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Dirt, disease and the Inspector of Nuisances

In the days when ‘bad air’ was thought to spread disease, dozens of Inspectors of Nuisances ceaselessly struggled against the perils of dirt – both visible and invisible.

  • Interview

Inside the mind of Somewhere in Between’s curator, Laurie Britton Newell

The exhibition's curator shares her secrets.

  • Article

Acid and the sexual psychonauts

How LSD fuelled one woman’s journey of sexual self-discovery in the late 1950s.

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Dying to be in nature

The modern funeral business is one that uses up precious resources and pollutes the planet. But you can make sure it’s only your memory that leaves its mark with these new and natural ways to leave this earth.

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  • The Incarnation of Christ. Engraving by G. Asioli after Antonio Allegri, il Correggio.
  • The blessed Mary of the Incarnation. Engraving by G. Carattoni after B. Martini after G. Callani.
  • Vishnu in his incarnation as Parashurama. Engraving, 1672.
  • Vishnu in his incarnation as Krishna. Engraving, 1672.
  • Vishnu in his incarnation as Vamana the dwarf. Engraving, 1672.
  • Vishnu in his incarnation as Varaha, the boar. Engraving, 1672.
  • Vishnu in his incarnation as Buddha, the thinker. Engraving, 1672.
  • Vishnu in his incarnation as Kurma the turtle. Engraving, 1672.
  • Vishnu in his incarnation as Matsya, the fish. Engraving, 1672.
  • Vishnu as Matsya, the fish incarnation fighting a demon. Gouache drawing.
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