an amazing mirror room, where I could see 100 of myself if you looked into a certain mirror.



The Grotto



Then, we went to see the gardens on our way to the Grotto. The Grotto was amazing and Ludwig liked to get rowed around in the water by his servants.  He loved Wagner Operas and had live performances just for himself in the Grotto with singers, a choir and musicians. It was a really fun day!



Museums Around the World (in Vancouver)

In Vancouver, students visited the Beaty Biodiversity Musuem at the University of British Columbia.  One of the most impressive sites is the 26 meter long blue whale skeleton which is suspended in the entrance atrium.  Students had the opportunity to view fossils, mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and many other specifmens from around B. C. and the world.  Here are a few photos taken during this field trip.