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.
Lantern slide depicting the Soryu Gate and Osugataiwa Rock at Haruna Shinto Shrine in Takasaki. The God worshipped here is Kasanreishin. The shrine building is of Gongen style rebuilt in the fourth year of Kansei (1792), and a rare rock called "Osugata iwa" stands in the background. The rock is seen in the centre of the photo by the Soryu Gate further from the stone steps. Several people can be seen including priests. What looks like a gas lantern can be seen in the foreground.
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The database sometimes uses language taken from historical documents to help research, which may now appear outdated and even offensive.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
