Leeds Museum Visit

Yesterday afternoon I went along to Leeds Museum, mainly to see the taxidermy they have there, but also paid a visit to their room of various collections and collectors. They had examples of hisorical collections in cabinets and glass cases. Thing such as a series of books, writings and illustrations done by the Leeds Savage Club; a group of artists, musicians, writers and journalists which formed in 1898 and disbanded in 1912. They held informal meetings with North American 'Indian' themes and were known as pow-wows, presided over by a 'chief' in full head dress. Many of Leeds leading artists belonged to this club at some point. The photos below are of the large collection of ephemera connected with the club.



This photo is of a collection of Jamaican artifacts collected from around the times that the slave trade existed. I guess this shows how important collecting can be to back up and teach us lessons about history, and important events and times.









These are photos from the ancient Egyptian exhibition at the museum. They show how writing evolved and developed and are an important collection of visuals that prove how something so crucial to our every day life came about.