The Kick-About #23 ‘Museum Wormianum’
Some fascinating collections inspired by Ole Worm.
Surely it was curiosity that drove Eugen von Ransonnet-Villez, the subject of our last Kick-About, to construct a submersible so he could paint what he found beneath the waves. Ole Worm, Danish physician, natural historian and collector, gathered the eclectic subjects of his curiosity into a remarkable museum, a wunderkammer, which is this week’s jumping-off point…
Phil Cooper
“What a mouthwatering prompt this week, such cabinets have always fascinated me. I think many of us curate our own little wunderkammers in our homes; on windowsills, mantelpieces and coffee tables; little collections of things we found on walks that sparked our interest and wanted to keep.The prompt brought up memories of early childhood for me, growing up in a rather dull South Yorkshire town where the local museum felt like a magical portal to a different world. It was a mysterious and beautiful world, but also a bit…
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Cheers Kerfe – and thank you for the turtles!
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We love turtles at memadtwo!
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A wonderful lot of contributions this month, Kerfe, and I loved your turtle theme.
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Thanks Robbie. Once I get moved, I’ll do a post of my own with the turtles.
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I look forward to that, Kerfe. All the best with your move.
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Thanks Robbie.
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These turtle shells are so beautiful Kerfe, they are like gorgeous abstract paintings but so clearly turtle shells too – fab!
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Thanks Phil. I’ll do a post of my own once I move.
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A nice post on turtles, Marta. I have a tortoise at home and it is nice and big.
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Thanks Marta. My brother used to bring home box turtles and keep them in the tree well in our back yard for a few days, but then he would take them back to the woods. They are wonderful creatures.
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Welcome Marta. Even we brought turtles to our house but then preferred bringing tortoise and from the last seven years we had two tortoises but one passed away.
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What an interesting prompt. And your turtle shells are beautiful. They are magical creatures if you ever get to swim beside them. Well done, Kerfe.
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Thanks Diana. Once I get moved, I’ll do a post with them and some of my other turtles.
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Looking forward to it!
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Wonderful blog. I am following you, hope if you do the same i would be more than happy
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Just now looking at this issue’s offerings. So many imaginative takes on the them. I love your poem to the sea the lovely artwork that goes with it.
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