On Weds 29 and Thurs 20 March, the Butterfly House, Animal Walk, Blue Badge Parking, Bandstand Terrace and Horniman Drive gates and path will be closed for resurfacing works. Please follow signs on site.
We strongly advise visitors to book tickets in advance to avoid queuing, due to reduced till points at the Ticket Desk.
Painting of two boys carrying lanterns in the shape of a red bat and a fish. Red bat is homonym of 'hong fu', which reads great fortune; while fish (yu) is of abundance. Lanterns are played by children in celebration of either the Lantern festival (the 15th day of Chinese New Year) or the Mid-Autumn Festival (the 15th day of the 8th lunar month). Watercolour and ink on pith.
These objects are only a part of our collections, of which there are more than 350,000 objects. This information comes from our collections database. Some of this is incomplete and there may be errors. This part of the website is also still under construction, so there may be some fields repeated or incorrectly formatted information.
The database sometimes uses language taken from historical documents to help research, which may now appear outdated and even offensive. The database also includes information on objects that are considered secret or sacred by some communities.
If you have any further information about objects in our collections or can suggest corrections to our information, please contact us: enquiry@horniman.ac.uk
