BBC History Magazine

Object Lessons

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Manchester Museum Until 20 August

0161 275 2648 museum.manchester.ac.uk

A unique collection of 19th-century life science teaching objects forms the basis of this exhibition. Part of the private collection of art collectorc­olle George Loudon, the itemss on display include an Edw ardian pop-up human anat omy book, an exploded cod skull and detailed models of sooft-bodied animals used by VVictorian scientists at a ti ime when underwater photograph­y was unavailabl­e.

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