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An insider’s view of Play Well

Curator Shamita Sharmacharja offers behind-the-scenes insights into an exhibition about the serious business of play.

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Would you like to buy a unicorn?

The story behind why somebody tried to sell Henry Wellcome a unicorn head in 1928.

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The eye of darshan

The Hindu concept of darshan means “divine revelation”, but it’s also about the multilayered ways in which we see the world around us. Adrian Plau explains how one image in a Panjabi manuscript relates to darshan, and why it’s so striking.

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The soul in the stomach

A 17th-century physician’s controversial theory about the link between the emotions and the stomach reminds us that we shouldn’t ignore our ‘gut feelings’.

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  • The FRESH Network : Fruitarian & Raw Energy Support & Help : for intuitive raw food eating / Susie Miller.
  • The FRESH Network : Fruitarian & Raw Energy Support & Help : for intuitive raw food eating / Susie Miller.
  • The FRESH Network : Fruitarian & Raw Energy Support & Help : for intuitive raw food eating / Susie Miller.
  • The FRESH Network : Fruitarian & Raw Energy Support & Help : for intuitive raw food eating / Susie Miller.
  • The FRESH Network : Fruitarian & Raw Energy Support & Help : for intuitive raw food eating / Susie Miller.
  • The FRESH Network : Fruitarian & Raw Energy Support & Help : for intuitive raw food eating / Susie Miller.
  • A head containing over thirty images symbolising the phrenological faculties, accompanied by a key. Coloured lithograph, c. 1875, after O.S. Fowler (?).
  • A head containing over thirty images symbolising the phrenological faculties, accompanied by a key. Coloured lithograph, c. 1875, after O.S. Fowler (?).
  • A head containing over thirty images symbolising the phrenological faculties, accompanied by a key. Coloured lithograph, c. 1875, after O.S. Fowler (?).
  • Saint Francis of Assisi in the wilderness, kneeling in front of a crucifix. Engraving by F. Villamena.
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Intuitive Architecture

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Performance by Dr Matt Pritchard

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Part of Smoke and Mirrors Live Performances

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