Hosted on MSN6mon
How a Victorian Dinosaur Park Became a Time Capsule of Early Paleontology
Michel lives near the park with her partner, Jon Todd, a paleontologist and senior curator at the Natural History Museum. In 2013, she co-founded the Friends of Crystal Palace Dinosaurs ...
National Geographic news1mon
See how we’re reimagining dinosaurs in today’s ‘golden age’ of paleontology
Maidment, a curator at the U.K.’s Natural History Museum, has come with me to tour Crystal Palace Park, which in 1854 included the world’s first public dinosaur showcase. The sculptures were a ...
Natural History Museum%2c London1y
Palaeoart: The history of bringing dinosaurs back to life
Some of the most famous of his reconstructions are the Crystal Palace dinosaurs. The increasing availability of palaeoart in museums and other public places set the stage for its prominence at the ...
Natural History Museum%2c London1y
Dinosauria: How the ‘terrible lizards’ got their name
Not only did he instigate the separation of the British Museum and its expanding natural history ... This might explain why the stocky 1850s dinosaur models at Crystal Palace, for which Owen was a ...
RIBA1y
Swing Bridge
This elegant sculptural form provides secure access to the Grade I-listed dinosaurs in Crystal Palace Park, a historic site that is on the national ‘Heritage At Risk’ Register. The laser-cut bridge ...