Oxford University Museum of Natural History a fost fondat in 1860 pentru cercetari stiintifice in cadrul Universitatii Oxford. Impresionanta colectie de zoologie si paleontologie este gazduita intr-un “palat” cu arhitectura neo-gotica, proiectat de arhitectii irlandezi Thomas Newenham Deane si Benjamin Woodward. Cladirea gazduieste si Pitt Rivers Museum – o colectie de arheologie si antropologie.
foto Lucian Muntean, 12 mai, 2015 Oxford, Anglia.
And the Dodo bird is hosted by the museum – this marvelous creature with such a sad history but a fantastic depiction in Alice in wonderland.