visual impact part 2 – national science museum at ueno Originally uploaded by jabberer. an installation showing how one mice couple can reproduce so quickly! this was right next to an installation of how many parasites a whale’s intestine can host – complete with a formaldehyde-preserved, real intestine sample as well as a huge, real-life ...
visual impact part 1 Originally uploaded by jabberer. 250 of mouse fetus models.
whale skeleton – National Science Museum at Ueno Originally uploaded by jabberer. its a motorized model, moving up and down (why?) with jaws opening and closing (which was awesome).
be amazed – National Science Museum at Ueno Originally uploaded by jabberer.
periodic table Originally uploaded by jabberer. note – no.111
pin-up butterflies : National Science Museum at Ueno Originally uploaded by jabberer. awesome color combinations!
gems: National Science Museum at Ueno Originally uploaded by jabberer. in other countries, this could have been called ‘nature history museum’ or similar…
sanitary zoo : National Science Museum at Ueno Originally uploaded by jabberer.
National Science Museum at Ueno Originally uploaded by jabberer. This definitely felt like a museum by scientists. For one good example – there was no ‘common’ name of (animal/plant/fossil/etc).
National Science Museum at Ueno Originally uploaded by jabberer. some exhibition halls were simply dreadful. some were actually quite delightfully ‘artistic’ or ‘grotesque’. recommended if the weather is too bad for being outside & have lots of time to kill in tokyo.