On the field #2 - Recent discoveries

Did you know that Oxford has a "Story Museum"? If yes, well done. :) If not, you may wish to check this link: http://www.storymuseum.org.uk/the-story-museum. I took this photo a few days ago - I guess I was enticed by the poster, which has a picture of a window on it, and which happened to be visible from a window, too. A window through a window. Hehe.

There is a small problem though: clearly, the website is a bit out of date. Now, I can confirm that the museum is still not open to the public (I went there thinking that it would be ready and running - not really), but it looked like there will be an exhibition in May. So it may be worth heading to Pembroke Street to have a look - a suggestion. ;) There is an undeniable relevance - and art - in telling stories, and collections of such pieces of wit and creativity - every human population has one, I believe - should be taken care of. I particularly liked this Siberian proverb that is quoted on the website: "If you don't know the trees you may be lost in the forest, but if you don't know the stories you may be lost in life." Comme quoi...

On a different - but rather related, actually - note, if you happen to be in Bloomsbury, London and have some spare time, I would suggest you to visit the Foundling Museum (previously known as the Foundling Hospital): as advertised on their website, it is "Britain's first home for abandoned children and London's first public art gallery" - http://www.foundlingmuseum.org.uk/. I came to know it in the occasion of a specific event: http://www.foundlingmuseum.org.uk/events/view/back-to-front-weekend-by-yinka-shonibare/. It was with great pleasure that I discovered this tiny museum and its incredible collection of memories, tokens and more.