Explorers & Collectors

http://www.molli.org.uk/explorers/

Ever wonder how an object travelled to a museum from another part of the world? Follow in the footsteps of those people who went on long journeys as churchmen, scientists, soldiers and traders and find out where they travelled to and how they acquired the objects you will see displayed in the World Cultures collection at Exeter.

Homepage

Homepage

A map of the regions covered in the site

A map of the regions covered in the site

One of the regions pages, here East Asia

One of the regions pages, here East Asia

One of the regions pages, here Central Africa

One of the regions pages, here Central Africa

The Explorers page, showing objects collected by James Cook

The Explorers page, showing objects collected by James Cook

The exhibitions page, showing exhibitions created by members of the public

The exhibitions page, showing exhibitions created by members of the public

An example of someone's personal collection, here showing all objects

An example of someone's personal collection, here showing all objects

An example of someone's personal collection, here shopwing one object

An example of someone's personal collection, here shopwing one object

 

Your discovery will involve making your own collection of objects where you can create your own virtual exhibition.